Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Hosting
Your own private cloud environment – fully managed, locally hosted, and built around your business.
IronTree’s Virtual Private Cloud Hosting gives your business dedicated cloud infrastructure – without the cost and complexity of managing it yourself. We set it up, secure it, monitor it, and keep it running. You get the performance and control of your own environment, with none of the headaches.
- Fully managed - we handle everything
- 24/7 human support
- Predictable, rand-based pricing
- Backup and cybersecurity included
At a certain point, shared hosting isn't enough.
Most businesses start with entry-level or shared hosting – and for a while, it works fine. But as your business grows, the limitations start to show: performance dips when other tenants are busy, you can’t customise your environment the way you need to, and you’re sharing infrastructure with businesses you know nothing about.
Virtual Private Cloud Hosting solves that. You get your own dedicated environment – isolated, configurable, and sized for your actual needs – without having to buy and maintain physical server hardware.
Performance you can't rely on
Shared hosting means shared resources. When other tenants spike, your applications slow down – and there’s nothing you can do about it.
No room to customise
Shared environments lock you into whatever configuration the provider offers. Your own VPC lets you set up the environment your applications actually need.
Hardware is expensive
Buying and maintaining physical servers is a significant capital outlay – and it forces you to over-provision for growth that may not materialise.
No one managing it
Running your own infrastructure means someone has to maintain it, patch it, and fix it when it breaks. That’s time your team probably doesn’t have.
What does "fully managed" actually mean?
Cloud hosting comes in two flavours. With IronTree, you get the managed version – which means we take care of everything from initial setup to day-to-day operations.
Fully managed
IronTree VPC Hosting
We handle it. You focus on your business.
- Server setup and configuration by our team
- Ongoing security patching and updates
- Performance monitoring and optimisation
- Backup and disaster recovery included
- 24/7 human support - real people, real answers
- Private VPN access for your team
Self-managed
Unmanaged hosting
You’re in control – of everything.
- Full server access and root control
- You configure, patch, and maintain it
- No support for server-level issues
- Maximum flexibility - maximum responsibility
- Requires in-house technical expertise
- Backup and DR are your problem to solve
Most growing businesses don’t have a dedicated server team – and they shouldn’t need one. That’s exactly what IronTree’s managed VPC Hosting is built for.
Everything your hosting environment needs - included as standard
Tier 3 data centre infrastructure
Your environment runs in a world-class, locally-hosted Tier 3 data centre – built for the uptime and resilience that business-critical applications demand.
Security built in, not bolted on
Cybersecurity measures, patch management, and private VPN access are included from day one – not sold as add-ons after the fact.
Predictable, rand-based pricing
Fixed monthly billing in rands – no capital expenditure on hardware, no currency exposure, and no surprise invoices at month end.
Automatic backup included
Multiple daily backups run automatically. Your data is protected without you having to think about it – or pay extra for it.
Disaster recovery ready
DR functionality is built into the solution. If something goes seriously wrong, we can get your environment back up and running with minimal downtime.
Scales with your business
Need more compute, storage, or bandwidth as you grow? We adjust your environment – no hardware procurement cycles, no CAPEX, no waiting.
24/7 human support
Our hosting support line is answered by real people around the clock – not a ticketing queue. When something needs attention, you get a person, not a bot.
Locally hosted
Your data stays in South Africa – supporting POPIA compliance, keeping latency low, and giving you fast access to your own environment.
Not sure which hosting option is right for you?
IronTree offers two hosted environments – VPS Hosting for smaller businesses and Virtual Private Cloud Hosting for businesses that need dedicated infrastructure, more control, or a fully managed service. Here’s how they compare.
| Feature | Managed VPS Kernel-based | SMB |
Managed VPC Virtuozzo-based | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Target Market | Single-server workloads needing hands-off management – SMBs, line-of-business & accounting apps | Mid-market to large enterprises – multi-server, complex setups |
| Complexity | Simple, single server – we handle the technical stuff | Multi-server, advanced networking (e.g. VPN) |
| Virtualisation Platform | KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) | Virtuozzo |
| Packages & Sizing | Predefined, fixed T-shirt-size VM packages (S to XL) on AMD EPYC & NVMe | Predefined T-shirt-size packages sized across multiple servers, on enterprise Intel CPU & NVMe |
| Operating Systems | Windows & Linux, or upload your own OS image | Windows & Linux across multi-VM environments |
| Management | Fully managed – patching, monitoring, backups, security & VPN handled for you* | Fully managed – patching, monitoring, backups, security & VPN handled for you |
| Backup | Acronis backups included, scaled to the package | Full backup & disaster recovery |
| Cybersecurity | EDR included, plus a user-configurable firewall on every VPS | Integrated enterprise-grade security suite |
| Patch Management | OS patching included | OS patching included |
| Networking | VPN included; reserved IPs & built-in firewall | VPN, VLAN, complex multi-server / multi-site networking |
| Scalability | Scale up through predefined T-shirt sizes (single VM) | Large, complex multi-server environments |
| Support | 24/7 managed support & alerting included; 99.9% uptime guarantee | Full 24/7 enterprise support |
| Cost | Predictable monthly fee per server | Predictable monthly fee – higher, reflecting enterprise-grade features |
* Managed VPS is also available self-managed: full root/admin control, with backups, EDR and patching available as add-ons.
Not sure which one fits your situation? Give us a call – we’ll ask a few quick questions and point you in the right direction. There’s no obligation and no sales pressure.
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