E-CommerceSixty Stores Ltd, the company behind sheds.co.uk, has been a loyal customer of UK Servers since 2015. Over the years, as their e-commerce platform scaled, their infrastructure needs evolved. UK Servers has been instrumental in supporting sheds.co.uk’s growth, providing tailored dedicated server solutions that ensure high performance, reliability, and scalability.
About Sheds.co.uk
Founded in 2011, Sixty Stores Ltd is a leading UK retailer that operates sheds.co.uk, a dedicated online platform selling garden sheds and outdoor storage solutions. Serving customers across the UK, the company has seen rapid growth over the years, driven by its wide product range and customer-first approach.
Initially, Sixty Stores partnered with UK Servers in 2015, starting with a single dedicated cPanel server. As the business grew and traffic levels increased, their infrastructure requirements evolved, necessitating a move to a more powerful and scalable solution. Today, they rely on multiple dedicated servers, optimized for their Magento-based e-commerce platform.
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The Challenge
As sheds.co.uk grew in popularity, so did the challenges associated with maintaining a high-performance website. The need for a more robust and scalable infrastructure became clear. As the site’s traffic surged, particularly during peak seasons, the existing single-server setup could no longer meet the increasing demand.
Additionally, the business faced challenges around security, with increasing bot and crawler traffic impacting website performance. Sixty Stores required a solution that could handle higher volumes of traffic, mitigate performance bottlenecks, and ensure the integrity and security of customer data.
“We needed a hosting provider who could quickly respond to challenges as they arose, with a solution that could scale with our growth,” explains Ben Styles, Managing Director at Sixty Stores Ltd. “UK Servers has provided us with both the infrastructure and the support to keep our site running smoothly, no matter how much traffic we receive.”
The Solution
UK Servers worked closely with Sixty Stores to migrate them from their original single cPanel server to a multi-server environment, optimized specifically for Magento. This new infrastructure, utilizing high-performance dedicated servers, ensured that sheds.co.uk could handle higher traffic loads without sacrificing performance or reliability.
To further enhance performance, the servers were equipped with AMD EPYC CPUs, offering high clock speeds that ensure fast processing of PHP requests and an overall improved website experience for customers.
In addition to providing powerful hardware, UK Servers offered enhanced server management and proactive monitoring. Their support team continuously monitors sheds.co.uk’s servers for any potential issues, allowing them to take action before problems affect the site’s performance.
One example of UK Servers’ exceptional support occurred when sheds.co.uk began experiencing high levels of bot and crawler traffic. Without waiting for an alert from the client, UK Servers proactively identified the issue and rate-limited the traffic, preventing any impact on the website’s performance.
“UK Servers has been fantastic at responding to issues before we even notice them, when we were hit with a surge of bot traffic, they had already rate-limited it before we even knew the problem was affecting the site. Their proactive support has been invaluable.”
BEN STYLES
SHEDS.CO.UK – SIXTY STORES LTD
Customer Feedback
Since migrating to the multi-server Magento-optimized setup, sheds.co.uk has experienced enhanced website performance, greater scalability, and improved security. Their dedicated server environment ensures that the site remains fast and responsive, even during periods of high demand. With the help of UK Servers, sheds.co.uk continues to thrive, providing excellent customer experiences with fast, secure, and reliable hosting.
“The new setup has made a real difference, especially during our peak periods, we’re now able to handle large traffic spikes without our site slowing down, and the security enhancements have given us peace of mind knowing that our data is safe.”
ANDREW BOLTON
SHEDS.CO.UK – SIXTY STORES LTD
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