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by Matt Seaton

Dedicated Server and Server Colocation Promotions

This March has seen the launch of our latest range of high-value promotions, running across our dedicated server and server colocation services.

We are reintroducing our highly popular ‘COLOCATION50’ promotion, as well as launching a new coupon code which is now live and servicing our range of dedicated servers.

50% Off for 3 Monthson all Server Colocation Contracts

Our award-winning data centre is now opening its doors to new colocation clients, with a massive 50% off for the first 3 months on all server colocation contracts.

Services Now From: £44.50 / month
Offer Quote: COLOCATION50
Applies to: Server Colocation Solutions
Contract Length: 12 Months +
Usage Limit: Multiple Orders Allowed per Client
Expires: 31/03/2013
Savings: From ~£100+ / month to ~£10,000+ / year
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10% Off all Dedicated Servers on 12 and 36 Month
Billing Cycles

Any dedicated servers ordered on 12 or 36 month billing cycles have the ability to apply a 10% discount to the entire service, saving up to £240+ per annum. This offer does not include our already discounted Outlet servers.

Services Now From: £107 / month
Offer Code: SERVER10
Applies to: Dedicated Servers (Outlet Not Included)
Contract Length: 12 Months, 36 Months +
Usage Limit: Multiple Orders Allowed per Client (Max 8 IPs)
Expires: 31/04/2013
Savings: £240+ / year

If you would like any further information, please contact a member of our team today.

by Matt Seaton

Tim Cowan Joins Netwise Hosting

We are delighted to welcome Tim Cowan to our team here at Netwise Hosting this February. Tim is our new Sales Manager, and we are very excited to have him on-board.Tim Cowan

Tim is a long-standing and well-respected member of the data centre industry, and has been for many years, working for a number organisations spanning many different disciplines. He will largely be heading up our colocation sales division, as well as having a broad, top down view of the business to aid in development and process innovation.

An excellent and accomplished account manager, Tim will also be handling the accounts of our larger clients and building solid, long-lasting relationships with customers and partners alike.

Netwise Hosting’s management team is very much looking forward to seeing Tim develop with us here, and to pushing the business to the next level far more quickly.

If you would like an introduction to Tim Cowan, Sales Manager at Netwise Hosting, please do contact a member of the team today.

You can also connect with Tim via his LinkedIn profile.

 

by Matt Seaton

High-Specification UK Dedicated Servers

It is fair to say that the dedicated server landscape has changed somewhat in the past few years. With a move towards cloud computing, big data and virtualisation, the demands placed on physical machines have shot through the roof. People looking for dedicated servers are now hunting for faster machines, capable of supporting more complex services.

The UK dedicated server market is solid, and it’s growing fast. That is thanks largely to the UK’s fantastic technological infrastructure, and its position as one of the world’s primary connectivity hubs. UK data centres are home to some of the most powerful server real estate on the planet.

The dedicated server platforms here at Netwise have always been well received, and have won many accolades in their time. Our brand new range takes our winning formula a step further, with high performance multi-core servers ready for deployment at fantastic rates.

Starting with a powerful Quad Core Intel Xeon processor and 16GB DDR3 RAM, and ranging right up to Dual Quad and Dual Hexcore processors with 64GB DDR3 RAM, our new range is certainly turning heads and is already making a big impression, despite launching just a couple of weeks ago. With Solid State Drive options, RAM upgrades taking total machine memory to 128GB, and a brand new Storage server with 12 hard drive bays, the new Netwise Hosting dedicated servers are perfect for demanding modern applications.

Entry Level Server

  • Quad Core Intel Xeon 2.26GHz Processor
  • 16GB DDR3 RAM
  • 2 x 2TB SATA Hard Disk Drives – or – 2 x 128GB SSD and 2 x 500GB SATA Hard Disk Drives
  • 5TB Bandwidth / 100Mbps Connection
  • RAID Ready

Mid-Range Server

  • Dual Quad Core Intel Xeon 2.26GHz Processors
  • 32GB DDR3 RAM
  • 2 x 3TB SATA Hard Disk Drives – or – 2 x 128GB SSD and 2 x 1TB SATA Hard Disk Drives
  • 5TB Bandwidth / 100Mbps Connection
  • RAID Ready

High-End Server

  • Dual Quad Core Intel Xeon 2.66GHz Processors
  • 64GB DDR3 RAM
  • 2 x 128GB SSD and 2 x 3TB SATA Hard Disk Drives
  • 10TB Bandwidth / 100Mbps Connection
  • RAID Ready

Storage Server

  • Dual Hex Core AMD Opteron 1.8GHz Processors
  • 32GB DDR2 RAM
  • 4 x 3TB SATA Hard Disk Drives (12 Max)
  • 10TB Bandwidth / 100Mbps Connection
  • RAID Ready

For more information, please take a look at our Dedicated Server section, or contact us for more detailed technical specifications.

by Matt Seaton

Grant Shapps MP Visits Netwise Hosting

After our official opening back in May 2012 by Mayor of London Boris Johnson, it had been a fair while since a VIP guest passed through our South London offices.

Grant Shapps and Paul Scully visit Netwise Hosting SouthThis week saw another Government heavyweight visit our award-winning data centre, this time being Grant Shapps MP, Conservative Party Co-Chairman. His visit to our facility formed part of an on-going Government initiative to encourage more young people into business, with Netwise Hosting’s unique story being used as an example of success.

Paul Scully, who is running for local MP of Sutton and Cheam – the affluent home borough of Netwise Hosting’s facility – also visited the site. Scully has been a long-time supporter of Netwise Hosting, and hopes to use the business as a glowing example of successful enterprise in Sutton.

Not only did the two visitors and their associates gain a better understanding for the business during their morning with the management team – they also enjoyed a full tour of the data centre, a first for many in the group. Emphasis was placed on the sites use of modern, green technologies to deliver some of London’s most affordable colocation space.

You can read more about this visit on The Guardian Online.

by Matt Seaton

System and Service Resilience Improvements

The commitment we make to our customers here at Netwise Hosting is unfaltering, and we take great pride in our data centre and the systems within it. As such, we like to evolve and develop over time, adding to systems and processes to improve quality of service and reliability.

We have a number of new developments reaching completion in January, which will solidify the resilience of our supporting infrastructure in line with the levels of resilience already built into customer-side server, colocation, and online backup services.

Added Phone Support

We have improved our supporting infrastructure this January, with a secondary layer added to our phone support system. Emergency calls will now route through for direct contact with NOC technicians after a short holding period on our main line (0845 430 9900).

This is a preventative measure, which bridges a gap in our previous setup which could cause a phone system blackout if connectivity on our diverse uplinks were to become compromised (an almost impossible event, but something we must negate none-the-less).

Globally Diverse DNS on all Web Services

Our website, My Netwise Hosting Control Panel, Live Chat and all other customer-face online systems now sit behind a state-of-the-art globally diverse DNS system, which prevents any downtime should a DNS server fail. This ensures online support systems are readily accessible, regardless of any DNS faults. DNS fault correction is almost instantaneous on this new system.

Should our web servers fail in any way, our new DNS system will then divert traffic to our new Live System Status Information portal, detailed below;

Live System Status Information

Development has just finished on a new live system status portal, which provides users with the ability to check up on the operational health of all critical systems and services – both internal and external of the data centre – in real-time. It also provides users with an emergency support ticketing submission form should any other avenues of support become compromised in any way.

If you would like to know any more about the above improvements, please feel free to contact a member of our team today.