Free Cloud Hosting Trial for hSo Customers

We're offering existing hSo customers and partners (and selected public sector/third sector organisations) the chance to try our cloud hosting service for FREE for 30 days!^*

To apply, just call us on 020 7847 4510 or contact us using the 'Get in touch' form lower down this page.

Here's a summary of our cloud hosting service:

Better Hosting

A Managed Service - We can take care of the hardware, hosting, OS patching, and monitoring for you

Modern High-Spec Hardware - We use enterprise-grade high-capacity servers, SANs and switches

Proper Hosting Environment - Strong physical security, raised floors, industrial-strength air-conditioning, fast connectivity

Improved Reliability - Redundancy to eliminate single points of failure. Multiple hosts, data centres, power feeds, network links

24/7 UK Support - We're always on duty, ready to spot and fix potential problems.

Scalability - Just pay for the capacity you need right now and scale up later if you need to

How it Works

Resilient VMware-Based Platform - Your virtual machines run on a scalable enterprise-grade cloud platform, built using VMware Cloud Director, and hosted across several UK data centres for resilience

Groups of VMs - After the trial, you pay for a fixed pool of resources and allocate (and reallocate) these at will to individual VMs. You get a predictable monthly bill, yet still have the freedom to add and resize VMs as needed. There are no bandwidth charges

Web-Based Portal - You can directly control your VMs and their resources via a web browser

Uptime & Resilience

Multiple hosts per Data Centre - If one host dies, there's another one close by ready to take over the workloads

Multiple Data Centres - If all hosts in a data centre go offline, there's another data centre at the ready to take over

VMware vMotion - Before patching hosts, we can perform a 'live migration' of VMs to another host, avoiding downtime

Multiple Power Supplies - Our data centres have multiple power feeds, backup generators, Uninterruptible Power Supplies

Multiple Connections - Each host has multiple multi-gigabit connections

Auto-failover - The system detects any host failures and shifts workloads to alternative hosts automatically

IP Addresses Failover - IP addresses follow your workloads as they move to different hosts and data centres

Data Replication - All data is stored in multiple data centres using VMware vSAN

24/7 Monitoring - Our systems keep an eye on the hosting platform, alerting our 24/7 support team to potential issues

Security

Physical Security - The data centres we use have man traps to stop tailgating, 24x7 guarding, biometric readers and CCTV

ISO 27001 Certified Hosting Firm - hSo is independently-audited for compliance with the requirements of ISO 27001 (Information Security Management Systems) standard.

ISO 27001 Certified Data Centre Operators - Our cloud platforms are hosted in data centres run by ISO 27001 certified operators.

Cyber Essentials Plus Certified - hSo is certified under the UK Government's Cyber Essentials scheme

Your Firewall, Your Rules - Your VM groups can have their own virtual firewalls, so you can fully control access to your VMs

Security Training - All hSo staff undergo regular mandatory IT Security training

Managed OS Patching Option - If you opt for Managed VMs, we take care of routine patching of Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Ubuntu and CentOS

Hosting Locations

Docklands & Slough - Our standard service hosts your workloads in Equinix data centres LD8 and LD5. Your workloads, data storage and offsite data backup are hosted exclusively in the UK, so you don't stray into non-UK courts' legal jurisdictions and non-UK data protection regimes.

Other - Dedicated private clouds can be hosted in a variety of alternative locations such as Manchester, Reading, Maidenhead, Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam.

Why hSo?

Experienced - Our hosting platforms are designed and maintained by technical staff with decades of experience

VMware Based Clouds - We use the most popular, proven, feature-rich virtualisation option to power your cloud

Collaborative Approach - Our tech experts work closely with you to ensure a simple, smooth migration to your new hosting platform

Tailored Hosting - We'll create a cloud hosting solution that's tailored to your specific requirements

Hybrid Cloud Compatible - We're AWS and Microsoft partners so can help integrate these public clouds into your hosting solution

Safety & Security - We go to great lengths to keep your cloud secure and available

Capabilities Beyond Hosting - We can deliver connectivity, colocation, data backup, disaster recovery and IT Security services

How to Apply for Your FREE Trial

Call us on 020 7847 4510 or contact us using the 'Get in touch' form lower down this page.

^*Free Cloud Hosting Trial for hSo Customers, hSo Partners and selected Public Sector organisations - Small Print

Free trials are at hSo's sole discretion. Not available to existing hSo cloud hosting customers or companies within the same group. Not available to hSo competitors - generally. Subject to contract. Dedicated clouds and OS licences are not included as part of the trial. Exact length and scope of any free trial is to be agreed between the parties. Offer valid until 13/10/2022.