VIRTUAL DEDICATED SERVERS.

It's like a dedicated server. But different. It's not reliant on any hardware. It uses much less power than a dedicated server. It costs less than a dedicated server. It can be instantly scaled up or down to suit load. Actually, it's not like a dedicated server at all.

Virtual Servers - Management Options

Whether you need full support or to be left to manage your own Virtual Servers, we offer an appropriate support level.

The below table itemises the features available in both our un-managed and managed servers. Of course, customised service level and management agreements are available for complex projects.

Feature

Self-Managed Virtual Server

Managed Virtual Server

Service Level Agreements

Hardware Availability
99.99%
99.99%
Network Availability
99.95%
99.95%
Dedicated Account Manager
included
included

Obtaining Support

Working Hours Email Support
included
included
Working Hours Telephone Support
included
included
Out-of-Hours Emergency Support
included
included
Dedicated Account Manager
included
included

Virtual Hardware Support

urgent server hardware upgrades
within 4 working hours of order
within 1 working hour of order

Operating System Support

Initial Operating System Installation
included
included
Operating System Configuration
not included
included
Operating System Reinstall
chargeable (£35)
included
Security Patching
not included
included

Additional Services

Private security zone on our datacentre UltraFire™ enterprise-class firewalls
included, self-managed through web interface
included, self-managed or Melbourne managed.
Hosted DNS
(on our nameservers)
included, self-managed
included, self-managed or Melbourne managed.
Secondary or Primary MX
included,
one domain name
included, up to
ten domain names
Server Monitoring
not included
24/7 monitoring of up to two services (including http requests). engineer notified on failure 24/7.
Fixing
on virtual hardware faults only
on virtual hardware and operating system faults
General Help Included None included, available at £50 per 30 mins. 30 minutes office hours help per month included. Additional help £50 per 30 mins.

Management Costs

Monthly Cost n/a £75 per month per server.