Dark0ne Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Over the past month Axel and I have been secretly working away on a side project to upgrade and improve our file server infrastructure, primarily to make us future proof and increase the storage capacity of all our file servers, but also to ensure we have more than enough bandwidth to go around. If you're particularly astute, you may have noticed that some servers have gone missing from the server selection window for days or even weeks at a time, and new servers have cropped up (for instance we now have 2 servers in Washington DC, and 2 servers in London). We've been taking down servers for upgrades and putting up new ones to bolster the ranks. And the reason? We're now pushing over 1.8Gbit of traffic a second across our network. Here's some maths: 1.8Gbit a second = 230 MegaBytes a second230MB x 60 = 13.8 GigaBytes a minute12.8GB x 60 = 828GB an hour828GB x 24 = 19.9 TeraBytes a day19.9TB x 30 = 597TB a month Impressive stuff. Our upgrades are now complete and a direct result of these upgrades is that I am going to be doubling the speed cap on downloads for normal members from 500kb/sec to 1MB/sec. This will apply to both "manual" downloads and downloads through the Nexus Mod Manager. Expect this to happen some time next week. We're very close to announcing the new site code going in to beta (any hour/day now!), which is something I've alluded to recently in the news and my recent . The beta and subsequent roll-out of this code is the spring-board for us to roll out a host of additional features and upgrades for the sites, so this is a really exciting time for us. Axel is currently working on a new download mechanism for manual downloads that will do away with the server selection window and provide you with the best file server for downloading at the time. It should save you a few clicks and a bit of waiting around for your download to start. But more on that later. Keep your eye out for the beta announcement as we're hoping as many of you as possible will take some time out of your busy schedule to make sure the sites are as bug free as possible before we go live. I want no complaints if we roll out the new code and things you use are broken because you didn't help us beta test! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted1720982User Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Yes!! Thanks!! Skyrim Nexus FTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vnix Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Keep up the good work lads! Massive thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpocurtis Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 You guys da best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottenman2005 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 One of the many reasons I decided to become a Premium Member. This site makes everything possible for enhancing & Modding the Best game on the Planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoCks Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Excellent News! Thank You very much to you and the Team for the hard and honest work!Looking foward to the see how everythign envolves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalenEllefson Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) Good work. (No, not even.) Great work. (Still not enough.) Flippin' Awesome! (Yeah, that's about right.) ...and 600 Terry's a month? Wow and oof! Edited March 1, 2012 by CalenEllefson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerydan1 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Hey, nice job,very thanks :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altha Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Splendid! Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tytanis Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Keep up the great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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