A dedicated server is a server that is leased to a single customer as opposed to shared between more than one customer. The server hardware, routing equipment, and network connectivity are monitored and maintained by Fast-name while the server software and setup is maintained by the customer.

Dedicated Hosting Services offers your business your own complete server with the on-site technical expertise you can't find anywhere else. Our job is to get you setup as quickly as possible and keep you running for years with any issues and we take our job very seriously. We know that in e-business any technical glitches can be disasterous for your business. Our dedicated servers are perfect for hosting your companies database, email, and web site.

We can move your domain and our highly trained support staff does it for countless customers on a daily basis. You may also choose to transfer the domains yourself. Please not that problems can arise from cgi scripts and other special features of your site. Please notify us before hand if you have any special or custom cgi scripts running and we will work closely with you to ensure that there are no problems.

Dedicated web hosting is distinct from shared web hosting in that the server that your website files are stored on is not shared with others. Normally, the dedicated server is rented and the hardware and operating system provided by the web host. Because you have control over the configuration of the server, what is contained within it and its maintenance, your website performance on a dedicated server should be better than on a shared server.

Dedicated hosting provides you with a customized, dedicated server. This means that your server is made just for you. You choose the components that you need today, and we take care of all the maintenance and monitoring aspects involved. You let us worry about the server hardware, software, routing equipment and network connectivity requirements so you can get on with running your business.

We operate multiple state-of-the-art hosting centers utilizing the latest technology, environmental controls, and access-restriction. Our facilities utilize hot-swap redundant hardware, multi-homed redundant Internet connections, redundant internal networks, 24 x 7 monitoring, large UPSs, and power generators.

Virtual or Shared hosting offers services on a server which is shared among web sites hosted on the same. The advantage of the same is that the cost to host is very low as opposed to maintaining a server of your own. Dedicated Hosting or a dedicated server means that the server is reserved entirely for your site; the advantages of this approach are higher performance, better security and scalability.

It is when the responsibility for the maintenance, backup and running of your dedicated server/software is taken away from you and given to your hosting provider, leaving you free to focus on your business - it's a headache free hosting solution.

Is suitable for various businesses that want their own dedicated server but do not have the resources and technical expertise to support the server themselves. Therefore the hosting provider monitors and maintains their server and operating system.

Unlike dedicated server hosting, you are in charge of all your maintenance, monitoring and backup needs for your server solution, whilst still benefiting from having your own exclusive server.

With a UKFast dedicated server you do not have to purchase or maintain your own equipment. Most importantly you will see improved website performance and you have no chance of your website being affected by another website on the same box, as in shared hosting. With dedicated servers higher start up and maintenance costs are involved, but users benefit from greater uptime, increased security, scalability, greater server access, exclusive bandwidth and the ability to use custom applications.

A.Virtual (or shared) Web Hosting: If you're a small to medium size business who is putting their first site on-line or your site meets the size requirements of our virtual web hosting package you are probably a great candidate for our Connect&host virtual web hosting. This means that your site would be sharing a server but that your site will have security and it's own name: i.e. www.yourcompany.com.