2017 In Review (First GPU Builds)

Its been a big year for us here at Zare.com and we’re incredibly grateful to all our amazing customers. Thank you!

  • 300% growth in total servers deployed
  • 25Gbps peak outbound network traffic
  • 50+ customers protected from DDoS attacks daily
  • 2000+ suspect DDoS attack patterns blocked by our Corero SmartWalls daily
  • Introduction of 10GbE network ports and M.2 storage
  • 8424 IP addresses purchased and added to our network
  • Switches upgraded to EX4200 with dual PSU’s


Whats in store for 2018?
We expect 2018 to be a big year for Zare with planned expansions to Amsterdam, increased network and DDoS filtering capacity, further investment in control panel features like blacklist monitoring, custom edge rules and sub users.
Next year will also see Hydra Communications (Zare’s parent company) move its headquarters to a larger office in Bristol and open a new one in London to fit our ever growing team of IT support analysts, technicians and account managers.
A few pictures from 2017

SuperMicro Deliveries — 12 Node Chassis





Upgrading Network Hardware — Phase 1


Front and Rear of Rack



10GbE Setup and Patch Panels




First GPU Builds


Stocking up the Bristol office

Dedicated Servers and KVM Cloud Servers - DDoS Filtering


High Performance KVM Cloud Servers
  • 1 Core Processor / 512Mb DDR4 Memory / 10GB SSD Disk / 1TB Transfer / DDoS Protection / 1 IP
  • 1 Core Processor / 1024Mb DDR4 Memory / 20GB SSD Disk / 3TB Transfer / DDoS Protection / 1 IP
  • 2 Core Processor / 2048Mb DDR4 Memory / 30GB SSD Disk / 3TB Transfer / DDoS Protection / 1 IP
  • 2 Core Processor / 4096Mb DDR4 Memory / 50GB SSD Disk / 4TB Transfer / DDoS Protection / 1 IP

DDoS Filtering PoPs
  • London — Telehouse/Level3
  • Frankfurt — Equinix FR5/Interxion/NewTelco
  • Bucharest — Voxility IRD/NXData-1/NXData-2
  • Washington — Equinix DC2
  • Miami — Terremark, «NAP of the Americas»
  • Los Angeles — Equinix LA1


  • Intel Core i3-4170 / 8GB DDR3 / 120GB SSD/1TB HDD / 1Gbps
  • Intel Core i5-4460 / 16GB DDR3 / 240GB SSD/1TB HDD / 1Gbps
  • Intel Core i7-2600k / 32GB DDR3 / 2 x 120GB SSD / 1Gbps
  • Intel Core i7-4790 / 32GB DDR3 / 240GB SSD/1TB HDD / 1Gbps
  • Intel Xeon E3-1240V3 / 32GB DDR3 / 240GB SSD/1TB HDD / 1Gbps
  • Intel Xeon E3-1270V3 / 32GB DDR3 / 240GB SSD/1TB HDD / 1Gbps
  • Intel Core i7-6700K / 32GB DDR4 / 240GB SSD/1TB HDD / 1Gbps
  • Intel Xeon E5-1650v3 / 16GB DDR4 ECC / 240GB SSD / 1Gbps
  • Intel Core i7-6700K / 64GB DDR4 / 240GB SSD/1TB HDD / 1Gbps
  • Intel Xeon E5-1650v3 / 64GB DDR4 ECC / 240GB SSD / 1Gbps
  • Intel Xeon E5-1650v3 / 64GB DDR4 ECC / 240GB SSD / 1Gbps
  • Intel Xeon E5-1650v3 / 64GB DDR4 ECC / 240GB SSD/1TB HDD / 1Gbps

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