dedicated servers
nativemanaged Service
When we say 'managed', we really mean it. Unlike other companies that rely on you to ask to perform important updates, we simply take care of everything for you. Your dedicated server is monitored, updated and managed to the same level as our own shared web hosting servers.
High performance, robust technology
Firstly we start with high performance, robust technology. Only the highest quality server hardware is used, and we provide RAID options as well as cPanel/WHM with extensive backup facilities.
Getting your server ready for launch
Then our team of expert systems administrators will initially configure, optimise and secure your server ready for launch. We can even assist the migration of your existing applications from other cPanel environments without interruption to services.
Our customised suite of software, OS updates and services required for robust, lightning fast operation are setup along with our advanced instant human response monitoring systems. (This means that if there is ever a problem, our technicians are alerted in minutes and instantly login and begin rectifying the issue.)
Proactive, 24/7 management and support
We proactively update and secure your server 24 hours a day, to ensure you are always online, secure, lightning-fast and running at 100%. We aim to make our dedicated servers as simple to use as shared hosting, if you ever have a problem or a question our senior systems administrators are on hand to help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Setup
- Initial OS installation and configuration
- Initial security audit & server hardening
- Firewall installation and configuration
- Mod_security installation/configuration
- Removal of unnecessary/insecure services and packages
- Unnecessary system user removal
- Drive/partition/path hardening
- host.conf/sysctl.conf hardening
- SSH hardening
- Backup config/implementation
- Spam/virus software installation and configuration
- Nameserver configuration
- Licence setup/validation
Monitoring
- 24/7/365 server monitoring & human response
- 24/7/365 admin availability
- HTTP (string) monitoring
- HTTPS monitoring
- DNS monitoring
- SMTP monitoring
- POP3 monitoring
- IMAP monitoring
- MySQL monitoring
- FTP monitoring
- SSH monitoring
- cPanel monitoring
- WHM monitoring
Ongoing
- MySQL optimization
- Disk health check
- Hardware testing
- RPM integrity verification
- Process and socket audit
- Remote port scan
- DOS attack mitigation
- System root kit and virus scans
- Kernel updates (grsecurity)
- Apache updates
- PHP updates
- MySQL updates
- Control panel updates
- General service updates (FTP, mail etc.)
- General system updates
- Routine server security
- Audit/updates
- Continuous server log monitoring
Key features of our dedicated servers:
- High specification servers
- Lightning fast UK network
- Configured, optimised, tested and fully secured
- 24 hour support and nativemanaged service
- Software installed and configured as required
- Instant Human Response Monitoring
- cPanel and WHM provided as standard
- Free IP addresses as and when required
- RAID/NAS Backup Options
- Fully scalable to grow with you
The level of service has been great, no problems with that. I was really worried that we lacked the experience of running a dedicated server but to be honest there's been no difference for us (technically) between this and the shared server, you guys have dealt with all the complicated stuff. Means we have the power and size of a dedicated server but with the support of a shared one... best of both worlds :-)
Bob, Craftville Design
