PRIVATE CLOUD AND
CO-LOCATION SERVICES
Our Private Hosting Service provides organisations with a flexible and secure platform to host and manage your IT infrastructure. Whether you wish to co-locate your own hardware within our enterprise-grade data centre or fully leverage our private cloud platform, we deliver a robust, scalable, and cost-effective solution tailored to your needs.
Hosted within the 6 Degrees data centre, our environment is designed for resilience, high availability, and low-latency connectivity, ensuring your business-critical services remain online and accessible.
SERVICE OPTIONS
We offer a full spectrum of hosting solutions - from customer-owned infrastructure to fully managed private cloud services.
CUSTOMER-OWNED INFRASTRUCTURE
(CO-LOCATION)
For customers who prefer to maintain full ownership and control of their IT assets:
- Rack Space & Power: Secure hosting of your servers, network and storage equipment in our Tier III+ standard data centre.
- Connectivity: High-performance connectivity options for public and private network access.
- Physical & Logical Security: 24/7 monitored facility, access controls, and compliance with industry best practices.
- Remote Hands: On-site support for basic maintenance and incident response.
- Minimal Monthly Cost: Competitive hosting and connectivity pricing to keep operational costs low.
Ideal for:
- Organisations with existing hardware investments.
- Businesses wanting physical control with enterprise-grade hosting.
PROVIDER-OWNED INFRASTRUCTURE
(PRIVATE CLOUD)
For customers preferring a fully managed, private cloud environment:
- Compute: Enterprise-grade virtualisation platform with guaranteed performance.
- Storage: High-performance SAN/NAS storage tiers with redundancy.
- Network: Fully resilient, low-latency private network architecture.
- Microsoft Stack: Full support for Microsoft services including Active Directory, Exchange, SQL, and M365 integration.
- Security & Compliance: Built-in firewalling, DDoS mitigation, and security monitoring.
- Backup & Recovery: Managed backup and cold disaster recovery options to meet RPO/RTO requirements.
Ideal for:
- Organisations seeking OPEX-based IT delivery.
- Businesses requiring a secure, scalable, and compliant hosting environment without capital expenditure.
CORE SERVICE COMPONENTS
| COMPONENT | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Network | Redundant, high-speed connectivity with VPN, MPLS, SD-WAN and dedicated private circuits. |
| Server & Compute | Enterprise-grade blade and rack servers with resource guarantees. |
| Storage | Tiered storage options (performance, capacity, archive) with redundancy and scalability. |
| Virtualisation | VMware and Hyper-V environments with HA, vMotion, and clustered failover capabilities. |
| Microsoft Services | Fully integrated Microsoft stack including Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, M365. |
| Backup | Managed daily/weekly backup with off-site retention and encryption. |
| Disaster Recovery | Cold DR site capabilities to ensure business continuity and compliance. |
| Monitoring & Support | Monitoring, alerting, incident response and optional managed services. |
SECURITY & COMPLIANCE
- Tier III+ data centre standards.
- ISO 27001 aligned operational processes.
- Redundant power and network feeds.
- 24/7 physical security and CCTV.
- Optional security layers: firewalling, SIEM integration, endpoint protection.
COMMERCIAL MODEL
We offer flexible commercial options designed to fit different business models:
- Co-location: Simple monthly fee for rack space, power, and connectivity.
- Hybrid: Blended billing for owned and leased infrastructure.
- Private Cloud: OPEX model with predictable monthly billing per resource allocation.
- Add-ons: Optional managed services (backup, monitoring, DR, etc.) available as modular extras.
BENEFITS
- Flexibility: Choose the level of control and management that suits your organisation.
- Cost Efficiency: Minimise CAPEX and optimise OPEX with tailored hosting options.
- Security & Resilience: Hosted in a secure, fully redundant environment.
- Scalability: Easily scale resources up or down to meet changing business demands.
- Expert Support: Access to experienced infrastructure and cloud specialists.
GET IN TOUCH TODAY
If you'd like to discuss your options, all you need to do is call us, drop us a line, or request a call back using the form provided. Even if it's just some advice, we'd love to hear from you.
Phone: 0345 1243 441
Email: sales@simplifyit.co.uk
