Dedicated Servers Virtual Servers Co-Location
Maintain network uptime X X X
Maintain hardware uptime and provide hardware replacement guarantee X X  
State-of-the-art Data Centre X X X
Dedicated support team X X X
Benefit from trusted vendor relationships X X X
SaskTel-owned servers X X  
Best-in-class environmental, data, and physical infrastructure security X X X 
Ideal for resource intensive applications X     X* 
Ideal for optimizing your server usage   X X*
Ideal for owning and managing servers without building a Data Centre     X 
24/7 Hardware Support X X  
1 hour response time (on critical issues) X X  
Service Level - 99.7% X X  X
Flexible back ups and off-site storage X X  
24/7 Performance monitoring X X  
Preventative maintenance X X  
Customizable and managed firewalls X X  
Operating System software and support X X  
Monitoring and alarming solutions X X  
Database software and support   X**   X**  
Centralized file storage X X  
Secure remote access X X  
Hardware configuration and management X X  
Quick installation and scalability  X X     X***
Short-term and month to month contracts   X  X 
Vulnerability assessments   X  X     X** 
* depends on customer specific configurations      
** available at an extra charge      
*** up to customer to do