Managed Hosting

Kcom’s Managed Hosting is perfect if your customers have websites that generate high volumes of traffic, or if they want total control over their server. Essentially, it's their server, and they are free to run any applications that are compatible with their choice of operating system.

Full Server Control

With Kcom Managed Servers your customers are in full control, from anywhere in the world and can manage every aspect of their server including:

• Performing hardware reboots
• Installing software – server resources are available exclusively to your customer, so they can install whatever applications they choose
• ‘Root’ access to the server to administer their specific server requirements

Off-site backup

Data backup is a critical consideration for any online business as even the most robust hardware can ccasionally fail. That’s why we offer backup as an integral part of most Managed Server packages. If the worst happens, we can ensure your customers always have comprehensive data to roll back to.

Flexible SAN Storage

Relying on a local disk for storage not only limits capacity but also puts data at risk as it is a potential single point of failure. With Kcom Managed Servers, disk storage is on our enterprise class Storage Area Network (SAN) which means it is not only highly available, but minimises this risk, facilitates immediate data replacement in the event of a hardware failure (subject to the purchase of backup) and enables additional disk storage to be provided whenever your customers need it.

Operating Systems

Kcom Managed Servers give your customers the flexibility to choose the Windows or Linux operating system that matches their needs and budget.

• Windows 2003 Web Edition
• Windows 2003 Standard Edition
• Linux Red Hat 4

Why should you resell Managed Server Hosting?

• Online ordering facility – makes life easy
• Server management portal
• Marketing support from Kcom
• Our Linux and Windows Reseller Hosting plans allow you to establish your own web hosting business. You can create your own packages and set your own prices.
• Kcom will be totally transparent so you will appear to be your own hosting provider

The benefits of Managed over Shared Hosting:

• All server resources are available exclusively to your customers’ applications
• Customers have the flexibility to install the applications of their choice
• No risk of performance issues due to other heavy users on the server
• ‘Root’ access to the server to configure and host your customers’ applications
• Host an unlimited number of websites on one server at no extra cost (subject to resource availability)
• Top quality hardware housed at one of the UK’s leading hosting centres

Why choose Kcom for Managed Server Hosting?

• We only use branded, enterprise class hardware from IBM and our servers are hosted and supported in the UK (24/7/365)
• Rapid provisioning – your customer’s server can be online and ready for use in as little as 2 hours after payment
• Ultimate resilience – in the event of a hardware failure your customer’s server will automatically reboot onto another piece of hardware – no manual hardware replacement required
• Storage Flexibility – SAN Storage is not constrained by physical disk drive sizes – simply order more disk space whenever it is required
• Seamless specification upgrades available
• Rollback and reset options – if the worst happens we can restore your customer’s server to an earlier point in time
• Your customers will have full control over their server including root access for full administrative control