RapidSwitch is a UK ISP specialising in dedicated hosting. We provide dedicated servers, managed servers solutions, colocation
services and VPS virtual servers. We have an extensive London MAN (metro-area network) connecting our five POPs together. We are a market leader
in offering IP transit and other connectivity services in the UK. Our services include:
- Dedicated Servers
- Virtual Hosting
- Managed Hosting
RapidSwitch has a particular strength in providing high capacity, low latency, secure bandwidth. Our clients range from
streaming service providers, through voice over IP (VOIP) businesses, to high volume financial transaction processors. We
understand and accommodate the different needs of our clients.
We are among a select few UK ISPs that maintain a strong central datacentre presence, with our own staff providing 1st to
3rd line technical support for dedicated servers at the data centre itself. Our strength of having our own staff on site
makes us a de-facto choice for many clients who require server hosting at a datacentre
We provide a wide variety of hosting services, some of which are detailed below:
Dedicated servers, like their name, are dedicated solely to a single clients. This gives added security and
flexibility; you are not sharing contended resources with anyone else. The entire dedicated server is thus leased to a
single client without any shared hosting. This offers great flexibility to our clients. They can choose the operating
system and the hardware. Full administrative control is provided to the client through our dedicated servers.
Dedicated servers can offer a variety of operating systems and server options. These can include Linux based Apache servers
and Windows server based IIS servers. We offer a variety of Linux distributions to suit client needs.
Dedicated servers often prove to be a highly popular hosting solution. They can also be part of a managed hosting solution. Managed
hosting is a full-system solution dedicated to a single client offering greater flexibility and service levels. Many businesses prefer
to managed hosting to support business critical applications. Businesses such as high volume e-commerce providers and financial
services providers prefer to use managed hosting.
Managed Hosting is another excellent solution provided by RapidSwitch. Managed hosting offers all the flexibility
of a dedicated server with the added advantage of being managed by our expert staff. Managed hosting take the hassle of managing
a server off of your business, leaving you to concentrate better on your core business.
Managed Hosting helps your business be more productive.
Colocation is a hosting solution based in a data centre where we can manage multiple customers. Colocation allows us to
store servers, network equipment and storage systems in a single environment, thereby greatly reducing your costs.
Clients provide their own servers, and we provide our space and expert management. Businesses are increasingly recognising
the advantages of storing their mission-critical equipment in a colocation facility.
Colocation is in high demand due to the significant savings in both expenditures and time a company can achieve by utilising
a shared colocation facility. Colocation services allow a business to enjoy great benefits of scale. As critical infrastructure
is placed under under secure management, telecommunications, Internet, application service providers and content providers,
as well as enterprises, are afforded more freedom to do what they do best. Major types of colocation customers include E-commerce
companies using collocation for greater redundancy; telecom companies using colocation to exchange data with other nodes,
and large scale enterprises utilising our services for disaster mitigation and backups.
RapidSwitch is a well respected provider of VPS. VPS are virtual servers built for deploying web hosting and other
services. The range of VPS offered at RapidSwitch run from a basic entry-level offering to some of the most powerful virtual
servers available in the UK. It goes without saying that VPS are a particular area of strength with RapidSwitch.