Linux Dedicated Servers

Fully Managed Dedicated Servers (Managed Services)

Our fully managed dedicated servers are truly fully managed. Many providers claim that their offerings are fully managed, but they don't compete. When you have a fully managed dedicated server with us, we provide the following services at no additional charge:

Initial Setup

When you place a dedicated server order with us, your server will come completely configured and ready to go. All software we provide will be completely configured, fully functional and integrated with the Helm control panel. Additionally, all servers under go a rigerous security hardening procedure, and come with a library of customized scripts that we use to automate tedious tasks, such as log file rotation.

Proactive Monitoring

We monitor all externally accessible services running on your server at 60 second intervals. If our monitoring system detects and problems with your server or a particular service, our dedicated team of server administrators is immediately notified of the issue, and they start working to resolve the issue. You can rest easy knowing that we're monitoring your server and resolving any issues in a proactive manner.

Automated Backup

Data files on your fully managed dedicated server are backed up on a daily basis to our network backup server. We also maintain a seperate backup server for mySQL and MS SQL database backups. We complete all file restoration requests for free.

Ongoing Upgrades

We install security and non-security related upgrades for all of the software that's included on your server. You can count on us to install critical security related hotfixes within hours of their release. Non-critical security issues and non-security related upgrades are rolled out on a monthly basis.

24x7 Support

Our helpdesk is staffed 24x7 for servicing all of your technical issues. Additionally, we provide our clients with severals ways to reach company owners 24x7 in order to ensure that your urgent, business critical issues are resolved completely to your satisfaction.

Hardware Replacement

Should your server ever experience any hardware issues, we will repair or replace your server so that it is restored to working order as quickly as possible. We maintain an ample inventory of spare parts and servers to deal with any hardware issues that arise.

We also perform the following fee based services for our clients:

Server Migrations

We are extremely experienced in performing all varieties of server migrations. Any properly executed server migration requires extensive planning, hours of hard diligent work by expert server administrators, and post migration support. All in all, a successful migration is a very time consuming project. Our migration services start at $300. If you are interested in having us migrate a server for you, please contact our sales team for a customized quotation.

Intrusion Detection / Network Security

Our entire network is protected by a pair of redundant, inline TopLayer IPS 5500-1000 units. The TopLayer IPS 5500 series provide protection against malicious content through advanced IPS technology, against undesired access through stateful firewall filtering, and against rate-based attacks through DDoS mitigation. Moreover, the TopLayer IPS 5500s are the only intrusion system protection to ever receive a coveted double NSS approved award in a single test.

Expert Advice

Our technicians are available to provide you with expert advice regarding any and all server related issues or questions you have. We can provide you with recommendations regarding upgrades, performance improvements, third party software, etc.

Software Installs

We typically install most software packages for our clients at no charge. However, we do reserve the right to charge a reasonable one-time fee for the installation of any custom software packages you require.

Our Infrastructure - Our Network

While all of our servers are located within Data393's data center facility, we maintain our own fully redundancy network.

Edge and Core Infrastructure

Our network is powered by a pair of redundant Juniper M5 routers and Cisco 6500 series switches. All of our edge and core equipment is interconnected in a full network mesh to provide maximum redundancy and salability. Internally, our network operates at 2Gb/sec.

IP Transit / Connectivity

We have fully burstable 1Gb/sec connections to Data393 and Savvis. Additionally, the following carriers are available within our data center facility: Level(3), Internap, Qwest, MCI, Time Warner Telecom, XO and ICG.

Monitoring

All critical network infrastructure is monitored on 60 second intervals, both internally and externally to our network. Any potential issues with our network infrastructure are immediately escalated to company management.

The above systems are only a glimpse into what we offer. Through our hardware vendors, we are able to create a completely personalized configuration that meets your exact needs. If you would like a persaonlized quote, please contact our sales team at sales@stpwebhosting.com