UK2.net review

General Impression

UK2 has been a major player in the website hosting industry since 1998. We have been a profitable company since day one and today we've sold over a million domain names, and we host thousands of websites and dedicated servers for customers in various countries. We can also proudly say that we are one of the biggest and fastest growing web hosting companies in the UK!

As a company we have constantly proven ourselves to be a reliable supplier of top quality, professional and low cost affordable services. We believe that customers should always be the core of every business, which is why we are constantly on the look-out for ways to improve our products and services to our customers.
UK-2 Group is accredited by ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) to provide .com, .biz, .info, .net, .org, .jobs, .name and .pro gTLD's to our customers.

Recent improvements

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Some of the recent improvements in our products and services include - a new UK based call centre, 24/7 live online support and new product packages to cater for a wide range of customers - those new to the web and even savvy developers.

Top 5 reasons to host your website with UK2

- We've been there, seen the film and got the t-shirt
- We speak your language
- With domain names sold running into the millions and having been in this industry since 1998 you can trust that we'll still be here in another 10 years.
- We're all ears
- 24 / 7 / 365 support from our friendly team of techies. We believe in good support so much that we even have special awards for the most helpful agents.

Many internet companies pay lip service to actually listening to customers but we even go as far as actually supplying a feedback form on our tech support ticket system. That means you get to tell us exactly what you think. You can always pick up the phone and talk to us too, we actually WANT to speak to you!

We love being first
We were the first to offer buy one get one free dedicated servers, and the first to offer completely free dedicated SSL certificates as well as 10TB servers. We were also the first to offer unlimited MySQL databases for free on shared hosting. We're not resting on our laurels though, so you can expect to see more exciting new things from us for a long time to come.


Dedicated Servers - Features
Linux or Windows Platform
Whether you need a Linux server or a Windows server, UK2 provide a great service at an affordable rate. We currently offer CentOS, Debian, RedHat, Ubuntu, and Windows 2003 server.

Root Access
Whether you choose Windows or Linux as your operating system UK2 gives you the complete control and power of the superuser!

Administrator access comes as standard with all our servers so you have all the permissions and rights to set-up your server exactly how you wish. The Superuser or System Administrator can do many things an ordinary user cannot, such as changing the ownership of files and binding to ports numbered below 1024. The Superuser also has the control to assign permissions and rights to ordinary users. This is crucial for maintaining a secure system as if you require others (or worse, the public!) to access your server it is essential that you limit the ability they have to change your settings, passwords and files!

Unusually UK2 also gives you this level of access when you choose our fully managed service - we won't restrict you so that you can't make any changes to the server yourself and your only choice is to submit changes through us. Our fully managed team can take care of everything but can also be your safety net if you get yourself in a mess and need some expert help.

Affordable Back-up
Make sure your data is protected by backing up your server with our Dedicated Server Back-up option.

Complete Control
With UK2 you are in complete control of your server with root/admin access as standard across all of our range, even on the fully managed service!.

Unlimited SSL Certificates
With every UK2 Dedicated Server we now provide free Domain Validated SSL Certificates from our partner Comodo. By using an SSL certificate you show visitors your server is secure.

Network Speed
Our Dedicated Servers come as standard with a 100Mbit port which is connected into Gigabit switches with a fully Gigabit network and uptime guarantee.

Control Panels
Simplify the set-up and maintenance of your domains and hosting services with our range of easy to use control panels.

Web hosting is easy with 1-Click Installs
Ever fancied your own blog, or want to create a photo gallery to share with relatives or friends? Whatever you want your Web Hosting for we make it easy as pie.

Our 1-click installer takes all the hassle out of installing popular scripts such as Joomla, Gallery or Wordpress. You can install tons of scripts on your webspace for pretty much everything you want to do. Create instant blogs, wiki's, shopping carts and many others for free without needing any programming or web-design knowledge!

Host Multiple Websites
Why pay for multiple packages when you can pay for one and get an unlimited amount of websites?

Our Web Hosting packages are perfect if you're looking to build many web sites or even just fancy giving a friend webspace to use. Our Home package let's you create up to 10 and Business / Business Plus even allow you to create as many sites as you want for the same price as one!

These are all masked so that no visitors will know they are all hosted on one account, and unlike other companies we won't put any limits on your databases, other than the size of your webspace itself.

Reseller
Easy Automation
If you take our Reseller Plus package, or opt to buy our billing and ticket system, you can automate all of the manual tasks associated with being a web-host such as creating accounts, setting nameservers, invoicing, recurring charging and much more.

100% Brandable
Our reseller solution is completely brandable so that your customers don't have to know it's through UK2. You can also use our private generic nameserver cluster for free, or choose to create your own nameservers.

SSL's - 100% Profit
We'll give you as many dedicated SSL certificates and IP addresses as you want completely free on our Reseller Plus package. These SSL certificates are worth L35/yr each so you only need to sell one a month in order to make a profit on your monthly fee!

Free Scripts
With a huge amount of free and commercial scripts available for your customers to install at the click of a mouse we offer more than just an average reseller hosting package.

Website Builder
Total control - With our unique and easy to understand control panel, you'll be amazed at how simple it is to make updates and alterations to your site in just a few clicks. You can create whole new sections, add news or change images all in just a few clicks without worrying that you're going to bring the web site crashing down around you. And all this from within your browser!

24/7 support - If something does go wrong with the site, don't worry. We've got a team of techies waiting 24 hours a day to help you out by phone, live chat or ticket. With these lot backing you, you can remain confident that any unexpected bumps will be quickly smoothed out.

Get plugged in - We've got a whole host of tools and widgets that you can drag and drop into your website, from social media feeds to multimedia tools for video. These great plug ins will allow you to incorporate online gadgets and multimedia into your site with minimal fuss.

Bluff your design skills - With over 100 themes to choose from, all fully customisable with the simplest of drag-and-drop movements, you can make websites for wide range of personal and business uses that look professional, attractive and engaging. You'll be soaking up undeserved praise for how slick it looks in no time. Don't worry, we won't tell.

One stop shop - Our web site builder comes with hosting and a free domain name chucked in, so there's no other stops to make to get your website up and running. Our hosting is some of the most secure and reliable around. Though the website builder may be new, our hosting operation isn't and frankly we've gotten pretty good at it in the last 13 years.

Change your theme, not your content - By keeping the structure and the style separate in building your web site, you can change the way it looks without playing havoc with the actual content. Try out different colours, images and typefaces without the worry of your site falling apart.

Data Center

With 10Gb/s connectivity and multiple-homed, clustered servers we've taken every care to make sure our systems are extremely redundant. Whether you're launching your own shop, your forum for dog grooming has taken off, or are blogging your way to stardom you can rest assured that our paranoia for the most stable technology will serve you well.

Built using the knowledge gained from over 12 years datacentre experience we've used our expert knowledge to make our datacentre second to none. Our Colocation DC utilises Cisco 6500 series Routers, with Cisco 4948, 2960G and 2950T switches. The 6500s are loaded with top end Supervisor engines and 10gigabit line cards. Feeding the 6500s are uplinks from Telehouse North and Interxion.

We own fibre interconnects to Telehouse North and Interxion which exit the building underground via two different points which terminate into separate ODF cabinets. Even if some misplaced roadworks were carried out in the vicinity of the datacentre there is another set of links that will not be affected. These links are capable of running up to 480Gb quickly if the need ever arose.

At Interxion and Telehouse North we also use Cisco 6500s for our routing and make use of several carriers to peer with from Interxion and Telehouse North. All of our peers to Nlayer & LINX are running on multiple 10Gig pipes, and we have 100s of peers, some of which we have had for in excess of 10 years.

Our installed Redcare system is connected to the Police and Fire Services, this is made redundant via cellular and IP technology. The Fire system has recently been upgraded to conform to P1+L1+M with 100% coverage, using beam detectors, VESDA and normal smoke detection.

Our CCTV coverage comprises auto tour and PIR activation. The external CCTV tours the perimeter of the building, but should anyone approach any predetermined point (gates, doors, points of entry) the CCTV will focus on the point of trigger.

The CCTV also covers all internal points of entry. The system backs up its footage both locally and off site and is remotely accessible by UK2.net staff. There is also a perimeter alarm system, with beam detectors covering roof access, all doors, roller shutters and windows.

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