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Many manufacturers make great hardware and these days they are getting better and better with advances in technology leapinng ever forward. A few years have passed now since we first started managing our clients dedicated needs as well as shared and experience leads us to know know which components are most reliable and perform best in a demanding server environment. Each of our dedicated servers is built from branded components and tested to our uncompromising specification, assuring rock solid performance and dependability.

Intel Processor & Chipset
A fast Intel processor is at the heart of your machine giving quick dependable performance for your online applications. Whilst more expensive, Intel chips generate little heat and thus have greater reliability than those of other manufacturers making them the only choice for mission critical applications.

DDR Memory
A generous amount of the latest DDR memory. When memory is not being used by your applications it will automatically be utilised to cache frequently accessed files and data giving an additional speed boost.

Hot Swappable Seagate Hard Disk Drives
Fast disk space in which to store your files and data. The strain placed on the drive's moving parts by constant operation in a server environment makes the selection of this component critical. We have found the consistency and performance of Seagate disks to be unmatched, even by other big name manufacturers, which is why we specify them for all our machines.

Hardware RAID Controller
With the exception of VelocityServer, servers includes an Adaptec RAID controller card which mirrors writes to your hard disks and speeds up file access by balancing read requests across both drives. In the event of a disk failure, all requests are served by the remaining drive, the operation of your server is uninterrupted and no data is lost. Again without interrupting the operation of the server, the failed disk is replaced and the data on it rebuilt to restore redundancy. Beware of software based RAID and disk mirroring systems, these cheaper but more error prone solutions are not adequate for use in a mission critical environment.

Instant Hardware Replacement
We guarantee as part of our market leading service level agreement to always keep a standby server, installed, configured and powered up, ready to hand over to you instantly in the unlikely event that your machine suffers a hardware failure. This is managed for you and our engineers take care hardware repairs.

Data Backup
With the exception of VelocityServer, servers include hardware based disk mirroring (RAID) providing protection against hardware failure. We also offer a daily tape backup option, data on your server is transferred to magnetic tapes every day with tapes stored off site. Individual files may be restored should you accidentally delete them and the entire machine may be restored in the event of a more serious problem.