With Ekkum’s Fully Managed Infrastructure services we offer complete end-to-end management of your mission-critical IT environment. We provide and service the hardware; take care of data back-up and recovery; ensure complete security; and fully manage the operating system, web, and database application infrastructures.
Managed hosting is similar to dedicated server hosting that is accompanied with an increased level of service, or sometimes referred to as an “SLA”, or “service level agreement” in which the agreement defines exactly what is included in the support or service. In case of managed hosting, the hosting provider will handle most of the technical setup and configuration of the server.
Managed Hosting is in general used by mid-to-large sized businesses who can afford a CTO or CIO on staff, whereas small businesses, start-ups and freelance web developers seem to prefer either a dedicated or shared hosting solution in an effort to reduce costs. Ekkum's managed hosting is extremely cost effective because you do not need to make large capital investments in infrastructure, equipment and staff to support your needs. Ekkum managed hosting solutions can drastically reduce your total cost of ownership (TCO) of the equipment that you are essentially “leasing” compared to managing it in-house.
EKKUM PROVIDES FULLY MANAGED INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
Network Infrastructure Management
- Multiple Redundant Internet Connections with diverse entry points
- Redundant colocation centre, network routers, switches and firewalls
- Fully managed Windows and Linux Solutions
- Single and multi-dedicated server solutions
- On-going management, tuning, and support
Network Monitoring and reporting
- 24x7x365 infrastructure monitoring and management
Network Security Management
- Enterprise-wide risk assessment and management strategies
- Managed Firewall, VPN and intrusion detection services
Remote Data Back-up and restore
- Reliable automatic remote offsite back-up solutions
- Daily incremental, weekly full back-ups, tape removel and offsite storage solutions
Our Managed Hosting Services include
Network Security
Secure Your Hosted Environment with Cisco Managed Firewalls
Stop Data Breaches Before They Happen
The cost of dealing with a data breach is soaring. But you can protect your business from the revenue loss, legal liability and network outages of server attacks by putting the right security measures in place before disaster strikes.
Ekkum's managed Cisco Firewall solutions add a solid layer of protection between your mission-critical information and malicious attempts to access it. Our firewalls analyze all incoming and outgoing traffic to block suspicious activity inside and out. Ekkum's network security experts will manage the solution for you, making sure your firewall is set to protect your business without disrupting legitimate traffic.
Cisco ASA 5500 Series Firewall Edition
Focus on growing your business without worrying about the latest security threats. Cisco ASA 5500 Series firewall editions include:
- Market-leading firewall technology
- Trusted services to secure modern network environments
- Flexible policies that prevent unauthorized access to network resources
- Easy deployment and day-to-day management features
- Enterprise-class resiliency and scalability options
Ekkum's Managed Firewall
Ekkum will take care of your dedicated firewall while you concentrate on other, mission-critical tasks. No matter which firewall solution you choose, you'll get:
- Initial setup and configuration
- Setting of rules and policies
- Ongoing maintenance
- Configuration of virtual IP's and NATs
- Firmware maintenance
- User creation
- Rule backup
- Setup and configuration of high availability mode
Load Balancing
Manage Traffic, Speed and Redundancy
How Important Is Your Web Site?
When your business Web site provides mission-critical data or is your main revenue source, slow response times and potential hardware failures are not an option. Protect your business with a customized load balancing solution from Ekkum.
If your entire Web site resides on a single server, it only takes one traffic surge to slow response times or a single hardware failure to bring your business to a halt. Load balancing eliminates both problems by using multiple servers to house your data. No single point of failure can bring your Web site down.
The Load Balancing Advantage
Load balancing spreads the work of your dedicated server among two or more servers, optimizing resources, output and response times. If your server fails in any way, requests are routed to other server(s) according to preset criteria - eliminating downtime.
Load balancing gives you:
- Failsafe performance that can't be achieved by a single server
- Faster system response times for a better customer experience
- Improved availability to critical applications
- Guaranteed server uptime
Two Reasons You Need Load Balancing:
1. Cost effective load allocation – expanding horizontally by balancing the load among servers is more reliable and cost effective than vertical scaling solutions
2. Increased redundancy – effective method of implementing a redundant system
Ekkum offers managed hosting services suited for enterprise-level customers with complex server requirements and for small- to medium-sized businesses looking to take advantage of the flexibility and high performance of dedicated web hosting. We provide server hardware, software, security, bandwidth and 24x7x365 system administration for a reasonable monthly fee.
Managed Dedicated hosting is more desirable for users with more sophisticated needs, since it permits the deployment of more complex applications, such as databases, streaming media, and high-end e-mail solutions. Our Dedicated hosting solutions also have the ability to host multiple sites on one machine. Such solutions are usually provided on a world-class network connection, and include 24x7 monitoring of the server and network availability.
The advantage of Ekkum’s dedicated hosting service is that it is custom-designed for each customer. You can select specific CPU speeds, disk space requirements and other hardware components. Such automated server specification processes maximize your return-on-investment by ensuring that you only select the hardware you need.
Because of these advantages, dedicated servers can be considered a superior service allowing you access to more reliable avenues of content distribution and control over your hosting environment.
- Managed Web Hosting
- Managed Web Application Hosting
- Managed hosting for QuickBooks
- Managed Hosting for MS Exchange and Blackberry
- Managed Hosting for SharePoint
Benefits of Ekkum’s Managed Dedicated Hosting Solutions:
1. Dedicated hosting allows you to use the entire server. This means you have more room and you have privacy.
2. Dedicated hosting allows you to have a server on site. This is if you have someone to manage the server. If not, you can get managed services that allow you to still have dedicated hosting. The only difference is that you have someone else managing your server, which is something that is quite feasible for a lot of businesses.
