The UIS Hosting Service allows institutions to have their servers hosted in a UIS-managed data centre environment. Several sites are available with a range of facilities to suit your requirements.
The service features available include:
- 24/7 onsite security
- N+1 redundancy for power and cooling
- Full maintenance call-out cover
- Operational support
- ISO/IEC 27001-certified high-performance computing facility
The benefits
This service relieves the institution of the cost and effort of having to service and manage appropriate hosting facilities themselves.
Other benefits include:
- Greater physical security
- Efficient power usage
- Specialist on-site expertise
- Multiple sites
- Diverse network connectivity
- Expandable
Networking options
Several networking options are available, depending on the type of hosting (physical versus virtual) and whether you use a dedicated or shared rack.
The costs
The costs vary according to your institution's requirements, but will include cabinet fees and power usage charges. For example:
- Cabinet: £3000 per year
- Power: 9.2p per kWh
- Green levy: 1.4p per kWh
How to get this service
Contact us via wcdc@uis.cam.ac.uk if you have any queries or would like to discuss your requirements.
Further information
West Cambridge Data Centre information