The Bunker recognised as Microsoft Small Business Specialist
The Bunker Secure Hosting Ltd, providers of Ultra* Secure Data Centres and Managed Services on a range of technologies today announces it has been awarded The Microsoft Small Business Competency.
Microsoft awards The Microsoft Small Business Competency in recognition of proven expertise in the marketing, selling, planning and building of solutions for small businesses. As a Gold Certified Partner, focussed on the long-term development of their relationship with Microsoft, the achievement of The Microsoft Small Business Competency reinforces The Bunker’s position as a real contender in the provision of Microsoft hosted solutions.
The Bunker’s Technical Services Director, Brett Perfrement, comments: “I am delighted The Bunker has achieved The Small Business Competency which is testament to all the hard work undertaken by The Bunker’s Specialist Technical Team and our continued commitment to hosted solutions on a range of technologies.”
Paul Lightfoot, Director of Managed Services at The Bunker, adds: “We are confident that The Bunker’s rise to Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status along with The Microsoft Small Business competency combined with The Bunker Protocol, will further accelerate our development of market leading Ultra* Secure Managed solutions on a range of technologies and we are excited with regards to the benefits this will bring for both The Bunker and our clients.”
About The Bunker
The Bunker delivers secure managed hosting and data centre solutions from within Europe’s most secure data centre.
Our Data Centres, which are outside the M25 yet within easy reach of London, are ex-military Nuclear Bunkers purpose built to house the UK’s air defence systems. We run 24/7/365 and our NOC monitors systems both nationally and internationally and is staffed around the clock by system and network engineers and security staff.
Our technical leaders are recognised experts in security and cryptography, renowned for their work on Apache-SSL. The Bunker is ISO 27001 accredited and we are a Microsoft Gold Partner. We use Open Source software where appropriate as we believe it can offer great benefits in security, stability and cost effectiveness. Through our in house networks team and via close working relationships with a number of selected network providers, we deliver a multi-homed, no single point of failure transit network between our sites and the Internet.
The Bunker works with over 130 clients, large and small. Our clients are Financial Services Organisations, Technology companies, local government and other regulated businesses that value a premium service built around security.
Our service is proactive, high quality, sometimes innovative, but always practical, responsive and secure. We never forget the enormous trust our clients vest in us. As an organisation we understand that our success relies upon our reputation and our reputation is earned by continuing to fulfil this trust and afford peace of mind.
The Bunker Protocol™
All Bunker-based applications are protected by The Bunker Protocol™, our proprietary, Ultra* Secure process framework that includes:
Military-Grade Data Centres – in our underground bunker outside the M25 in Kent and our mirror facility in Newbury, both protected by integrated processes for physical, digital and human security
Hardened Source™ – Our unique combination of open source and proprietary technologies built and integrated in-house from the source code up
Tierless Support™ – no ‘first tier helpdesk’; tierless support – direct 24/7 access to qualified hands-on support teams
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