eLINIA is expanding its range of services to offer a dedicated virtual colocation package that allows businesses to rapidly deploy new services without the associated costs of new hardware.

The service, which launches to new and existing customers this month, is ideal for customers who don’t need the full resources of a dedicated server at all times, but need flexibility to accommodate spikes in traffic at an affordable price.

By running a virtual environment that the customer controls, eLINIA offers organisations all of the security and resiliency benefits of managed hosting, whilst the internal IT department retains control on a granular level. At the same time businesses avoid significant capex cost and hardware maintenance at a time where cashflow is under close scrutiny.

James Carnie, technical architect at eLINIA, said: “Colocation is generally viewed as the most cost-effective way to run services from the datacentre, but it’s not perfect. Combined rack and power pricing has increased by anything up to three times compared with three years ago, plus the setup cost is quite steep because of the Capex required for all of the hardware required”

“Managed hosting offers greater support, but it’s not the most cost-effective option for all applications and some IT departments are uneasy about ceding a large degree of control over their core infrastructure.”

With businesses under pressure to consolidate their IT spending, eLINIA believes virtual colocation fulfils a niche for organisations that want to minimise capital expenditure on hardware and make savings quickly without handing over control of their IT infrastructure.

The flexibility of the Vo-lo service allows businesses to decide whether their environment is located at a single location, or across two or more data centres for disaster recovery and resilience.

Support packages, ranging from fully managed 24/7 support to basic monitoring, are available according to the individual requirement of the customer and the importance of an application to the day-to-day function of the business.

James Carnie said: “Businesses are looking for areas where they can make quick returns in order to free up cash and make long-term savings. Virtual co-location is a perfect compromise between colocation and managed hosting that gives organisations another route to consider.”

About eLINIA

Headquartered in Cardiff and building on over 10 years experience delivering highly secure managed services for BTPLC, eLINIA was founded in 2004 and is one of the UK’s fastest growing ICT solutions providers, offering a range of services including:

• Design, delivery and support of hosting and managed services
• Application Infrastructure Services
• Application Development Services
• Partial to Full Outsourcing
• Business Continuity Services
• Server operating systems and application management
• Database management
• Firewall and network management
• 24x7 service monitoring and reporting

eLINIA provide world class highly secure ICT services for businesses through the provision of bespoke affordable solutions, whilst offering the highest standards of customer care and integrity.