Managed Hosting Services

Managed hosting is a service where your hosting provider takes care of the technical management of your server, so you don’t have to. Levels of management can vary depending on your needs, and can include for example setup, monitoring, maintenance, security backups, infrastructure management, or network management. 

Managed hosting is ideal for businesses that want the benefits of dedicated infrastructure or cloud environments with the support of a third-party provider. With managed hosting, you can focus on running your website or application, while the provider ensures it stays secure, optimised, and available.

Managed hosting refers to a service where a provider supplies IT infrastructure and handles elements of the day-to-day management on your behalf. This could include server maintenance, monitoring, security updates, backups, and technical support, allowing your team to focus on your core business, not IT operations. The term managed hosting can cover a variety of infrastructure options, including managed cloud hosting. 

The cloud, by contrast, refers to a distributed network of servers that deliver computing resources over the internet. Cloud environments can be self-managed or managed by a third party. When unmanaged, businesses are responsible for configuring, maintaining, and securing their own cloud infrastructure.

With managed hosting, whatever form of infrastructure you choose, the provider owns and manages the hardware and server environment. The level of management can vary, with management services including setup, maintenance, monitoring, security and support.

With colocation, you own the hardware, and rent space in a provider’s data centre to house it. The provider supplies power, cooling, physical security, and connectivity, but you’re responsible for managing, maintaining, and supporting your own equipment.