The number one rule of business is location, location, location. And that matters just as much in the realms of the internet. Business takes place at the speed of light these days, and it’s important to choose the right location for your application and trading hosting needs. When you absolutely need to have your trades or bet get to the servers they need to go to – consider hosting your applications in Blacknight’s Dublin Data Centre. Its proximity to the lively exchanges in Dublin ensures that your spots and bets get there when they need to.
Online gaming is the fastest-growing market segment on the internet. It’s important to harness every advantage when placing bets. That means the latest server tech, customised operating systems, low latency fast 10Gbps connections, and most important of all – location in a major Data Centre close to all the major trading APIs. Fractions of a second can make the difference of thousands of Euros in the fast-moving world of online betting and trading.
You can’t beat the speed of light – but you can harness its power with custom server environments from Blacknight.
Blacknight can customise your betting and trading rack for your specific server needs, such as:
We can build your dedicated server solution your way, with a range of options for customising your solution – on one machine, or on many operating in tandem. Check out some of these options below.
Build your own private cloud
Backup to an alternate data center for peace of mind
Email & SMS alerts
Tell us your requirements, and we'll put a suitable package together for you
Tell us your requirements, and we'll put a suitable package together for you
Blacknight is one of the few hosting providers to have designed and built its own network, specifically to meet the needs of our customers.
The core network runs on Cisco ASR 9000 series routers with multiple 10Gbps uplinks. This gives us the ability to easily cope with large traffic spikes without impacting other customers. The Blacknight Network runs a combination of IS-IS, BGP and MPLS to ensure the highest levels of reliability.
The Blacknight Network is dual stacked allowing customers to utilise IPv4 and IPv6.
Blacknight is a member of a number of the largest peering exchanges in Europe. Peering gives us unparalleled access to many leading ISPs. It ensures your data gets to the end user as quickly and efficiently as possible.
We are members of RIPE NCC and are active members of the ISP community.
The Blacknight Network uses an Intelligent Routing Platform (IRP) to ensure your data is taking the most efficient path to its destination. The IRP constantly monitors for latency and packet loss, and can route around issues automatically. Our team of network engineers continually monitors the Blacknight Network to ensure the highest levels of performance and reliability.