Nov. 10, 2003 -- Remember when data center builders used to fret about being able to obtain enough power to satisfy the crush of customers that would soon swamp their facilities? It didn't happen in very many places.
But that dot-com era fantasy has become reality in recent months for EV1Servers (formerly Rackshack), the Houston-based dedicated server specialist that has experienced phenomenal growth with its $99 a month servers.
EV1Servers has been wrestling with power issues since August, when it maxed out its available power service from CenterPoint Energy and had to suspend a popular $1 setup promotion to put the brakes on its growth.
Today EV1Servers said it had resolved its short-term power problems and has leased space to build out a second Houston-area data center to accommodate additional growth. A construction project provided the company with access to a separate segment of the Houston power grid, which will allow it to make more than 1,500 servers available in coming weeks.
"I am very pleased that we have overcome one of the most serious challenges EV1Servers has faced," says Robert Marsh, CEO and Head Surfer. "We are truly grateful for our customers patience and support. We are taking every measure possible to meet their long-term hosting needs."
The company has also leased a 45,000 square foot Houston facility, which will eventually be able to house 30,000 additional servers. EV1Servers plans to spend $3.5 million on a Phase I buildout for 10,000 servers.
EV1Servers was known as Rackshack prior to a name change last month, and houses more than 18,000 servers and 600,000 hostnames. It recently began offering domain registrations for $5 a year, and registered 10,000 domains during the first month. EV1Servers continues to be one of the fastest-growing hosting companies in the world, according to recent data from Netcraft. It is a unit of Everyone's Internet.