Hard Shell Hosting is a service designed to give small businesses access to big-business server capability. Server capability is often cost-prohibitive to small businesses. Hard Shell Hosting gives all the benefits of a secure, world-class facility without the capital investment required building a facility of your own. Data redundancy, data recovery, on-site storage and centralization are only a few of the benefits available. Terrapin works with you to design a custom, complete solution to fit your business requirements. The components of the service level agreement are completely customizable. We provide an ideal solution for businesses that want to leverage the experience and expertise of Terrapin's staff and alleviate the costly and time-consuming task of building network infrastructure and hiring IT associates. Some of the custom options available are:

Customized, Personal Service

Hard Shell Hosting (HSH) support service goes beyond the standard technical support that every Terrapin client receives. You receive the support of a team of experienced, certified professionals, with specific knowledge about your solution. Our team provides support and consultation on customized hosting solutions and mission-critical applications.

Scalable Solutions

Your hosting solution can grow as your site grows in complexity. You can upgrade your site to accommodate increased bandwidth and other demanding resource requirements such as server-side scripting, database support and multimedia streaming.

Administration

Server administration is simple and flexible. Terrapin can provide all administrative functions, or a combination of client and Terrapin administration is possible. Clients decide how much, or how little, they administer their servers.

Centralization

The hosting center gives companies with distributed locations the chance to centralize their data. Applications can be hosted at the center and accessed from multiple locations. Data created during application execution is stored on site. Expandability is available to enable future company locations.

Development

All of our development offerings are available to our Hard Shell Hosting clients. We work with a broad range of technologies to create deployment-ready software. We specialize in server software for high-volume transactional environments. We develop solutions that are suitable for web-based deployment as well as deployment on proprietary networks. Terrapin's software solutions are customized to meet your needs.

Data Redundancy and Disaster Recovery

The Hard Shell Hosting center gives companies the benefit of data redundancy and disaster recovery. This is a valuable benefit that gives companies the ability to provide continual data access to its employees and clients. Data is backed up on a regular basis and enables a quick recovery from any possible disaster scenario.

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