Dedicated 'bare metal' Hosting

Dedicated bare metal servers are on their own physical hardware, built for and dedicated to one single client. That server hardware can be purchased by the client, or more commonly leased from Tibus to avoid a large capital expenditure. The form factor for bare metal servers is normally blade cards, but rack-mountable servers are also common.

That client can have as much control over their server as they wish, or avail of a range of a la carte management options from Tibus.

The primary benefit to 'bare metal' hosting is physical security and the assurance from knowing only your data and applications are hosted on the physical server. That server will not be shared with any other client in any way.

High quality dedicated server hosting

1. Best hardware. Tibus offers only Dell servers, under full warranty. We do not use cheap, unbranded or 'DIY' server hardware for our dedicated bare metal services: we use Gold-level supported Dell SANs and servers hardware. This offers our clients peace of mind in terms of their hardware.

2. Best data centres. Tibus We choose the best data centre in every market we operate in, despite the additional costs involved. We will never put our equipment in cheap hosting locations, as data centre quality is simply too important to hosting operations. We use only providers that are market leaders, providers that we know and trust.

You can choose where your server is hosted: Belfast, Dublin or London.

Tibus provides a range of management and support services for all its Dedicated bare metal Server clients. These are included in the service charges.

Tibus also offers a range of additional management and support options for clients that wish to have a more comprehensive managed service for their Dedicated Server.

Every client situation is slightly different but the below illustrates a typical engagement process.

1. Client contacts Tibus normally via email and describes the online initiative they want to deliver
2. Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) exchanged if required
3. Discuss current hosting arrangements with existing provider
4. Examine intended audiences, expected visitors and usage
5. Build up understanding of the application (even if at development stage)
6. Choose location(s) for the Dedicated Server
7. Order physical servers
8. Build platforms, release development and staging servers for client
9. Complete the migration plan and / or application build
10. Networking elements added
11. System testing, load testing and penetration testing
12. Service on-boarding and commissioning

Lead times: 4 weeks

There are typically two elements to Dedicated Server charges. Set-up and other once-off installation costs are due after service commissioning. Thereafter service charges are billed monthly in advance and normally collected by Direct Debit. International currencies and BACS payment options are available.