Managed Hosting

At catalyst2 we provide high quality, reliable servers that just work. This forms one of the key parts of our managed hosting. We have a proactive technical team who are working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure your server is online and secure. Every customer has different requirements and that is why we work to ensure that we provide the right solution for each customer. Below we have outlined some key benefits of our servers. Contact us today for a quotation or try our support now - call us on 0800 107 79 79.

What is included with my managed server?

	24/7 UK based Superior Support
	100% Uptime Network Agreement
	Smart Protection and unmetered offsite backups
	Security Upgrades
	Proactive server and website monitoring
	Dedicated Account Manager
	Instant Failover to new server
	DELL Hardware
	Fast Setup
	Migration to new server

Email us today or call on 0800 107 79 79 for more information.

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What do our current customers think?

Catalyst2 have provided Design and Implement ltd a reliable service over the last 2 years and importantly the customer service is first class. I've recommended Catalyst2 in the past to business associates and would have no hesitation in recommending Catalyst2 tomorrow.

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John D Bennett, Design and Implement

Why choose a managed dedicated server with catalyst2?

If your application requires the utmost flexibility and round the clock availability, then managed dedicated server hosting from catalyst2 is the ideal solution.

For over 11 years we have been trusted to manage hundreds of mission critical applications. From assistance with design to implementation, our knowledge and experience can help ensure everything performs as expected. That is the reason why so many customers have come to us for managed hosting and managed servers.

We exclusively use Dell PowerEdge servers for our managed hosting servers, built to order for our physical dedicated servers and virtual servers and allowing each to be tailored specifically to your requirements.

We do all the day-to-day running of your system allowing you to concentrate on your business. We feel this is so important as a managed server host.

If you require a specific configuration or wish to discuss your needs with one of our specialists please contact us free on 0800 107 7979, or click here to enter your details and one of the team will contact you shortly.

What types of fully managed servers do you offer?

1. Virtual Dedicated Servers - setup in less than 24 hours, customised to your exact requirements, and thanks to our redundant VMware platform these can be scaled instantly as your demand grows. Read more

2. Physical Dedicated Servers - your own physical server. Better suited for applications requiring large amounts of diskspace, or complex clustering setups Read more

Not sure which managed hosting solution best suits your needs? Contact us and we wil be happy to talk you through the options.

What does it all mean?

We offer a range of managed server services, we have outlined the ones below that set us apart from other managed hosting providers.

24/7 UK based Superior Support

Every minute of every day, one of our support team is at the end of our freephone number or email to answer questions or queries and assist with any issues you may have. We are all based in the UK and waiting for your call. See some recent feedback.

100% Uptime Network Agreement

Catalyst2 provide a 100% Service Level Agreement to offer you peace of mind that our network will always be up. Our network has been built to be fully redundant, with N + 1 (thats two of everything!) at every level of our network, meaning if any element should fail we have a hot spare ready to take its place instantly. We also have multiple connections to large international providers, and connect directly to many well known ISP's at LINX, such as Virgin Media, TalkTalk and O2/Be.

Smart Protection and unmetered offsite backups

Our systems and staff work to ensure your server(s) with us are as secure as possible. This includes detecting and potentially troublesome traffic and providing a secure connection for you to access your server over. We also provide as standard full offsite backups as standard, every last bit of data on your server is backed up, not once but twice. This can give you complete peace of mind that your data is safe and secure and can be quickly and easily restored if need be. On our managed dedicated servers we included 7 days backups as standard.

Security Upgrades

As part of our managed service, we keep a close eye on the latest security updates and implement quickly to ensure your server is always patched and up to date. This includes not only the operating system but also any control panels or provided database software (additional software can be covered, please feel free to ask). This means your windows managed server or linux managed server are always up to date and therefore as secure as possible. Our fully managed servers are reguarly checked to ensure all upgrades and updates have applied correctly.

Proactive server and website monitoring

Proactive is better than reactive, we always take the proactive approach to catch problems before they become an issue for your online presence. Our advanced monitoring systems check your server diskspace, processor and memory usage every 5 minutes to ensure everything is operating properly, we can also monitor database servers, websites, email and custom applications, even running through your order system automatically. This ensures we can address issues long before they affect your service. Ultimately, this is why our customers come to us for our managed hosting solutions and managed hosting services.

Dedicated Account Manager

We pride ourselves on our personal service and knowing our customers. One way we achieve this is by having a dedicated account managed for our uk managed hosting and dedicated server customers. They are your point of contact for any enquiries you may have, of course our 24x7 support team is always at the end of our freephone number to assist with any urgent queries.

Instant Failover to new server

From the bottom up we have worked hard to create a 'zero downtime' hosting platform, using VMware (used by most of the FTSE 100 companies) this means that if there is an issue with the node you are hosted on, your server will moved to a new server and rebooted within 2 minutes. This lets us offer a very reliable service, with excellent service levels, as we are not reliant on a single server to keep you online. This is a key part of our managed server hosting offering and one we are particuarly proud of.

DELL Hardware

Catalyst2 exclusively use Dell servers, we have had an excellent relationship with Dell over the last 10 years, even appearing in their marketing using our VMware hosting infrastructure! The reliablility and support their products propvide help ensure we can keep you online 24x7.

Fast Setup

No more waiting around for the right spec to come into stock, we always keep spare capacity so you can be online with hours. Our advanced platform means we can configure most specifications within 2 hours, why wait around? This also means you can easily add new servers to scale with your website demand.

Migration to new server

Moving to a new server is often a hassle, not any more with a dedicated managed server. We will help you. As part of the fully managed servers we offer, we offer a migration service. We have worked with lots of clients to help move their sites/emails and databases from less reliable hosts to our super hosting platform. Just let us know your current setup and we can take it from there. Let our managed hosting help reduce downtime and give you piece of mind.