Dear Valued Customer,
At HostSlick, we are committed to keeping our customers informed about scheduled maintenance, infrastructure upgrades, and important network changes.
Over the past few years, traffic across our network has grown exponentially. Today, HostSlick operates at terabit-per-second (Tbit/s) traffic levels, reflecting the continued growth of our infrastructure and customer base.
To support this growth and prepare our network for further expansion in the coming years, we are introducing a new Juniper QFX10008 high-capacity switch-router into our core network infrastructure.
This upgrade will significantly increase our network's switching capacity, improve scalability, and provide a stronger foundation for future growth.
Date: Monday, November 16, 2026
Maintenance Window: 10:00 – 12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Expected Disruption: Approximately 15–30 minutes
Affected Services: Network connectivity may be temporarily impacted
During the maintenance window, customers may experience temporary packet loss, increased latency, or brief interruptions in network connectivity as we migrate network connections and integrate the new equipment.
The actual disruption is expected to last approximately 15–30 minutes, although we have reserved a two-hour maintenance window to allow sufficient time for the upgrade and verification.
We have deliberately scheduled this maintenance outside our peak traffic hours to minimize the impact on our customers.
As our infrastructure is distributed across two separate rack rows in different sectors of the data center, we are planning to deploy a second Juniper QFX10008 in the coming months.
This additional system will further enhance our network capacity, scalability, and infrastructure redundancy across both sectors.
The deployment of the second QFX10008 will not require an additional customer-impacting maintenance window, as the necessary network preparations and architectural changes are being implemented during the upcoming maintenance.
This upgrade represents another important milestone in HostSlick's continued investment in its own network infrastructure.
Our goal remains unchanged: to provide high-performance, reliable, and scalable connectivity, backed by an infrastructure capable of handling the increasing demands of our customers.
We appreciate your understanding and continued trust in HostSlick.
Best regards,
HostSlick Network Operations Team
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