Comprehensive solutions for the placement of hardware in a TIER III data center in Amsterdam

Are you planning to host your server park in the Netherlands or change your data center? Rent a place for your equipment in a reliable HOSTKEY data center along with a full range of services to support your IT infrastructure. All solutions are developed on the basis of 10 years of experience in servicing our own equipment fleet consisting of 5000+ servers in several data centers. Our clients have access to a full range of services from deployment to IT infrastructure support, including the purchase of server and network equipment in specific configurations at competitive prices on the local European market.

Advantages of Colocation with HOSTKEY

  • Comprehensive solutions, including the placement of equipment in one of the best data centers in Europe and a range of extra services such as extended support for client infrastructure.

  • Prompt installation of the equipment — from 1 server to several racks.

  • Optimization of IT infrastructure — assistance of experienced engineers in creating infrastructure or equipment migration without downtime and unnecessary losses in money and time.

  • Provision of spare parts and servers (from those available in our stock) during migration or in the event of equipment failure.

  • Established relationships with suppliers of new and previously used equipment in the European market.

  • Availability of our own warehouse for the consolidation and preparation of equipment.

  • Qualified English-speaking staff with extensive experience with servers and network equipment.

  • Reduced maintenance costs and a transparent billing system.

General Numbers:

> 20 hours

saved on migration or building infrastructure

< 100 minutes

possible service degradation in a year

> 10 hours/mo.

free time not spent on building and maintaining your server park



infinity hours

sound sleep and calm nerves

up by 10–50%

it’s better to order your hardware through us

Colocation facilities



eunetworks eunetworks

Data center euNetworks

euNetworks is a leading Western European provider of data center and cloud services headquartered in London. All rented HOSTKEY racks are connected to two independently protected inputs of 32A per rack, and climate control is provided by dedicated central chiller systems. Guaranteed power supply is achieved through the use of a bundle of UPS + diesel generators + fuel tank. The building also houses the central hub for the EuNetworks provider, providing all types of connections and channels in the Netherlands and Europe. The network infrastructure is fully redundant.

EuNetworks operates premium data center facilities in the Netherlands and Germany. The facility in Amsterdam has been designed to the highest standards of security, cooling and power density to meet the most demanding requirements.

1.

Number of racks in the data center: approximately 5,000.


2.

Security certification level: ISO 14001:2015, ISO 27001:2013, ISO 9001:2015.


3

Power supply: 10 MVA committed draw (for ground floor and unfitted 1st floor data-center).


4

UPS system: N+1 redundant rotary UPS.


5

Generators:

5.1

N+1 diesel generators;

5.2

57,000 liters stored on site / contract for delivery of diesel within eight hours.


6

Air Conditioning:

6.1

cold aisle;

6.2

temperature SLA: 22 °C +/- 3 °C.


7

Fire Suppression:

7.1

VESDA system (very early smoke detection alarm);

7.2

aragonite gas automatic fire suppression system in the IT rooms and Switch rooms;

7.3

sprinkler system in generator room.


8

Building management system: central computerized BMS, EMS and all alarms monitored 24/7.


9

Physical Security:

9.1

24x7 monitoring, CCTV cameras throughout the building inside and outside;

9.2

24x7 security guards on-site at all times;

9.3

zoned access control key card system with man-traps. Outer doors are alarmed;

9.4

intruder detection systems.


HOSTKEY's facilities are directly connected to the euNetworks data transmission networks, connecting to the world's leading telecom operators and traffic exchange points: AMS-IX, NL-IX, Speed-IX, Data-IX and Global-IX through high-capacity fiber-optic backbone channels. The presence of one of the central communication and traffic exchange nodes directly inside the data center guarantees HOSTKEY customers uninterrupted service availability and high access speeds.

EuNetworks can provide any connectivity across Europe from dark optics to Internet access and low latency ULL uplinks for trading with up to 455 data centers in Europe. The company provides direct channels to public clouds. As a partner of euNetworks, we can organize connections to their services.

Hardware placement by unit

Bring Your Own IPs to your servers hosted at HOSTKEY for Free! Fully integrated into the control panel, you may deploy servers with your own IPs automatically. We keep a track where it was used to avoid duplications.
Colocation Basic

The classic option for housing hardware within a commercial data center with the addition of small extra services for your convenience.

  • Placement of 1 unit of hardware in a rack 1
  • Power Supply — power per unit of up to 200 W 2
  • 1Gbps port for Internet access, 50 TB of outgoing traffic 3
  • 1 IPv4 + IP for remote management
  • Basic protection from DDoS attacks
  • Acceptance, installation and connection of the hardware
  • 24x7x365 Tech. Support
  • Access to equipment — 3 hours a month 4
Price on request
Order
Colocation Comfort

All options of Colocation Basic + additional electricity consumption and an extended package of services.

  • Power Supply — power per unit of up to 300 W 2
  • Access to equipment — monthly visits are unlimited 4
  • Rack level ATS or connection to different links 5
  • Consolidating servers into a VLAN
  • Interconnecting servers
  • Installation of components from our stock 6
  • Consultation on technical issues — 1 hour

Bonus when paying for a year — 10% discount on any Smart Hands service package .

Price on request
Order
Colocation Easy

All options of Colocation Comfort + additional electricity consumption, traffic and IPs, and an extended support.

  • Power Supply — power per unit of up to 350 W 2
  • Incoming traffic is not charged 3
  • 2 IPv4 + IP for remote management
  • Storage of the client’s own spare parts in our warehouse, 1 pallet 7
  • Remote Hands of a Server Engineer during working hours — 2 hours per month 8

Bonuses when paying for 1 year: 10% discount on any Smart Hands service package; selection and purchase of hardware at the client’s request, based on the technical specifications.

Price on request
Order
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Colocation Basic

The classic option for housing hardware within a commercial data center with the addition of small extra services for your convenience.

  • Power Supply — power per unit of up to 300 W 2
  • Access to equipment — monthly visits are unlimited 4
  • Rack level ATS or connection to different links 5
  • Consolidating servers into a VLAN
  • Interconnecting servers
  • Installation of components from our stock 6
  • Consultation on technical issues — 1 hour

Bonus when paying for a year — 10% discount on any Smart Hands service package .

Price on request
Order
Colocation Comfort

All options of Colocation Basic + additional electricity consumption and an extended package of services.

  • Power Supply — power per unit of up to 300 W 2
  • Access to equipment — monthly visits are unlimited 4
  • Rack level ATS or connection to different links 5
  • Consolidating servers into a VLAN
  • Interconnecting servers
  • Installation of components from our stock 6
  • Consultation on technical issues — 1 hour

Bonus when paying for a year — 10% discount on any Smart Hands service package .

Price on request
Order
Colocation Easy

All options of Colocation Comfort + additional electricity consumption, traffic and IPs, and an extended support.

  • Power Supply — power per unit of up to 350 W 2
  • Incoming traffic is not charged 3
  • 2 IPv4 + IP for remote management
  • Storage of the client’s own spare parts in our warehouse, 1 pallet 7
  • Remote Hands of a Server Engineer during working hours — 2 hours per month 8

Bonuses when paying for 1 year: 10% discount on any Smart Hands service package; selection and purchase of hardware at the client’s request, based on the technical specifications.

Price on request
Order

Comparison of Service Packages

Service Type Basic Comfort Easy
Service Price on request on request on request
Hardware Placement in a rack 1 1 unit 1 unit 1 unit
Power Supply 2 — 200 W Power supply per unit
— surcharge for each additional 100 W
— 300 W Power supply per unit
— surcharge for each additional 100 W
— 350 W Power supply per unit
— surcharge for each additional 100 W
Internet Access, 1Gbps Port 3 50 TB 50 TB Unlimited
Solution Package includes 1 IPv4
— Basic protection from DDoS attack
— Receiving, installation and connection of hardware
— 24x7x365 Tech. Support
— Access to your hardware – 3 hours per month 4
— 1 IPv4
— Basic protection from DDoS attack
— Receiving, installation and connection of hardware
—24x7x365 Tech. Support
— Access to your hardware 4
— Rack level ATS for equipment with 1 power supply or connection to different links for servers with two power supplies
— Networking servers into a VLAN
— Switching between servers
— Installation of spare parts from our reserve (if available, NBD)
— 1 hour’s consultation on technical issues
— 2 IPv4
— Basic protection from DDoS attack
— Receiving, installation and connection of hardware
— 24x7x365 Tech. Support
— Access to your hardware 4
— Rack level ATS for equipment with 1 power supply or connection to different links for servers with two power supplies
— Networking servers into a VLAN
— Switching between servers
— Installation of components from our reserve (if available, NBD)
— 1 hour’s consultation on technical issues
— Storage of the client’s spare parts in our warehouse, 1 palette7;
— Remote Hands during working hours, NBD – 1 hour 8
Bonuses when paying for a year — Discount 12% — Discount 12%
— 10% discount on any Smart Hands service package
— Discount 12%
— 15% discount on any Smart Hands service package
— Selection and purchase of hardware at the client’s request, based on the technical specifications

Service Price

Colocation Basic on request
Colocation Comfort on request
Colocation Easy on request

Hardware Placement in a rack 1

Colocation Basic 1 unit
Colocation Comfort 1 unit
Colocation Easy 1 unit

Power Supply 2

Colocation Basic — 200 W Power supply per unit
— surcharge for each additional 100 W
Colocation Comfort — 300 W Power supply per unit
— surcharge for each additional 100 W
Colocation Easy — 350 W Power supply per unit
— surcharge for each additional 100 W

Internet Access, 1Gbps Port 3

Colocation Basic 50 TB
Colocation Comfort 50 TB
Colocation Easy Unlimited

Solution Package includes

Colocation Basic — 1 IPv4
— Basic protection from DDoS attack
— Receiving, installation and connection of hardware
— 24x7x365 Tech. Support
— Access to your hardware – 3 hours per month 4
Colocation Comfort — 1 IPv4;
— Basic protection from DDoS attack
— Receiving, installation and connection of hardware
— 24x7x365 Tech. Support
— Access to your hardware 4
— Rack level ATS for equipment with 1 power supply or connection to different links for servers with two power supplies.
— Networking servers into a VLAN
— Switching between servers
— Installation of spare parts from our reserve (if available, NBD)
— 1 hour’s consultation on technical issues
Colocation Easy — 2 IPv4;
— Basic protection from DDoS attack
— Receiving, installation and connection of hardware
— 24x7x365 Tech. Support 4
— Rack level ATS for equipment with 1 power supply or connection to different links for servers with two power supplies
— Networking servers into a VLAN
— Switching between servers
— Installation of components from our reserve (if available, NBD)
— 1 hour’s consultation on technical issues
— хStorage of the client’s spare parts in our warehouse, 1 palette7;
— Remote Hands during working hours, NBD – 1 hour 8

Bonuses when paying for a year

Colocation Basic — Discount 12%
Colocation Comfort — Discount 12%
— 10% discount on any Smart Hands service package
Colocation Easy — Discount 12%
— 15% discount on any Smart Hands service package;
— Selection and purchase of hardware at the client’s request, based on the technical specifications

Prices for extra options and services

Additional unit


Additional hardware unit (maximum of 4)


€50 /mo

Additional IP


IPv4 and IPv6


According price list

Excess 100 W


 


upon request

Unlimited Traffic at 10 Gbps


A premium mix of upstreams


According price list

VLAN


Networking servers into a VLAN / Switching between servers


According price list

BYOIP


employ your own address block and AS for free


Find out more

Redundant power supply


Rack level ATS for equipment with 1 power supply or connection to different links for servers with two power supplies


€10/one-time

Backup channel


Backup communication channel


upon request

Storage


Storage of the client’s spare parts in our warehouse


1 palette — €10 /mo

Our components


Installation of components from our reserve (if available)


7 — €75 each piece/one-time

Migration


Seamless migration when moving from another data center


upon request

Purchase of hardware


Purchase of new equipment with a manufacturer's guarantee as well as previously used equipment with a HOSTKEY guarantee


upon request

Hardware rental


Hardware rental, including telecommunications equipment


upon request

Protection from DDoS attacks


Extended package for protection from DDoS attacks


According price list

Consultation


Consultation on technical issues


€50/hour

Server Administration 8


 


According price list

Smart Hands 8


Physical hardware servicing and remote hands


According price list

What kind of hardware can be housed?

  • For racks.

  • Hardware with a GPU designed for use in data centers .

  • All servers must have a remote control module.

  • Placing servers with a processor on a socket produced earlier than 2011, servers with an actual power consumption of more than 200 W per unit, blade solutions, GPU servers, and powerful network equipment are subject to individually negotiated conditions.

Rack Rental

Bring Your Own IPs to your servers hosted at HOSTKEY for Free! Fully integrated into the control panel, you may deploy servers with your own IPs automatically. We keep a track where it was used to avoid duplications.

A full range of services are included in the subscription. No hidden fees.

Purchase of equipment, spare parts, disk drives, etc.

Acceptance and installation of equipment

Equipment connection

Load testing of servers

Initial installation of the Operating System

Setting up remote access

Equipment upgrades

Installation of new equipment and dismantling of old

Provision and installation of replacement equipment and components

The price of peace of mind and to keep your infrastructure running smoothly – €1000 per month = €21 per unit roughly


Bonuses when paying for 1 year:

  • 12% Discount

  • Consultation on technical issues - 5 hours

  • 15% Discount on any Remote Smart Hands service package

  • Installation of components from our reserve (if available)6.

  • 1/2 Rack, 23U
    • Provision of a rack to accommodate equipment: 23 units
    • Power Supply: 3 kW, 2 x PDU 16A
    • 1Gbps connection with limited traffic3
    • 16 IPv4, block of IPv6
    • Basic protection from DDoS attacks (on condition of connecting through the HOSTKEY network)
    • Coordination of technical conditions for placing your hardware - connection plan, additional services
    • 24x7x365 Tech. Support
    • 24/7 access to your hardware – unrestricted 4
    • Storing your spare parts in a rack
    Price on request
    Submit request
    Full Rack, 48U
    • Provision of a rack to accommodate equipment: 48 units
    • Power Supply: 6 kW, 2 x PDU 32A
    • 1Gbps connection with unlimited traffic 3
    • 32 IPv4, block of IPv6
    • Basic protection from DDoS attacks (on condition of connecting through the HOSTKEY network)
    • Coordination of technical conditions for placing your hardware - connection plan, additional services.
    • 24x7x365 Tech. Support
    • 24/7 access to your hardware – unrestricted 4
    • Storing your spare parts in a rack
    Price on request
    Submit request
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    1/2 Rack, 23U
    • Provision of a rack to accommodate equipment: 23 units
    • Power Supply: 3 kW, 2 x PDU 16A
    • 1Gbps connection with limited traffic 3
    • 16 IPv4, block of IPv6
    • Basic protection from DDoS attacks (on condition of connecting through the HOSTKEY network)
    • Coordination of technical conditions for placing your hardware - connection plan, additional service
    • 24x7x365 Tech. Support
    • 24/7 access to your hardware – unrestricted 4
    • Storing your spare parts in a rack
    Price on request
    Submit request
    Full Rack 48U
    • Provision of a rack to accommodate equipment: 48 units
    • Power Supply: 6 kW, 2 x PDU 32A
    • 1Gbps connection with unlimited traffic 3
    • 32 IPv4, block of IPv6
    • Basic protection from DDoS attacks (on condition of connecting through the HOSTKEY network)
    • Coordination of technical conditions for placing your hardware - connection plan, additional services.
    • 24x7x365 Tech. Support
    • 24/7 access to your hardware – unrestricted 4
    • Storing your spare parts in a rack
    Price on request
    Submit request

Prices for extra options and services

Increasing power supply


Increasing your dedicated power supply, for 1 kW (maximum 2 kW)


Upon request

Additional IPs


IPv4 and IPv6


According price list

Unlimited Traffic at 10 Gbps


A premium mix of upstreams


According price list

BYOIP


Employ your own address block and AS for free


Find out more

Backup communication channel


 


Upon request

Storage


Storage of the client’s spare parts in our warehouse, 1 palette


€10 /mo

Components from our reserve


Installation of components from our reserve (if available)


€50 for each unit / one-time

Migration


Seamless migration when moving from another data center


Upon request

Purchase of hardware


Purchase of new equipment with a manufacturer's guarantee as well as previously used equipment with a HOSTKEY guarantee


Upon request

Hardware rental


Hardware rental, including telecommunications equipment


Upon request

Protection from DDoS


Extended package for protection from DDoS attacks


According price list

Consultation


Consultation on technical issues


€50 /hour

Server Administration8


 


According price list

Smart Hands 8


Physical hardware servicing and remote hands


According price list

1

Service agreements for colocating servers with a processor on a socket made before 2011, servers with an actual consumption of more than 200W per unit, blade solutions, GPU servers and powerful network equipment are made according to individual conditions.


2

On condition of an actual power draw of less than 200W per unit.


3

Only outgoing traffic is billed. Excess traffic will be billed additionally. When renting a 1/2 or whole rack, outbound traffic is unlimited, but a fair use policy applies.


4

Access to your equipment is granted at any time with a personal ID pass.


5

Rack level ATS is provided for equipment with 1 power supply. Equipment with two power supplies is connected to different uplinks.


6

The installation of spare parts from our stock is carried out the next day, subject to the availability of the components. Their cost is available upon request. In such a case, a separate agreement for their purchase is concluded.


7

Delivery of equipment from the warehouse is carried out upon prior request. The number of hardware units per pallet can vary. Please, reach out to our customer support team to get the detailed calculation.


8

Work is performed during working hours, no later than the next working day. It is possible to carry out urgent and nighttime work upon request.


For more information, please contact our Sales Department



All our data centers are fully compliant with TIER III standards

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Our Advantages

  • TIER III Data Centers TIER III Data Centers
    Top reliability and security provide stable operation of your servers and 99.982% uptime per year.
  • DDoS protection DDoS protection
    The service is organized using software and hardware solutions to protect against TCP-SYN Flood attacks (SYN, ACK, RST, FIN, PUSH).
  • High-bandwidth Internet connectivity High-bandwidth Internet connectivity
    We provide a 1Gbps unmetered port. You can transfer huge datasets in minutes.
  • Built-in IPMI 2.0 with remote server management via IP-KVM Full control
    Remote server management via IPMI, iDRAC, KVM and etc.
  • Hosting in the most environmentally friendly data center in Europe Eco-friendly
    Hosting in the most environmentally friendly data center in Europe.
  • A replacement server is always available A replacement server is always available
    A fleet of substitution servers will reduce downtime when migrating and upgrading.
  • Quick replacement of components Quick replacement of components
    In the case of component failure, we will promptly replace them.
  • Round-the-clock technical support Round-the-clock technical support
    The application form allows you to get technical support at any time of the day or night. First response within 15 minutes.

What customers say

Crytek
After launching another successful IP — HUNT: Showdown, a competitive first-person PvP bounty hunting game with heavy PvE elements, Crytek aimed to bring this amazing game for its end-users. We needed a hosting provider that can offer us high-performance servers with great network speed, latency, and 24/7 support.
Stefan Neykov Crytek
doXray
doXray has been using HOSTKEY for the development and the operation of our software solutions. Our applications require the use of GPU processing power. We have been using HOSTKEY for several years and we are very satisfied with the way they operate. New requirements are setup fast and support follows up after the installation process to check if everything is as requested. Support during operations is reliable and fast.
Wimdo Blaauboer doXray
IP-Label
We would like to thank HOSTKEY for providing us with high-quality hosting services for over 4 years. Lp-label has been able to conduct many of its more than 100 million daily measurements through HOSTKEY’s servers, making our meteorological coverage even more complete.
D. Jayes IP-Label
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