After doing my financial institution host list I thought I might check out to see who hosts many of the new media websites we have today. I’m sorry if I missed your favorite web2.0 site and if I did please email me at ross [at] skafari.com and I’ll add it.

Blogs
TechCrunch - MediaTemple
Mashable - MediaTemple
ReadWiteWeb - MediaTemple
CenterNetworks - RackSpace
Go2Web20 - GoDaddy
GigaOM - SAVVIS

Social Networks
Facebook - Self (AS32934) - Transit: NTT, Level 3, Global Crossing, Hurricane Electric, Limelight
Myspace - Self (AS33739) - Transit: Level 3, Global Crossing, SAVVIS, Hurrican Electric, Internap, Limelight
Bebo - Self (AS36168) - Transit: Cogent, Abovenet, UnitedLayer
Friendster - Self (AS32338) - Transit: RCN, Internap
LinkedIN - Self (AS14413) - Transit: Internap, Limelight
Ning - Self (AS13535) - Cogent, Level 3, SAVVIS

Micro Blogging
Twitter - Verio
Pownce - Calpop
Jaiku - Nebula

Blogging
Vox / Sixapart - Typepad - Self (AS36017) - Transit: Verizon, NTT, Level 3, Global Crossing, TW Telecom, ATT
Wordpress - Peer1, Layeredtech, Rackspace, SAVVIS
Blogger - Google Property

Social News
Digg - Self (AS14833) - Transit: Cogent, Level3, Global Crossing, Shaw, Mzima, Server Cental, Limelight
Mixx - RackSpace
Newsvine - Level 3
Reddit - Servepath
Propeller - Akamai
Yahoo Buzz - Yahoo Property

Social Bookmarking
del.icio.us - Yahoo Property
Faves - Level 3
Magnolia - Servepath
StumbleUpon - Internap

Tavel
Farecast - Internap
Kayak - Akamai

Photos
Flickr - Yahoo Property
Picasa - Google Property
Riya - Ethr.net
Smugmug - Self (AS11266) - Transit: PCCW, Global Crossing, TW Telecom, Hurrican Electric, Shaw, Limelight
PhotoBucket - Self (AS14173) - Transit: Cogent, Qwest, Level 3, SAVVIS,

Audio
Odeo - Cogent
Virb - TowardEX
Pandora - Internap
Last.fm - RapidSwitch
Jango - SAVVIS
Slacker - American Digital Network

Video
MotionBox - Internap
Veoh - Self (AS40415) - Transit: Level3, Global Crossing
Vimeo - RackSpace
Blip.TV - Self (AS18559) - Transit: Cogent, Datagram
Revver - Bandcon
Viddler - Limelight

Steaming
Justin.TV - Peak Web Hosting
Usteam - Internap

Instant Messaing
Meebo - Self (AS19527) - Transit: Level 3, Internap
eBuddy - Level 3
imeem - Self (AS36119) - Transit: Cogent, Level 3, Global Crossing, Hurricane Electric, Unitedlayer, Limelight

The first thing I noticed is it seems MediaTemple hosts a lot of web 2.0 blogs but it doesn’t seem to be paying off in sales to the web 2.0 world. Also to note it seems that social networking is where the money is because most of those players have their own networks / infastructure.

Lately in the web hosting space industry the buzz has been going to the content delivery networks.

Some of the providers in this space are:

Akamai
BitGravity
CacheFly
Cachelogic
CDNetworks
Chinacache
EdgeCast Networks
GS Neotech
Internap
Level 3
Limelight Networks
Mirror Image
Navisite
Panther Express
SyncCast
VeriSign
VelociX

We all use these cdn networks every day without realizing it typically, some examples of this are Coke Rewards using Akami, Revision3 using Bitgravity and BlipTV using EdgeCast.

I have been wanting to do a real world speed test from multiple sites to many of these providers but my many communications have been unanswered or mishandled by many of these providers so I decided to judge the three that have public speed test files listed: CacheFly, Bitgravity, Limelight (late entrance) and VoxCDN (Voxel).

So you don’t have to go through all the raw data I’ll tell you the winner is………….. CacheFly!

Raw data below

From St. Louis, MO (67.207.143.201) [Host www.slicehost.com]

[sparta]$ wget http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
–23:31:46– http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
Resolving speedtest.voxcdn.com… 208.122.28.2, 208.122.28.3, 208.122.28.18
Connecting to speedtest.voxcdn.com|208.122.28.2|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10485760 (10M) [text/plain]
Saving to: `test_tenmb.data’

100%[=========================================>] 10,485,760 9.20M/s in 1.1s

23:31:48 (9.20 MB/s) - `test_tenmb.data’ saved [10485760/10485760]

[sparta]$ wget http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
–23:32:37– http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
Resolving cachefly.cachefly.net… 205.234.175.175
Connecting to cachefly.cachefly.net|205.234.175.175|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10485760 (10M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: `10mb.test.1′

100%[====================================>] 10,485,760 14.5M/s in 0.7s

23:32:38 (14.5 MB/s) - `10mb.test.1′ saved [10485760/10485760]

[sparta]$ wget http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
–23:39:51– http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
Resolving bitcast-a.bitgravity.com… 208.67.237.237
Connecting to bitcast-a.bitgravity.com|208.67.237.237|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10240000 (9.8M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: `10MB’

100%[=====================================>] 10,240,000 743K/s in 15s
[sparta]$ wget http://test.vo.llnwd.net/o1/sales/tenmegfile.wmv
–02:13:48– http://test.vo.llnwd.net/o1/sales/tenmegfile.wmv
Resolving test.vo.llnwd.net… 68.142.73.29, 208.111.156.147
Connecting to test.vo.llnwd.net|68.142.73.29|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 11049222 (11M) [video/x-ms-wmv]
Saving to: `tenmegfile.wmv’

100%[=============================================>] 11,049,222 2.82M/s in 4.3s

02:13:52 (2.43 MB/s) - `tenmegfile.wmv’ saved [11049222/11049222]

[sparta]$

From Los Angeles, CA (72.34.62.25) [host www.medialayer.net]

[athena]# wget -O /dev/null http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
–23:42:05– http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
Resolving speedtest.voxcdn.com… 208.122.62.226
Connecting to speedtest.voxcdn.com|208.122.62.226|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10485760 (10M) [text/plain]
Saving to: `/dev/null’

100%[=======================================>] 10,485,760 1.08M/s in 9.8s

23:42:15 (1.02 MB/s) - `/dev/null’ saved [10485760/10485760]

[athena]# wget -O /dev/null http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
–23:42:15– http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
Resolving cachefly.cachefly.net… 205.234.175.175
Connecting to cachefly.cachefly.net|205.234.175.175|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10485760 (10M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: `/dev/null’

100%[=======================================>] 10,485,760 5.53M/s in 1.8s

23:42:17 (5.53 MB/s) - `/dev/null’ saved [10485760/10485760]

[athena]# wget -O /dev/null http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
–23:42:17– http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
Resolving bitcast-a.bitgravity.com… 208.67.237.237
Connecting to bitcast-a.bitgravity.com|208.67.237.237|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10240000 (9.8M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: `/dev/null’

100%[=======================================>] 10,240,000 2.52M/s in 4.0s

23:42:21 (2.41 MB/s) - `/dev/null’ saved [10240000/10240000]

[athena]# wget http://test.vo.llnwd.net/o1/sales/tenmegfile.wmv -O /dev/null
–02:13:39– http://test.vo.llnwd.net/o1/sales/tenmegfile.wmv
Resolving test.vo.llnwd.net… 208.111.144.221, 208.111.144.77
Connecting to test.vo.llnwd.net|208.111.144.221|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 11049222 (11M) [video/x-ms-wmv]
Saving to: `/dev/null’

100%[=======================================>] 11,049,222 6.34M/s in 1.7s

02:13:41 (6.34 MB/s) - `/dev/null’ saved [11049222/11049222]

[athena]#

From Dallas, TX (75.126.164.186) [Host www.softlayer.com]

[ink]# wget -O /dev/null http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
–23:37:18– http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
Resolving speedtest.voxcdn.com… 208.122.28.2, 208.122.28.18, 208.122.28.3
Connecting to speedtest.voxcdn.com|208.122.28.2|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10485760 (10M) [text/plain]
Saving to: `/dev/null’

100%[==============================>] 10,485,760 363K/s in 29s

23:37:47 (351 KB/s) - `/dev/null’ saved [10485760/10485760]

[ink]# wget -O /dev/null http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
–23:37:47– http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
Resolving cachefly.cachefly.net… 205.234.175.175
Connecting to cachefly.cachefly.net|205.234.175.175|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10485760 (10M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: `/dev/null’

100%[=======================================>] 10,485,760 10.2M/s in 1.0s

23:37:48 (10.2 MB/s) - `/dev/null’ saved [10485760/10485760]

[ink]# wget -O /dev/null http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
–23:37:48– http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
Resolving bitcast-a.bitgravity.com… 208.67.237.237
Connecting to bitcast-a.bitgravity.com|208.67.237.237|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10240000 (9.8M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: `/dev/null’

100%[=====================================>] 10,240,000 5.98M/s in 1.6s

23:37:50 (5.98 MB/s) - `/dev/null’ saved [10240000/10240000]

[ink]# wget http://test.vo.llnwd.net/o1/sales/tenmegfile.wmv -O /dev/null
–02:09:00– http://test.vo.llnwd.net/o1/sales/tenmegfile.wmv
Resolving test.vo.llnwd.net… 68.142.121.133, 208.111.159.22
Connecting to test.vo.llnwd.net|68.142.121.133|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 11049222 (11M) [video/x-ms-wmv]
Saving to: `/dev/null’

100%[=========================================>] 11,049,222 2.24M/s in 4.7s

02:09:05 (2.24 MB/s) - `/dev/null’ saved [11049222/11049222]

From Dallas, TX (72.249.28.154) [Host www.colo4dallas.com]

[ns1]# wget -O /dev/null http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
–23:48:20– http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
=> `/dev/null’
Resolving speedtest.voxcdn.com… 208.122.28.3, 208.122.28.18, 208.122.28.2
Connecting to speedtest.voxcdn.com|208.122.28.3|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10,485,760 (10M) [text/plain]

100%[====================================>] 10,485,760 4.63M/s

23:48:22 (4.62 MB/s) - `/dev/null’ saved [10485760/10485760]

[ns1]# wget -O /dev/null http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
–23:48:22– http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
=> `/dev/null’
Resolving cachefly.cachefly.net… 205.234.175.175
Connecting to cachefly.cachefly.net|205.234.175.175|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10,485,760 (10M) [application/octet-stream]

100%[====================================>] 10,485,760 27.07M/s

23:48:23 (27.06 MB/s) - `/dev/null’ saved [10485760/10485760]

[ns1]# wget -O /dev/null http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
–23:48:23– http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
=> `/dev/null’
Resolving bitcast-a.bitgravity.com… 208.67.237.237
Connecting to bitcast-a.bitgravity.com|208.67.237.237|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10,240,000 (9.8M) [application/octet-stream]

100%[====================================>] 10,240,000 7.51M/s

23:48:24 (7.49 MB/s) - `/dev/null’ saved [10240000/10240000]

[ns1]# wget http://test.vo.llnwd.net/o1/sales/tenmegfile.wmv -O /dev/null
–02:17:33– http://test.vo.llnwd.net/o1/sales/tenmegfile.wmv
=> `/dev/null’
Resolving test.vo.llnwd.net… 68.142.121.133, 208.111.159.22
Connecting to test.vo.llnwd.net|68.142.121.133|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 11,049,222 (11M) [video/x-ms-wmv]

100%[====================================>] 11,049,222 37.91M/s

02:17:34 (37.90 MB/s) - `/dev/null’ saved [11049222/11049222]

[ns1]#

From London, UK (85.13.224.210) [Host www.coreix.net]

wget http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
–05:12:28– http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
=> `test_tenmb.data’
Resolving speedtest.voxcdn.com… 208.122.31.11, 208.122.31.10, 208.122.31.9
Connecting to speedtest.voxcdn.com|208.122.31.11|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10,485,760 (10M) [text/plain]

100%[====================================>] 10,485,760 9.62M/s

05:12:29 (9.61 MB/s) - `test_tenmb.data’ saved [10485760/10485760]

wget http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
–05:13:43– http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
=> `10mb.test’
Resolving cachefly.cachefly.net… 205.234.175.175
Connecting to cachefly.cachefly.net|205.234.175.175|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10,485,760 (10M) [application/octet-stream]

100%[====================================>] 10,485,760 11.24M/s

05:13:44 (11.23 MB/s) - `10mb.test’ saved [10485760/10485760]

wget http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
–05:14:41– http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
=> `10MB’
Resolving bitcast-a.bitgravity.com… 208.67.237.237
Connecting to bitcast-a.bitgravity.com|208.67.237.237|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10,240,000 (9.8M) [application/octet-stream]

100%[====================================>] 10,240,000 9.89M/s

05:14:42 (9.89 MB/s) - `10MB’ saved [10240000/10240000]

wget http://test.vo.llnwd.net/o1/sales/tenmegfile.wmv
–07:28:01– http://test.vo.llnwd.net/o1/sales/tenmegfile.wmv
=> `tenmegfile.wmv’
Resolving test.vo.llnwd.net… 87.248.212.26, 87.248.211.193
Connecting to test.vo.llnwd.net|87.248.212.26|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 11,049,222 (11M) [video/x-ms-wmv]

100%[====================================>] 11,049,222 10.83M/s

07:28:02 (10.83 MB/s) - `tenmegfile.wmv’ saved [11049222/11049222]

From Amsterdam, NL [Host www.solidhost.com]

[office]# wget http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
–07:22:20– http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
=> `test_tenmb.data’
Resolving speedtest.voxcdn.com… 208.122.31.10, 208.122.31.11, 208.122.31.9
Connecting to speedtest.voxcdn.com|208.122.31.10|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10,485,760 (10M) [text/plain]

100%[==========================================>] 10,485,760 11.02M/s

07:22:21 (11.02 MB/s) - `test_tenmb.data’ saved [10485760/10485760]
[office]# wget http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
–07:22:29– http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
=> `10mb.test’
Resolving cachefly.cachefly.net… 205.234.175.175
Connecting to cachefly.cachefly.net|205.234.175.175|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10,485,760 (10M) [application/octet-stream]

100%[============================================>] 10,485,760 11.02M/s

07:22:30 (11.01 MB/s) - `10mb.test’ saved [10485760/10485760]
[office]# wget http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
–07:22:36– http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
=> `10MB’
Resolving bitcast-a.bitgravity.com… 208.67.237.237
Connecting to bitcast-a.bitgravity.com|208.67.237.237|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10,240,000 (9.8M) [application/octet-stream]

100%[==========================================>] 10,240,000 11.02M/s
[office]# wget http://test.vo.llnwd.net/o1/sales/tenmegfile.wmv
–08:37:26– http://test.vo.llnwd.net/o1/sales/tenmegfile.wmv
=> `tenmegfile.wmv’
Resolving test.vo.llnwd.net… 87.248.211.193, 87.248.212.26
Connecting to test.vo.llnwd.net|87.248.211.193|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 11,049,222 (11M) [video/x-ms-wmv]

100%[==============================================================>] 11,049,222 8.60M/s

08:37:29 (8.59 MB/s) - `tenmegfile.wmv’ saved [11049222/11049222]

07:22:41 (11.02M/s) - `10MB’ saved [10240000/10240000]

From Chicago, IL [Host www.gigenet.com]

[avalon]$ wget http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
–22:33:26– http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
=> `10mb.test.9′
Resolving cachefly.cachefly.net… 205.234.175.175
Connecting to cachefly.cachefly.net|205.234.175.175|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10,485,760 (10M) [application/octet-stream]

100%[========================================>] 10,485,760 8.58M/s

22:33:27 (8.58 MB/s) - `10mb.test.9′ saved [10485760/10485760]

[avalon]$ wget http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
–22:33:39– http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
=> `test_tenmb.data.1′
Resolving speedtest.voxcdn.com… 208.122.28.2, 208.122.28.3, 208.122.28.18
Connecting to speedtest.voxcdn.com|208.122.28.2|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10,485,760 (10M) [text/plain]

100%[=============================================>] 10,485,760 7.59M/s

22:33:40 (7.58 MB/s) - `test_tenmb.data.1′ saved [10485760/10485760]

[avalon]$ wget http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
–22:40:04– http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
=> `10MB’
Resolving bitcast-a.bitgravity.com… 208.67.237.237
Connecting to bitcast-a.bitgravity.com|208.67.237.237|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10,240,000 (9.8M) [application/octet-stream]

100%[=======================================>] 10,240,000 1.08M/s ETA 00:00

22:40:12 (1.26 MB/s) - `10MB’ saved [10240000/10240000]

[avalon]$ wget http://test.vo.llnwd.net/o1/sales/tenmegfile.wmv
–01:19:06– http://test.vo.llnwd.net/o1/sales/tenmegfile.wmv
=> `tenmegfile.wmv’
Resolving test.vo.llnwd.net… 68.142.73.29, 208.111.156.147
Connecting to test.vo.llnwd.net|68.142.73.29|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 11,049,222 (11M) [video/x-ms-wmv]

100%[===============================================>] 11,049,222 10.04M/s

01:19:07 (10.03 MB/s) - `tenmegfile.wmv’ saved [11049222/11049222]

[avalon]$

From Atlanta, GA [Host www.wvfiber.com]

[monitor]$ wget http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
–01:56:15– http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
=> `test_tenmb.data’
Resolving speedtest.voxcdn.com… 208.122.28.3, 208.122.28.18, 208.122.28.2
Connecting to speedtest.voxcdn.com|208.122.28.3|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10,485,760 (10M) [text/plain]

100%[====================>] 10,485,760 5.37M/s

01:56:17 (5.36 MB/s) - `test_tenmb.data’ saved [10485760/10485760]

[monitor]$ wget http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
–01:56:28– http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
=> `10mb.test’
Resolving cachefly.cachefly.net… 205.234.175.175
Connecting to cachefly.cachefly.net|205.234.175.175|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10,485,760 (10M) [application/octet-stream]

100%[===========================>] 10,485,760 9.81M/s

01:56:29 (9.77 MB/s) - `10mb.test’ saved [10485760/10485760]

[monitor]$ wget http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
–01:56:37– http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
=> `10MB’
Resolving bitcast-a.bitgravity.com… 208.67.237.237
Connecting to bitcast-a.bitgravity.com|208.67.237.237|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10,240,000 (9.8M) [application/octet-stream]

100%[=========================>] 10,240,000 347.31K/s ETA 00:00

01:57:11 (294.89 KB/s) - `10MB’ saved [10240000/10240000]
[monitor]$ wget http://test.vo.llnwd.net/o1/sales/tenmegfile.wmv
–02:17:40– http://test.vo.llnwd.net/o1/sales/tenmegfile.wmv
=> `tenmegfile.wmv’
Resolving test.vo.llnwd.net… 69.28.159.211, 208.111.161.40
Connecting to test.vo.llnwd.net|69.28.159.211|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 11,049,222 (11M) [video/x-ms-wmv]

100%[======================================>] 11,049,222 4.45M/s

02:17:42 (4.44 MB/s) - `tenmegfile.wmv’ saved [11049222/11049222]

Update

Here are some results that people got back to me that don’t include LLNW but since one of the providers in this test is questioning it I thought I would include these as well

From Dallas, TX (66.128.59.211) [Host www.globalcon.net]

[06:10 AM] (jude:~) $ wget http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
–06:11:14– http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
Resolving speedtest.voxcdn.com… 208.122.28.2, 208.122.28.3, 208.122.28.18
Connecting to speedtest.voxcdn.com|208.122.28.2|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10485760 (10M) [text/plain]
Saving to: `test_tenmb.data’

100%[==================================================>] 10,485,760 5.67M/s in 1.8s

06:11:16 (5.67 MB/s) - `test_tenmb.data’ saved [10485760/10485760]

[06:12 AM] (jude:~) $ wget http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
–06:13:02– http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
Resolving cachefly.cachefly.net… 205.234.175.175
Connecting to cachefly.cachefly.net|205.234.175.175|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10485760 (10M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: `10mb.test’

100%[========================>] 10,485,760 11.2M/s in 0.9s

06:13:02 (11.2 MB/s) - `10mb.test’ saved [10485760/10485760]

[06:13 AM] (jude:~) $ wget http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
–06:14:01– http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
Resolving bitcast-a.bitgravity.com… 208.67.237.237
Connecting to bitcast-a.bitgravity.com|208.67.237.237|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10240000 (9.8M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: `10MB’

100%[==================================>] 10,240,000 10.3M/s in 0.9s

06:14:02 (10.3 MB/s) - `10MB’ saved [10240000/10240000]

From Lynnwood, WA (69.46.41.32) [Host www.gate2vn.net]

# wget http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
–13:55:51– http://cachefly.cachefly.net/10mb.test
Resolving cachefly.cachefly.net… 205.234.175.175
Connecting to cachefly.cachefly.net|205.234.175.175|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10485760 (10M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: `10mb.test’

100%[==============================================>] 10,485,760 2.89M/s in 3.5s

13:55:55 (2.83 MB/s) - `10mb.test’ saved [10485760/10485760]

# wget http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
–13:54:19– http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/bitgravity/10MB
Resolving bitcast-a.bitgravity.com… 208.67.237.237
Connecting to bitcast-a.bitgravity.com|208.67.237.237|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10240000 (9.8M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: `10MB’

100%[============================================>] 10,240,000 1.42M/s in 8.4s

13:54:28 (1.16 MB/s) - `10MB’ saved [10240000/10240000]

# wget http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
–13:55:23– http://speedtest.voxcdn.com/test_tenmb.data
Resolving speedtest.voxcdn.com… 208.122.62.226
Connecting to speedtest.voxcdn.com|208.122.62.226|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 10485760 (10M) [text/plain]
Saving to: `test_tenmb.data’

100%[============================================>] 10,485,760 2.74M/s in 3.7s

13:55:27 (2.68 MB/s) - `test_tenmb.data’ saved [10485760/10485760]

Many businesses use buzz words to attract customers to buy their products and this is especially true in the hosting industry. One of the phrases that has been catching people’s eye was “Grid” web hosting. Servepath just launched their new GoGrid product and 3tera has been screaming about their grid product for almost a year now. However, if you look at either product, you will not see a grid but rather just a cluster, which the web hosting industry has been doing for years. When you confront either company with this fact they will try to redefine the word “grid” to fit their product rather than re-engineer their product to fit the word “grid.”

As the “grid” dies down, a new buzz word is gaining ground around the industry and that term is “Green.” As people and businesses become more environmentally aware, they are going to turn to companies that offer products that can perform the same functions but have a smaller impact on mother nature. Web hosting companies are trying to market themselves as “green” in many different ways, from buying carbon credits to being totally powered by solar energy. However, there is no industry standard to rate how green a company truly is. Rackspace, Dreamhost and Thinkhost all buy the still unproven carbon credits while AISO uses solar power for their data center. Does this mean that they are all equally “green”? I would say no. While thinking about the environment is always admirable, there is a big difference between buying carbon credits and being totally powered by solar energy.

While there is no industry standard for being “green,” we can all do our part to lessen the environmental impact our industry produces in a few ways. We can begin by using servers that use less power and move on to data centers that are cooled naturally in winter. Power your data center with renewable energy such as wind, solar, or hydroelectricity. If that isn’t an option, look to your local power company to see if they have a program such as Ameren’s PurePower or DTE’s Green Currents that provides renewable energy to businesses/consumers. If we all just think a little greener not only will our companies benefit but the big winner here will be mother nature.