Web World

Web World Ireland is an Irish web hosting, infrastructure, and data center provider operating under Sternforth Limited t/a Web World Ireland. The company states it was established in 1998 and is based in Tallaght (Dublin 24), Ireland, operating and marketing two company-run data centres in South Dublin (Dublin). Web World Ireland sells colocation, dedicated (bare metal) servers, virtual private servers (VPS), web hosting, email hosting, spam filtering, domain registration, and broadband internet services, positioning its platform around locally hosted infrastructure and managed support options.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Data Center Footprint:

Web World states it owns and operates two data centres in Dublin, describing both as being in South Dublin and within ~10 minutes of each other.

Web World’s “About Us” page also describes a timeline including opening its first data centre in 2005 (South City Business Centre) and a second facility in 2015 to expand capacity.

The company publishes two specific “DC” locations and labels DC1 as Head Office and DC2 as a second Dublin site (addresses listed in Contact Us).

Facility Design & Infrastructure:

Web World publishes power-resiliency details, including UPS runtime to bridge generator startup and a diesel backup generator (described across its data centre and colocation materials).

The company also states its primary data centre is powered by Energia supplying 100% renewable energy, and includes sustainability/power-efficiency language (including PUE targets) in its colocation FAQ.

Published colocation electrical details include double redundant power, 2 × 220V, and 2 × 14A per rack (as listed on its colocation page).

Service Portfolio Overview:

Web World explicitly markets the following services:

1. Colocation / server co-location (rack-unit options and “Private Rack” options)
2. Dedicated servers (bare metal)
3. VPS (virtual private servers) (including Windows VPS bundles and OpenVPN VPS bundle listings)
4. Web hosting (including cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, and “LiteSpeed” variants)
5. Email hosting
6. Spam filtering
7. Domain registration / transfer (marketed via its portal and site navigation)
8. Broadband internet (via broadband.webworld.ie)
9. Server management (marketed as “Server Management”)
10. Endpoint protection
11. DDoS protection (marketed as a protection service)

🔐 Security & Compliance

Infrastructure Resilience:

Web World describes UPS-backed power and generator-backed continuity for unplanned power interruptions, including a stated 15-minute UPS window to start the generator.

The company also claims data centre-wide DDoS protection in its materials and markets a separate DDoS protection service.

Physical & Logical Security:

Web World states its data centre environment includes items such as 24/7/365 security monitoring, CCTV recording, and strict access control procedures (presented on its data centre / colocation materials).

Visitor access is described as schedulable via support email, with a QR code check-in mentioned in the colocation FAQ.

Compliance & Standards:

Web World states it is ISO 27001 certified (promoted site-wide including the homepage/contact/colocation pages).

Other compliance certifications (SOC/PCI/ISO variants beyond ISO 27001): Not publicly listed.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Carrier Neutrality:

Web World explicitly states: “We are a carrier neutral data centre.”

It also publishes a list of available providers on the colocation page (including INEX, Hurricane Electric (HE.net), Eir, Virgin Media, eNet, and Elio Networks).

Network Capabilities:

Web World’s colocation page lists cross-connect options as priced extras, including:

1. Singlemode/Multimode fiber cross connect
2. CATe/6 cross connect
3. Satellite/Coax cross connect

It also describes network/operations features such as BGP redundancy, 1 Gbps uplink, managed DNS, and network-wide DDoS protection.

Connectivity Use Cases:

1. Colocation customers requiring carrier choice and cross-connects inside a Dublin facility environment
2. Workloads needing BGP redundancy and a 1 Gbps uplink (as marketed for colocation environments)
3. Hosting/infrastructure customers seeking Irish-hosted servers and services located in Web World’s South Dublin data centres

💼 Who It Serves

Web World’s positioning supports customers seeking:

1. Irish-hosted web hosting and domains (including .ie registrar positioning)
2. SMBs and online businesses using shared hosting, email, and security add-ons
3. Organizations needing dedicated servers (bare metal) or VPS hosted in Dublin
4. Infrastructure customers needing colocation with cross-connects and “carrier neutral” access