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Hosting & Server Management

Managed Hosting and Server Management for Websites and Systems

Managed hosting and server management means we choose the right infrastructure for your website or system, set it up, secure it, monitor it and keep it updated, instead of you buying off-the-shelf hosting and being left alone at the first problem. It suits companies running internal systems, stores or apps that hold customer data, and anyone who needs data hosted in the region to comply with Saudi Arabia’s Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL). Setup or migration usually takes 3 to 10 days. The cost depends on usage, hosting location and the level of management you need. We send you a written quote within 24 hours.

Quote
Written, within 24 hours
Timeline
3 to 10 days for setup or migration, then monthly management
Ownership
The code is yours
Delivery
On the agreed date
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Who is this for?

  • Companies running an ERP, CRM or client portal that need a stable, secure server
  • Online stores that slow down during seasons and sales
  • Organisations that hold personal data and need it hosted in the region
  • Companies on cheap shared hosting that have hit its limits
  • Businesses that do not know where their systems are hosted or who owns the accounts

What you get

The right infrastructure

Public cloud, a private server or a managed platform, based on usage, budget and compliance needs.

In-region hosting on request

Systems set up with providers that have data centres in Saudi Arabia or the Gulf when needed.

Server hardening

Firewall, unnecessary ports closed, key-based login instead of passwords, and regular OS updates.

SSL certificates and domains

Security certificates set up and renewed automatically, and DNS and email records managed correctly.

Off-server backups

Daily backups stored in a separate location, with regular restore tests.

Round-the-clock monitoring

Alerts on downtime, high load or low disk space, with an incident log.

Performance tuning

A CDN, caching and database tuning to cut page load times.

Zero-downtime migration

Websites and systems moved from your current host with a written plan and a short cutover window.

Shared, cloud or a dedicated server?

Shared hosting is fine for a small brochure site, but it becomes a bottleneck when you have an internal system staff use all day, or a store taking many orders at once. The server’s resources are split across hundreds of sites, and you control neither its settings nor when it is updated.

The cloud lets you scale on demand and pay for what you use; a dedicated server gives you a fixed cost and full control. We do not sell one type to everyone. We recommend what fits your actual usage and write the reason into the offer so you understand the decision.

How do we choose the provider and hosting location?

We are not tied to a single provider that we sell to everyone. We choose based on four factors: where your users are, data protection requirements, the nature of the system, and your budget. A brochure site visited by Gulf customers is different from an ERP holding employee and payroll data, and different again from a store whose load doubles in sale seasons.

We compare the options in a simple table: expected monthly cost, data centre location, speed from Saudi Arabia, ease of scaling and level of support. Then we recommend one option and explain why, and the decision stays with you.

We also look at the cost of leaving before you join: some platforms make moving your data out later expensive or complicated. We prefer setups that let you move to another provider without rebuilding, so you are never held hostage by anyone, whether the provider or us.

  • Where your users are, and access speed from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf
  • Personal data protection requirements and your contracts with your own clients
  • Load profile: steady all day or seasonal
  • Monthly budget, and the cost of scaling and of leaving

In-region data hosting and personal data protection

Saudi Arabia’s Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) sets conditions on transferring personal data outside the Kingdom, and some clients and authorities explicitly require their data to stay in the region. If your system holds customer, employee, patient or student data, this question needs answering before you choose hosting, not after.

On request, we set up hosting with providers that have data centres in Saudi Arabia or the Gulf, and document where data and backups are stored and who can access them, so you have something to show in any compliance review.

Accounts in your name, not ours

One of the most dangerous situations a company can face is having its hosting or domain account in the developer’s name: if you fall out, or they disappear, your website is held hostage. So we open hosting and domain accounts in your company’s name with your payment method, and we work with admin access that you grant.

You receive an operations document showing where every service lives, who owns it, when it renews and how to restore a backup. That document alone protects you from most loss scenarios.

Migration without downtime, then monthly management

A bad migration means lost email, lost orders and hours of downtime. We follow a written plan that keeps the risk low.

Managed hosting is not buying a server and forgetting it. It is ongoing work that keeps the system fast, secure and available, and tells you each month what happened and what needs a decision.

  • A full inventory of the website, system, database, email and DNS records
  • The new environment built and tested on a temporary URL before any switch
  • DNS TTL lowered in advance to speed up the cutover
  • Final data transfer in an agreed quiet window
  • Close monitoring after cutover, with the old environment kept as a fallback for a period
  • OS and core service updates in agreed maintenance windows
  • Disk, memory and CPU tracking with early warnings before limits are reached
  • Backup success checks and regular restore tests
  • Login and intrusion-attempt log reviews, and suspicious sources blocked
  • SSL certificates and domains renewed before they expire
  • A monthly report on uptime, incidents and recommendations for the next month

What drives hosting costs up?

Hosting costs have two parts: the provider’s fees, which you pay directly, and management fees for setup, security, monitoring and updates. Provider fees rise with CPU, memory, storage, bandwidth and data centre location; in-region data centres are usually more expensive than those abroad.

Management fees rise with the number of servers, the complexity of the setup and the level of monitoring required. Our advice: do not buy the biggest server on day one. Start with a size that fits current usage and a clear scaling plan; cloud infrastructure lets you upgrade in minutes.

Our commitments

You own the code

Source code, accounts and domain are in your organisation’s name from day one.

Written scope and contract

Scope, milestones and price are agreed in writing before the first line of code.

On-time delivery, guaranteed

The delivery date is written into the contract, and we keep it at every milestone.

Fast technical support

A team that responds quickly after launch and fixes any issue in production.

How we work with you

  1. 1

    Free discovery session

    30 minutes with an engineer to understand your needs and how you work.

  2. 2

    Written proposal within 24 hours

    Clear scope, milestones, timeline and a price in SAR, with no obligation.

  3. 3

    Contract and staged payments

    You pay in stages tied to deliveries, not everything upfront.

  4. 4

    Delivery with weekly reports

    Follow progress in the client portal and review every milestone before sign-off.

  5. 5

    Launch, training and support

    We launch on schedule, train your team and stay with you with fast support.

Frequently asked questions

How much does hosting a company system cost?

It depends on the number of users, data volume, data centre location and level of management. You pay the provider’s fees directly from your company account, and pay us a management fee for setup, security and monitoring. We send a written offer within 24 hours that separates the two clearly. We also show the expected cost a year from now as usage grows, so you are not surprised by a doubled cloud bill after your first successful campaign.

Can our data be hosted inside Saudi Arabia?

Yes, on request. We set up hosting with providers that have data centres in Saudi Arabia or the Gulf, and document where data and backups are kept. This matters especially for systems that hold personal data and fall under the PDPL. You can also combine both: the database and personal data in the region, and public files such as images served through a CDN for faster loading.

What is the difference between shared and cloud hosting?

With shared hosting you split one server’s resources with many sites and have no control over its settings; it suits small sites. With cloud hosting you get dedicated, scalable resources and full control; it is the better fit for systems, stores and apps. Cloud costs a little more at the start, but it prevents crashes in busy seasons and lets you upgrade in minutes, which is what a store or business-critical system needs.

Will you move our site from our current host?

Yes. We inventory the site, email and records, build and test the new environment on a temporary URL, switch over in an agreed quiet window and monitor afterwards. The goal is a move with no lost orders or emails. We run a checklist before and after the switch covering contact forms, payments, email and key page URLs, so your search rankings are not affected.

Whose name are the hosting and domain accounts in?

Always your company’s. We open the accounts with your payment method and work with admin access you grant us, and you receive an operations document listing every service, its owner and its renewal date. That way your system is never held hostage by anyone. If your current accounts are in a previous developer’s name, we help you transfer ownership to your company properly before any other change.

Our site is slow. Is hosting the problem?

Sometimes, and sometimes it is the code, the images or the database. We start by actually measuring response times and the sources of slowness before recommending a hosting change, so you do not pay for an upgrade that does not fix the problem. Performance often improves dramatically by compressing images, enabling caching and optimising database queries, with no extra hosting cost.

Does the service include company email?

We configure email records correctly so your messages do not land in spam, and help set up company email on the provider you choose. We usually recommend keeping email separate from the website server for stability. Separating email also means that a server fault or migration does not stop your company’s correspondence with customers and suppliers.

What if the server goes down?

Monitoring alerts us the moment it happens, and we start work within the response times written in the contract. Off-server backups and a documented restore plan mean even the worst cases can be recovered within a known time. After every incident we send you a written summary of the cause, how long it lasted and what changed to prevent a repeat, and update the operations document if needed.

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