Marketing Department Head At Sparked Host

The team at Sparked Host is pleased to announce a strategic infrastructure migration from Buffalo, NY to Ashburn, VA. This move reflects our commitment to delivering the fastest, most reliable service, all while saving you as much money as possible.

Thanks to this migration, we’ve improved our service to be even better: a major hardware upgrade, a 10x increase in network capacity, and even more robust DDOS protection.

Why The Move?

While Buffalo served us well, we encountered intermittent network reliability issues that impacted performance for a small group of users on the Buffalo nodes. We've taken your feedback seriously, and decided to act.

Ashburn, Virginia is a major hub for data center infrastructure, offering an improved network blend, lower latency for more clients, and stronger infrastructure on the back end.

What Does This Mean For Me?

Didn’t host a server in Buffalo? Nothing has changed for you!

Current Buffalo client? Fortunately, existing users have already been migrated with minimal downtime. For clients that were on Buffalo nodes prior, the migration to Ashburn’s 10Gbit multi-blend network with stronger DDOS protection will offer a smoother experience all around. Additionally, all Buffalo clients that have been migrated to Ashburn have received a major hardware upgrade, completely free of charge, with absolutely no price increases.

Hardware Improvements

For all hardware lines in Ashburn, the following improvements have been made:

Budget Plan: Buffalo → Ashburn

  • CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2680v4 → AMD EPYC 7C13
  • RAM: DDR4 @ 2133 MHz → DDR4 @ 2666 MHz
  • Storage: RAID 10 SSD → RAID 1 NVMe SSD
  • Network: 1 Gbit → 10 Gbit Multi-blend

Enterprise Plan: Buffalo → Ashburn

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X → AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
  • RAM: DDR4 @ 2666 MHz → DDR5 @ 4800 MHz
  • Storage: RAID 1 NVMe SSD
  • Network: 1 Gbit → 10 Gbit Multi-blend

Extreme Plan: Buffalo → Ashburn

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X → AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
  • RAM: DDR5 @ 4800 MHz
  • Storage: RAID 1 NVMe SSD
  • Network: 1 Gbit → 10 Gbit Multi-blend

Want To Lock In Great Hardware At A Great Price?

Contact our support team to upgrade your monthly plan to an annual plan. You’ll save a massive 20% on your hosting costs for the entire year!

Still have some questions about the move? Feel free to open a ticket, or contact us in live chat!