Announced August 20, 2010, Fasthosts Internet has launched a new online storage solution especially designed for archiving valuable business data. The service provides secure off-site storage space within a state-of-the-art UK data center.
The online storage solution is designed for all levels of business user, with multiple methods of uploading data, and functionality for sharing documents between teams on and off the premises. Cloud-based services offer businesses substantial cost, scalability and security benefits.
Fasthosts Secure Online Storage addresses the challenge businesses face in coping with the off-site storage of increasing amounts of valuable electronic data. The solution uses a highly scalable cloud-based model to deliver easy-to-use, fast and highly secure storage on demand. Users can utilize the storage as a primary file store, or as a location for back-up copies. Storage capacity is selected according to requirements and can be increased dynamically from 50 Gigabytes to a massive 2 Terabytes. As a cloud solution, the user is not limited to specific hardware for using the service and can upscale or downsize at any time and pay only for their required usage.
All data is transferred using SSL, backed-up automatically and stored securely. The solution offers flexibility in how data is uploaded - Drive Mapping, web browser access, and FTP access. Furthermore, the solution enables users to effortlessly share documents across teams and locations. All storage packages feature the same high level of quality and 100Mbps connectivity and customers are offered flexible contract options and significant discounts for annual payment.
Fasthosts Secure Online Storage utilizes its latest server hardware on the Fasthosts' Data Center on Demand (DCoD) platform. Designed in collaboration with Microsoft experts using Microsoft Dynamic Data Center, DCoD releases the full power of the hardware and is the latest in agile, secure and highly reliable server infrastructure.