Space, Defence & Security

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Crown Hosting’s secure data centre services are delivered on a platform already being used at scale by high-profile Public Sector departments. We provide a high level of assurance across our framework, including OFFICIAL Security as standard. Our services exceed industry standards when it comes to security, resilience, latency, and disaster recovery, making our data centres the best choice for any organisation that operates in Space, Defence and Security.

This contract with Crown Hosting is a key milestone for the Army and represents the achievement of a strategy to cohere our hosting with a wider Government model. The benefits and opportunities going forward are significant, not only cost reduction but sharing of services and experience to continue to optimise our delivery of secure hosting.

Col. Sara Sharkey

Ministry of Defence

Value for money:
We deliver an average £3 commercial saving* for every £1 spent by our Public Sector customers. Crown Hosting Data Centres enables you to pay-as-you-go with our flexible solutions, so that you can enjoy the benefits of a highly available environment at a much lower cost. Our predictable and stable cost model lets you plan your infrastructure budget via our OJEU approved framework.
Flexibility:
Our vendor agnostic platform allows you to create a truly hybrid Cloud strategy, with connectivity to multiple government and commercial networks in place. On top of this, our customisable, no lock in contracts mean true flexible solutions.
Risk reduction:
Our Public Sector dedicated private data halls are NCSC assured and in line with CPNI guidance. These halls also have 99.999% availability on power and 24/7 monitoring of all facilities. Our data centres have specialist government telecoms and carriers on site, with scalable and resilient connectivity to PSN, N3 and RLI/SLI services. Furthermore, our dual campuses not only offer high speed data centre interconnectivity at a low cost, but also offer assured redundancy and consolidation of your data.
Future proof:
Our Connected Campus allows you to connect to any Cloud platform or any other service from our facilities, as we have a rich fibre infrastructure and diverse routes and suppliers in place for all customers. You can access this fibre directly from our data centre, reducing the infrastructure set up needed and lowering your operations cost. With this fibre infrastructure, our campuses are carrier agnostic, meaning that you can change providers or vendors when required. You can also add or decrease space in our data halls as required, and we are also compatible with the latest High-Performance Computer equipment.

Ease of use:
We provide a 24/7 SmartHands service, which offers IT trained technicians to support you. This, with our predefined SLAs and excellent service desk support, mean that our services are easy and secure to use, and even easier to upkeep.
Cloud appropriate:
You can use Crown Hosting Data Centres for your legacy IT in combination with the latest Cloud Platforms. Connect to multiple Cloud options and leverage other managed services available on each site.
Sustainability:
Working towards Carbon Net Zero, your choice of data centre has the potential to either contribute to the problem of climate change or form a meaningful part of the solution. By choosing to transition to a Crown Hosting facility, our Customers typically save 75% on electricity usage* and reduce carbon emissions* by 99.9% on relocated services. Everyone wins, including the planet.

* Source: CCS Annual Report 2020-2021

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