Catalyst2: Infrastructure

• Our Network has been built from the ground up to deliver performance and reliability
• Direct relationships with all suppliers, from datacentre to servers, meaning we have clearly defined support paths
• A team with over 10 years experience, we have been hosting since January 2000
• The ability to provision new servers within the hour on our new VMware based hosting platform
• Clear and simple support systems for you to raise queries and track them 24 hours a day

Real People

• Any service starts with the people behind it, with 3 offices in the UK and familiar names responding to your queries you can be sure we are always here for you
• No more tiered support, speak to knowledgeable individuals quickly about your service.

Data Centre

• One of Europe’s best connected premier data centres – Telehouse Europe in London Docklands

Security

• Redunant Firewalls - block traffic with rules to suit your needs, want to only allow email traffic to your server, no problem.
• IPS (Intrusion Protection Systems) - our continually updated systems block traffic with common attack patterns, to help protect against increasingly sophisticated attacks on your sites.
• With 24x7 manned security, perimeter patrols, CCTV and a key card access system, you can be certain your service is physically secure.

Backups

• Offsite daily backups - daily R1Soft CDP backups ensuring we have a reliable copy of your data should the need arise
• Veeam virtual server backups - image level backups that can be restored to any VMware host.

Reliability

• Our hosting and network infrastructure has been built from the ground up with reliability as the core element. We have a proven availability record since September 2006, external monitoring every one minute shows 99.997% availability.
• Every core element of the network is replicated.
• Every rack which contains servers has two separate cables, run by diverse routes, back to our core network.

Flexibility

• Thanks to our network design, any service can be easily upgraded and adapted to suit your specific requirements.
• Need more IP addresses? With our RIPE LIR status we can apply directly on your behalf. Being fully IPv6 ready means we can provide the next generation of connectivity today.

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You can also see a short video about us and our infrastructure that we recently produced in partnership with Dell.