Award-winning Managed Cloud Server for your business!

Managed cloud servers are virtualised server environments that are managed and maintained by an external provider. This means that businesses can outsource their IT infrastructure and focus on their core business, whilst the provider takes care of the servers’ maintenance, security and performance.

Question: What is the difference between managed cloud servers and shared hosting, and what advantages do managed cloud servers offer?

Answer: Our managed cloud servers offer you all the services you’ve come to expect from shared hosting, but with additional benefits resulting from the exclusive usage of a cloud server. Here are some key points to help you understand the differences and advantages:

1. Exclusive use of resources:
• Shared hosting: With shared hosting, several users share a server’s resources, which can lead to limitations in performance and availability.
• Managed cloud servers: In contrast, with a managed cloud server, all resources are available exclusively to you. This results in higher performance and stability, as your applications and websites are not affected by other users on the same server.

2. Flexibility and customisability:
• Shared hosting: Configuration options are often limited, as any changes would affect the entire hosting environment.
• Managed cloud server: With a managed cloud server, you enjoy far greater flexibility. You can customise the server environment to suit your specific requirements, including the ability to install specialised software or configurations that would not be possible on shared hosting.

3. Security and isolation:
• Shared hosting: Security can be a concern, as a vulnerability on the server could potentially affect all users. - Although we take measures to prevent this even on shared hosting systems.
• Managed Cloud Server: Each Managed Cloud Server is completely isolated, meaning that your data and applications are protected from the effects of security issues that might affect other users.

4. Scalability:
• Shared hosting: Scalability is often limited and not as flexible, as the hosting system is designed for a specific number of users.
• Managed cloud servers: They offer excellent scalability. You can quickly adjust resources such as CPU, RAM and storage to keep pace with the growth of your website or application.

Linux Debian is one of the best-known and most widely used distributions of the open-source Linux operating system. Debian is characterised by its stability, security and the large number of software packages available.

By using Debian as the basis for our Managed Cloud Servers, we ensure that you benefit from the advantages of this operating system and receive a solid foundation for your IT infrastructure.

Our Managed Cloud Servers offer a range of benefits for businesses, including:

a. Triple redundancy: To ensure maximum availability and reliability, our systems are designed with triple redundancy. This means that, in the event of a server or component failure, at least two further instances are always available to maintain functionality.

b. German cloud infrastructure: Our cloud servers are virtualised within our own German cloud. This offers the advantage that all data and applications are stored and processed in compliance with strict German data protection regulations.

c. Maintenance and support: We take care of all server maintenance and support, including security updates and performance optimisations. This allows you to focus entirely on your business without having to worry about the technical aspects of your IT infrastructure.

d. Scalability: Our managed cloud servers are flexible and can be adapted to your company’s growing requirements. You can add or remove additional resources at any time to ensure that your IT infrastructure always meets your current needs.

Question: Does SpeedIT Solutions also offer instance networking and cluster solutions, for example for Elasticsearch, web and database separation, Tideways or other applications?

Answer: Yes, in addition to our managed cloud servers, we also offer instance networking and cluster solutions for various use cases. These enable optimised resource utilisation, improved performance and enhanced reliability. Examples include:

Elasticsearch clusters: This solution enables the networking of multiple Elasticsearch instances to ensure improved search performance and reliability.

Web and database separation: By separating web and database servers, we can optimise the performance of your applications and enhance security by performing provisioning of dedicated resources and isolated environments.

Tideways clusters: For applications that use Tideways for performance monitoring and optimisation, we offer cluster solutions to ensure improved performance and scalability.

Customised cluster solutions: Depending on your requirements and applications, we can develop bespoke cluster solutions to achieve optimal results.

Our team of experts will support you in planning, implementing and managing your instance networking and cluster solutions to ensure optimal performance and reliability of your IT infrastructure.

Question: Is it possible to scale our Managed Cloud Servers temporarily to facilitate the provisioning of additional capacity at short notice for newsletters, promotional campaigns, TV pitches and similar scenarios?

Answer: Yes, we offer flexible temporary scaling of our Managed Cloud Servers, which is ideal for situations where higher server performance is required at short notice. This is particularly useful for:

Newsletter campaigns: If you are sending out a newsletter with a wide reach and expect an increased volume of visitors, we can temporarily increase the hardware resources of your cloud servers to ensure a smooth user experience.

Sales promotions: For limited-time promotions, such as Black Friday or Cyber Monday, we can expand your server capacity at short notice to cope with the increased visitor numbers.

TV features: If you expect a TV programme or advertising campaign to lead to a sudden surge in visitor numbers, we can temporarily boost your servers’ performance to prevent potential bottlenecks.

To carry out temporary scaling of your Managed Cloud Servers, we adjust the hardware resources - such as CPU, RAM and hard drives - to meet your requirements for a specified period. Once this period has elapsed, the resources are reset to their original levels.

Please contact us in advance to plan the temporary scaling and ensure that your server can cope with the increased demands without any issues. We’d be happy to advise you and support you with the implementation.

Question: Is it possible to upgrade the hardware of our Managed Cloud Servers as required to tailor the system to our needs? What are the associated costs?

Answer: Yes, we offer the option to customise and upgrade the hardware resources of your Managed Cloud Servers to suit your needs. This allows you to adapt your server’s performance to the growing requirements of your business or project.

The costs for upgrading the hardware resources are as follows:
• CPU cores: €8* per additional
CPU core• RAM: €3.00* per additional GB of RAM•
Storage: €0.10* per additional GB of storage

You can upgrade your hardware resources at any time.

Please contact us to discuss the adjustments and make the necessary changes to your Managed Cloud Server. We’d be happy to advise you and support you in optimising your IT infrastructure.

Question: What are the Managed Cloud Servers suitable for, and which platforms are supported?

Answer: Our Managed Cloud Servers are ideal for a variety of applications, particularly for hosting websites and email services. They offer a high-performance and scalable IT infrastructure that supports various platforms and applications, such as:

Shopware: With our Managed Cloud Servers, you can host high-performance and reliable Shopware online shops that adapt to the growing demands of your e-commerce business.

WordPress: Our Managed Cloud Servers are an excellent choice for hosting WordPress websites, from small blogs to large-scale corporate websites. We offer optimised performance and security to ensure a seamless user experience.

JTL Shop: Our cloud servers also support JTL Shop, a popular e-commerce platform. Benefit from a scalable and high-performance environment that helps ensure the success of your online shop.

Magento: Our managed cloud servers also offer optimised solutions for hosting Magento shops. The powerful and flexible infrastructure enables you to run scalable, high-performance e-commerce websites tailored to your individual requirements.

And many others: With SpeedIT Solutions’ Managed Cloud Servers, you benefit from extensive support for a wide variety of web applications. Thanks to the pre-installed Composer, the possibilities are endless.

Email hosting: With our Managed Cloud Servers, you can also provide reliable email services for your business. We guarantee high availability and security to ensure trouble-free and protected email communication.

Custom applications: Our Managed Cloud Servers are flexible enough to support custom applications and platforms as well. You can tailor the resources and configurations to your specific needs to achieve optimal results.

Absolutely! In addition to our high-performance server and hosting products, we offer specially developed solutions to enhance the performance and security of your digital presence.

With our Content Delivery Network (CDN), we optimise the delivery of your content worldwide, resulting in a significant improvement in loading times and, consequently, the user experience.

At the same time, our Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) enhances the security of your website or application by proactively fending off advanced threats and cyberattacks before they reach your server.

The combination of CDN and WAAP therefore not only guarantees improved performance but also comprehensive protection against increasingly complex cyber threats. By integrating these services into your hosting package, you are paving the way for a more secure and high-performing digital future.

We carry out an incremental backup every night; by default, this is retained for 5 days for each Managed Cloud Server. From this incremental backup, we can restore databases, emails, directories or individual files. Restoration is carried out free of charge by our support team.

Extended backup periods (14 days or 30 days) are available as an option. Longer periods are possible by arrangement.