In this service, all of the capabilities under Co-Location continue to be present, but in addition we free you up from the burden of managing the server(s) - we design, build and configure the equipment, to a jointly-agreed specification. We can finance the whole thing too, if desired.

Examples of optional facilities include:

• Load-balanced performance: if it makes sense based on the volume of your activities to have multiple servers, it makes sense to ensure that the workload is spread as efficiently as possible across computers.  We deliver this by employing sophisticated software running on its own servers to allocate processing power, based on rules that we jointly create e.g. by transaction type, by source etc., to optimise the performance of your server investments.

• Fail-over configurations: if your business is dependent on your resources being 'always-on', we can craft a solution where in the event of one of your servers failing, processing can be switched to another.  This could be a ’warm standby’ server, in which data is mirrored at regular intervals, this means there are times when the secondary system is slightly out of synchronisation with the primary, but can be brought up-to-date within a few minutes.  Alternatively, we develop a 'hot standby' solution where data is written to both server environments in real time, enabling immediate fail-over from primary to secondary.  Both standby modes can individually accommodate redundant disk configurations, providing the ability to continue processing in the event that a disk fails but the server itself is unaffected.

• Clustered database capabilities: in addition to the use of redundant disks to provide resilience, the combination of multiple load-balanced servers in fail-over configurations may further demand sophisticated database management techniques to provide the required fusion of availability and performance in intensive real-time applications. By coupling Datacenta’s wide experience with the knowledge of highly-expert resources in other parts of the Kimcell Group, we are well-placed to advise clients on the optimum configuration and partitioning of storage, as well as keeping it running smoothly after implementation.