Platform Hosting

 

Server Centre Cloud Computing utilises VMware vSphere running on powerful Dell PowerEdge Servers to deliver cost-effective, scalable and reliable Cloud Computing. Unlike other Cloud Computing environments, Server Centre Cloud Computing does not limit what software you can run. With Server Centre Cloud Computing, you can run any Guest Operating System that runs under VMware ESX, including all Windows versions, all Linux distributions, Solaris, FreeBSD and many others. All Virtual Machines connect to our fault-tolerant Cisco Gigabit network to deliver exceptional performance with a 100% Network Uptime Guarantee.

 

Server Centre offers two platform options:

 

Starter Cloud (Low Cost ) and Enterptise Cloud (Fault-Tolerant)

 

Starter Cloud: High Performance / Low Cost

Server Centre Starter Cloud delivers low-cost VMware Virtual Machines running on high-performance, standalone Dell PowerEdge servers. Unlike other Cloud offerings, you are free to run whatever software you want on your Starter Cloud Virtual Machine(s). You can provide your own VMware images (VMDK file), run off-the-shelf appliances from VMware's Partner Catalog, or Server Centre can install and support Windows Server 2003/2008 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Version 4 or 5).

 

You can add processor, memory or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) disk space to any Server Centre Starter Cloud VMware Virtual Machine as needed.

 

Enterprise Cloud: High Performance / High Availability

 

Server Centre Enterprise Cloud is designed for Software as a Service Hosting (SaaS Hosting),
and other business-critical hosting environments where uptime is critical.

 

Server Centre Enterprise Cloud runs VMware ESX Enterprise, including VMware HA (High Availability) & VMware VMotion. Server Centre Enteprrise Cloud utilises clustered Dell PowerEdge servers connected to a high-performance iSCSI Storage Area Network, where all Virtual Machines and their data reside. If any server fails, all virtual machines running on a failed server automatically restart on another server within the cluster - with no changes required to your applications or software!

 

Like Server Centre Starter Cloud, you are free to run whatever software you want on your Enterprise Cloud Virtual Machine(s), as long as your Operating System can run VMware Tools. You can provide your own VMware images (VMDK file), run off-the-shelf appliances from VMware's Partner Catalog, or Server Centre can install and support Windows Server 2003/2008 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Version 4 or 5) for you.

 

You can add processor, memory or Storage Area Network (SAN) disk space to any Server Centre Gold Cloud VMware Virtual Machine as needed.

Software Supported

You are free to provide your own VMware image (VMDK file) in order to run and install any software you want within your Starter Cloud Virtual Machines. Or if you are looking for a fully supported software environment, Server Centre can setup and support both Starter Cloud and Enterprise Cloud Virtual Machines with popular software environments including:

 

Operating Systems
Windows Server 2003 & 2008
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (4 or 5)

 

Supported Software / Applications
.Net / ASP.Net / IIS

MS SQL Server 2005/2008

Apache /Tomcat / JBOSS
MySQL PHP PERL
Python Ruby / Ruby On Rails

Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft SharePoint

Citrix XenApp/Presentation Server

Oracle 9i / 10g / 11g.....& More!

24/7 Live Technical Support

With each Server Centre-provided Operating System, you can add-on a wide range of managed services, backed by our 24/7 Technical Support:

 

Managed Operating System Security Updates
Managed Data Backups & Restores

Offsite Tape Rotations For Data Backups

Advanced Intrusion Prevention
Advanced Server Hardening

Custom Service/Process Monitoring
Custom Restarts & Escalation Procedures Web Server

Load Balancing & More!

Starter Cloud Pricing

For each Starter Cloud VMware Virtual Machine, you can add processor, memory or disk space as needed. To get more processing power, you simply upgrade to the next higher-level Virtual Machine. To add more memory and more disk storage, you simply add on to your Virtual Machine on a per GB basis. (See Add-On Pricing) As long are the operating system and file system you use allows for dynamic disk allocation, you can add more disk on the fly also.

 

Processor Capacity	Memory	Disk Storage	Monthly Data Transfer	Price per month
1,000 MHz Processor	1 GB RAM	50 GB SAS Disk	100GB	£18.49
2,000 MHz Processor	2 GB RAM	75 GB SAS Disk	200GB	£34.49
4,000 MHz Processor	4 GB RAM	100 GB SAS Disk	500GB	£51.49
8,000 MHz Processor	8 GB RAM	150 GB SAS Disk	1TB	£84.49
12,000 MHz Processor	12 GB RAM	200 GB SAS Disk	2TB	£122.49

Enterprise Cloud Pricing

You can add processor, memory or Storage Area Network (SAN) disk space to any Server Centre Enterprise Cloud VMware Virtual Machine as needed. To get more processing power, you simply upgrade to the next higher offering. You can add more memory and more disk storage per GB. (See Add-On Pricing) As long are the operating system and file system you use allows for dynamic disk allocation, you can add more disk on the fly also.

 

Processor Capacity	Memory	Disk Storage	Monthly Data Transfer	Price per month
1,000 MHz Processor	1 GB RAM	50 GB SAN Disk	100GB	£32.49
2,000 MHz Processor	2 GB RAM	75 GB SAN Disk	200GB	£54.49
4,000 MHz Processor	4 GB RAM	100 GB SAN Disk	500GB	£72.49
8,000 MHz Processor	8 GB RAM	150 GB SAN Disk	1TB	£116.49
12,000 MHz Processor	12 GB RAM	200 GB SAN Disk	2TB	£164.49

 

Add-on Pricing

You can add processor, memory, storage, Internet Data Transfer, Operating Systems, Software, or Managed Services to your Virtual Machines as needed.

 

Add-On Virtual Machine Memory
Additional 1 GB Memory: £15 / month
Additional 2 GB Memory: £34 / month
Additional 3 GB Memory: £52 / month
Additional 4 GB Memory: £70 / month

 

Add-On Starter Cloud Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Disk Storage
Additional RAID-Protected SAS Disk Storage: £0.50/GB / month

 

Add-On Enterprise Cloud Storage Area Network (SAN) Disk Storage
Additional RAID-Protected SAN Disk Storage: £0.75/GB / month

 

Add-On Internet Data Transfer
Additional 200 GB Internet Monthly Data Transfer
Additional 500 GB Internet Monthly Data Transfer
Additional 1,000 GB Internet Monthly Data Transfer
Additional 1,500 GB Internet Monthly Data Transfer
Additional 2,000 GB Internet Monthly Data Transfer

 

Optional Operating Systems (Customers May Also Provide The Licenses)
Windows Server 2003 Standard License
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise License
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 or 5.0 ES

 

Optional Applications & Databases (Customers May Also Provide The Licenses)
SQL Server 2005/2008 Workgroup Edition
SQL Server 2005/2008 Standard Edition
SQL Server 2005/2008 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Exchange Standard Plus 2003 / 2007 With Outlook (Per User)
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Enterprise Per User)
Microsoft Terminal Services (Per User)
Oracle 9i / 10g / 11g Database License (Pricing Varies By Version & License Method) Please Contact Us
Citrix XenApp / Presentation Server License Please Contact Us
We Can Support Other Software Products Too! Please Contact Us

 

Add-On Managed Services: Monthly Cost:
Managed O/S Security Updates (Windows, Red Hat)
Managed Daily Incremental & Weekly Full Backups-50 GB Of RAID-Protected Disk: **
Additional Managed Data Backup Space (Above 50 GB Of RAID-Protected Storage)
Optional Customer-Managed FTP Backup Space
Monthly Systems Administration Time

 

** Requires Server Centre to provide the Operating System on the Virtual Machine.

Starter Cloud & Enterprise Cloud Comparison

 

Below is a comparison of the Starter Cloud and Enterprise Cloud services.