Server hosting
South West Communications Group’s Data Centre uses industry-leading Cisco, Dell and HP equipment as the infrastructure for its managed server hosting service. As a Cisco Systems business partner that employs highly skilled and certified staff, we are able to provide the very latest technology offerings to its customers, including managed servers that utilise Microsoft Windows and Linux-based platforms.
Relocating servers or websites can be a daunting task for the less experienced business but for South West Communications Group, this is a day to day task and thus any stress normally associated with this type of project is completely eliminated. We provide full project management as part of its implementation process that includes liaison with IT suppliers to ensure a high quality service is consistently delivered with the minimum of disruption.
South West Communications hosting services includes:-
Managed servers –
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HP, Dell and IBM servers for Microsoft Windows environments
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HP, Dell and IBM servers for Linux environments
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24-hour monitoring of server equipment
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On-site support for server equipment and Microsoft operating system
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Rack space
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Connection of appropriate Internet bandwidth
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100Mbps – 1Gbps connection per server
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Workshop facilities for server upgrades
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Primary and secondary domain name system (DNS) support
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Supply of bandwidth monitoring tool
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Remote power cycling/server reboot facility
Co-located servers - In addition to our fully managed solution, the Data Centre can also provide co-located rack space to house your own server equipment, offering the above together with DNS and email services.
Virtualization - Virtualization allows our customers to run multiple operating systems on a single piece of hardware or high availability cluster so instead of using separate servers for websites, databases, etc, these can be run from one server to help keep capital costs down. Depending on the type of application and usage profile, consolidation ratios of 10:1 can be achieved. South West Communications Group offers a range of virtualization options to allow you to get the most from your hardware resources.
Disaster recovery - If fire, flooding or disaster affects one of our clients, there are several solutions that we can provide that will protect against or minimise data loss and downtime. The Data Centre’s full list of services, including co-location, firewall protection, flexible Internet bandwidth provision, virtualization and data backup can all be used to design the most suitable disaster recovery solution to meet your needs.
Engineering support - Our engineers’ expertise is available for occasions when our customers cannot make the journey to the Data Centre. Our team of highly trained engineers will carry out any necessary work for you through its remote hands service.
South West Communications Group has used its expertise to design and install perfect hosting solutions for companies across the UK, including Landmark.
