iGrade Web Management Services reviewed their hosting role and came up with new hosting solutions in order to address their increasing market.
According to their Director, Mr. Hansie du Plessis, they now offer a comprehensive application hosting and management service. Corporate business applications, e-commerce transaction systems, corporate Web sites, networking equipment and Streaming newsletters and content management servers are all hosted in a fully managed, redundant and fault-tolerant environment, connected directly to a super-fast network.
By hosting an application at iGrade, clients also have access to expert skills in support, data management, monitoring and security, allowing clients to have more time to concentrate on core business, saving on IT skills development cost and expensive IT infrastructure.
In order to provide the client even more peace of mind, iGrade Web Management Services offer a comprehensive backup service. Backups are run from a central server and tape library, thus eliminating the need for clients to provide their own backup hardware and staff. Differential backups are run every week day and full backups once a week. These differential backups, back up everything that changed since the last full backup was run, whereas the incremental backup backs up everything since the last backup whether it was a differential, incremental or full. Backup tapes are regularly cloned and the clones are moved offsite for storage at a save place.
As it is of cardinal importance to be online at all times, iGrade Web management Services implemented a sophisticated solution to make sure all servers are up and running at all times and to limit the down times. The system is an automated 24x7 system that is integrated into a call centre. This system helps to first track and qualifies a downed service and responds accordingly.
Beside the hosting, monitoring and backup service, iGrade Web managed Service also offer web designing, web development and maintenance as well as assistance in the formulation and implementation of an e-strategy.
For more information, contact them at info@igrade.co.za or visit their web at www.igrade.co.za.
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