It is with great pleasure that we can announce that esctoday.com has successfully moved to a new webhost. UKFast.net have stepped forward to help us improve the service we provide to our readers, with the ability to handle much more traffic and avoid the regular crashes that occur in peak times.
UKFast have offered us a fantastic solution that mean esctoday.com can finally move to a hosting facility that will allow us to deal with the sharp demand peaks related to the Eurovision Song Contest and national finals and stay online without crashing.
Whilst the deal does mean a substantial increase in costs, we will now be able to step up our attempts to find a site sponsor. In the mean time, we still rely heavily on team and reader donations to remain online.
UKFast said "It’s fantastic when voluntary projects like esctoday.com achieve such phenomenal online success. Here at UKFast we’re thrilled to be able to help them enhance their online presence even further.”
Whilst the move has taken place quickly and with great success, we know that there are likely to be some teething issues, as several parts of the site have had to be upgraded behind the scenes in order to work on the new server. If you have any problems using the site, please email [email protected] to report the problem so that we can resolve it immediately.
ABOUT UKFAST.NET
Established in 1999, UKFast have grown to employ 50 members of staff and currently reside at the top of City Tower in Manchester. The company is privately owned and profitable, active amongst the local community and involved with charities in the area.
In 2008, UKFast won an ISPA best hosting award for the fourth year running. The dedicated server specialist has a regular place in UK Top Host’s list of top 5 ISPs and plays an instrumental part in Manchester’s future as a digital city.
Today, the company operates four data centres; one in London and three in Manchester. UKFast provides web hosting, reseller programs, dedicated servers, collocation and domain name registration to SME's and PLC's – throughout the world.
In 2002 UKFast also established an in-house R&D department. The team works closely with clients to improve existing control panels and develop cutting-edge tools for the future ensuring they remain at the forefront of technology.
