Windows dedicated server hosting
Secure, high-performance, UK-based Windows dedicated server hosting, backed by award-winning 24/7/365 support
Our Windows managed hosting services
Windows dedicated server hosting from ANS combines enterprise-grade Dell hardware with award-winning support to deliver the highest levels of security, performance and control for your applications.
We support Microsoft Exchange, Hyper V, MS SQL, IIS and RDS environments, with market-leading operating systems Windows Server 2012, 2012R2, 2016 and 2019 available for your solution.
Microsoft Gold Partner
ANS’s outstanding Windows support and bleeding-edge technology is reflected by our Microsoft Gold Partner status.
Over the past decade, we’ve established a close working relationship with Microsoft and earned the highest standard of Microsoft’s widely recognised partnership programme.
Operating systems
Empower your developers and IT pros with the Windows Server platform, choose from:
- Windows 2016
- Windows 2019
- Windows 2022 (due later this year)
Empower your developers and IT pros with the Windows Server platform, choose from:
Included with your Windows server
- An industry-leading SLA with 100% network uptime guarantee
- Optimised network infrastructure
- One-hour hardware replacement
- Dedicated account manager and support team
- 24/7/365 UK-based expert support
- Shared Cisco ASA Firewall as standard, plus dedicated firewall upgrade options
- Ability to configure your firewall rules in an instant through your ANS Portal account area
- Total control, from billing through to support, with your ANS Portal control panel
Control panel features
Deliver and deploy diverse applications
- Files: Backups and advanced FTP
- Database: MS SQL
- Web hosting: IIS
- Web traffic statistics, Disk space and bandwidth
- Emails: Webmail, forwarders and autoresponders
- Domains: Subdomains, parked domains and add-ons
- Auto-install software
Get incredible support for your solution
When you build your managed dedicated server hosting solution with ANS, you have around-the-clock access to our incredible support teams. Every time you call, you’re directly through to your own account manager and a team of experienced engineers who know your business and your online environment, so we can get you back on track as quickly as possible.
Available 24/7/365, we’re always here exactly when you need us and always answer your call within three rings.
Here at ANS, we use Net Promoter Score (NPS) so we can see how happy our clients are with our performance. We’re incredibly proud of our industry-leading – and award-winning – 24/7/365 customer service and believe our NPS score reflects this passion.
Key features
100% network uptime
Critical maintenance
Back & restore
Multi-site options
Multi-100GB connectivity
Part of your team
Under the bonnet
Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors
ANS works closely with Intel to provide the most innovative technologies possible for your solution. Intel Xeon Scalable processors ensure your bare metal server can handle any workload with ease, allowing for rapid processing of large data volumes and cloud flexibility without compromising on performance.
SSD as standard
All ANS bare metal servers are configured with solid-state drives (SSDs), guaranteeing exceptional performance – even when your applications require high random read IOPS.
Faster network
ANS multi-100Gb network delivers a fast and fail-safe route to the Internet. With data centres in multiple locations and connected to multiple transits and peering connections, we guarantee 100% network uptime and outstanding performance.
Data Centres
Our five wholly-owned, UK-based, ISO-certified data centres are purpose-built to provide the highest standards of availability, security and reliability for your solution. Every ANS data centre is built on enterprise-grade infrastructure.
Built for your business
We’ll build your server to your bespoke requirements. Below are some example configurations. Need more RAM or storage? We’ll customise to suit you.