Mar, 2009 : ServerBeach Hosts Record Comic Book Auction
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👈 Official Responses: 0), battled Doomsday-strength traffic for online retailer ComicConnect (comicconnect.com), a client that recently ended a rare comic book auction, which sold the first-ever Superman comic for a record price of $317,200.
Running from February 24 to March 13, ComicConnect's auction period experienced unprecedented traffic - a web host's Kryptonite - due to bidding and the international media attention garnered when it became apparent that the 1938-printed "Action Comics #1," where Superman made his first appearance, would become the most expensive comic book ever auctioned.
Written by Jerry Siegel and drawn by Joe Shuster, the unrestored book is among the ten most valuable copies out of the roughly 100 believed to exist. The original owner of the Action Comics #1 sold on ComicConnect bought the comic from a second-hand shop for 35 cents in 1951 when he was nine years old. He noted that his father thought spending 35 cents for a comic originally worth 10 cents was down-right silly, and a poor use of his son's spending money.
According to the company's Monday announcement, ServerBeach played the hero when server loads became too intense - even for the "man of steel."
"ServerBeach went the extra mile to provide the hosting support we needed for this auction," ComicConnect vice president Ben Smith said in a statement. "With a high profile online auction such as this, the ability to scale to support peak traffic flow is imperative and everything went off without a hitch. We worked closely with ServerBeach to prepare for the auction and our account representative was available at all times to address any potential hardware or software issues common with this intensive type of online event."
ComicConnect has been a ServerBeach customer for nearly three years, and ServerBeach helped the company prepare for the significant online auction by upgrading its service with an enterprise-grade server and offering technical assistance to prevent and mitigate any issues such as denial of service attacks or any other server overload. This preparation was all backed by PEER 1's SuperNetwork, which offers the highest speed, connectivity and solid uptime.
ServerBeach's infrastructure helps support ComicConnect's daily comic book sales, as well as high-volume activities such as last week's auction, according to PEER 1 senior operations vice president Ted Smith.
"We understand ComicConnect's business platform and related IT requirements, and are pleased that we could provide the hosting and network support for this exciting comic book auction" Smith said in a statement. "We are always willing to work with our customers to provide them with the best solutions to meet their unique needs. ServerBeach offers the expertise and network backbone to support any level of online activity. This enables our customers to focus on their core business, leaving the IT issues to us."
🙌 Average Rating: 2 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 1
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👍 Good Reviews: 1
👎 Bad Reviews: 2
👈 Official Responses: 0), battled Doomsday-strength traffic for online retailer ComicConnect (comicconnect.com), a client that recently ended a rare comic book auction, which sold the first-ever Superman comic for a record price of $317,200.
Running from February 24 to March 13, ComicConnect's auction period experienced unprecedented traffic - a web host's Kryptonite - due to bidding and the international media attention garnered when it became apparent that the 1938-printed "Action Comics #1," where Superman made his first appearance, would become the most expensive comic book ever auctioned.
Written by Jerry Siegel and drawn by Joe Shuster, the unrestored book is among the ten most valuable copies out of the roughly 100 believed to exist. The original owner of the Action Comics #1 sold on ComicConnect bought the comic from a second-hand shop for 35 cents in 1951 when he was nine years old. He noted that his father thought spending 35 cents for a comic originally worth 10 cents was down-right silly, and a poor use of his son's spending money.
According to the company's Monday announcement, ServerBeach played the hero when server loads became too intense - even for the "man of steel."
"ServerBeach went the extra mile to provide the hosting support we needed for this auction," ComicConnect vice president Ben Smith said in a statement. "With a high profile online auction such as this, the ability to scale to support peak traffic flow is imperative and everything went off without a hitch. We worked closely with ServerBeach to prepare for the auction and our account representative was available at all times to address any potential hardware or software issues common with this intensive type of online event."
ComicConnect has been a ServerBeach customer for nearly three years, and ServerBeach helped the company prepare for the significant online auction by upgrading its service with an enterprise-grade server and offering technical assistance to prevent and mitigate any issues such as denial of service attacks or any other server overload. This preparation was all backed by PEER 1's SuperNetwork, which offers the highest speed, connectivity and solid uptime.
ServerBeach's infrastructure helps support ComicConnect's daily comic book sales, as well as high-volume activities such as last week's auction, according to PEER 1 senior operations vice president Ted Smith.
"We understand ComicConnect's business platform and related IT requirements, and are pleased that we could provide the hosting and network support for this exciting comic book auction" Smith said in a statement. "We are always willing to work with our customers to provide them with the best solutions to meet their unique needs. ServerBeach offers the expertise and network backbone to support any level of online activity. This enables our customers to focus on their core business, leaving the IT issues to us."
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