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Gradax

A whole machine. Only yours.

Physical servers reserved for your business, run and secured by our engineers.

What does it need to handle?

An engineer replies with one fixed monthly price.

  • One fixed monthly priceIn writing, cancel any time.
  • 99.9% uptimeGuaranteed in your contract.
  • Europe and the USGermany, Finland, US East, US West
  • A named engineerWho knows your setup.

The technology we build on, operate and secure.

  • Cloudflare
  • Fortinet
  • Bitdefender
  • Veeam
  • Palo Alto Networks
  • Ubuntu
  • Debian
  • Red Hat
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Proxmox
  • NGINX
  • cPanel
  • Plesk

A dedicated server, in plain words.

Like owning the whole building instead of renting one floor.

A real machine that is only yours. All its power goes to your business, and we look after it.

  • All the powerNothing shared, nothing borrowed.
  • Room for big dataLarge databases and many files.
  • PrivateNo neighbours on the same machine.
  • Looked afterParts, updates and repairs are on us.

What Dedicated Servers costs.

No packages to compare. You tell us what you run, we give you one fixed monthly price.

  1. Tell us what you runYour site, store or app. A short call or an email is enough.
  2. An engineer sizes itThe right server for your business, not the biggest one.
  3. You get one fixed priceMonthly, in writing, before anything starts. Cancel any time.

Always in the price: Setup · Free move · Security · Nightly backups · 24/7 monitoring · Your engineer

Cloud or dedicated? We tell you which is cheaper.

Send us what you run today. You get both prices, in writing, and our honest advice.

What we promise, in writing.

No small print. These are in every contract, for every client.

  • 99.9%

    Uptime, in your contract

    Your site or app is online 99.9% of the time. That is less than 45 minutes offline in a whole month.

  • 24/7

    Monitoring

    Someone watches your servers day and night, weekends and holidays included.

  • 1 hour

    To respond when you are down

    If your site goes down, an engineer is working on it within the hour, for every client.

  • Every night

    Backups

    Everything is copied every night and kept in a second country, encrypted.

  • €0

    To move to us

    We move your sites, apps and email from your current provider for free.

  • 1 bill

    For everything

    Servers, backups, security and the engineer, on one monthly invoice.

You need a dedicated server if…

Most companies never do. These are the ones that do.

  • Your database is hugeYears of orders, customers or records.
  • Hundreds use it at onceStaff, customers or both.
  • A cloud server is not enoughEven the biggest one feels slow.
  • Clients ask for a private machineIn a contract or a security review.
  • Your cloud bill keeps growingA fixed machine can cost less.
  • You must know where data sitsOne machine, one country, on paper.

Recognise one of these?Talk to an engineer

A row of servers in a rack.

Not sure you need a whole machine?

Send us what you run today. An engineer tells you whether cloud or dedicated is cheaper for your load, in writing.

  • A written sizing recommendation
  • The monthly price for both options
  • No obligation
Get a sizing recommendation

Always included, at no extra cost.

What other providers sell as extras is simply how we run a server.

  • Setup and migration

    We build the server and move your site or app onto it, free.

  • Hardened and firewalled

    Closed by default. Only what your business needs is open.

  • SSL certificates

    Issued, installed and renewed before they expire.

  • Daily backups

    Encrypted, kept off the server, and restores we actually test.

  • Updates and patching

    Security updates applied every week, in a set window.

  • Monitoring and the fix

    When something breaks, we are alerted and we fix it.

  • A named engineer

    One person who knows your setup, not a ticket queue.

  • The client portal

    Every server, its cost and its extras, in one place.

The machine is big. Your part stays small.

Your part

  1. Tell us what it must handleWe size it with you.
  2. One monthly priceHardware and our work included.

Our part

  • Choose the hardwareSized for your load.
  • Install and secure itBefore anything goes on it.
  • Move your dataPlanned, tested, switched.
  • Watch the hardwareDisks, memory, temperature.
  • Replace broken partsIn the datacentre, not your office.
  • Back it upOff the machine, every night.

Cloud or dedicated?

Most businesses start on cloud. Dedicated is worth it when the load is heavy and steady.

Cloud serverDedicated server
HardwareShared physical host, your own virtual serverA physical machine only you use
Best forWebsites, stores, most applicationsHeavy databases, many sites, compliance
GrowsResized in minutesA bigger machine, planned migration
PriceFrom the lowest monthly figureHigher, but the most power per euro
Managed by usYesYes

Physical isolation, managed security

No other customer's software runs on your hardware, and we secure everything above it.

See Cyber Security
  • Mirrored disks against drive failure
  • Hardened operating system
  • Firewall and intrusion alerts
  • Encrypted backups in a second location

Cyber security, in plain words.

Six things that actually happen to small and mid-sized companies, and what we do so they do not happen to yours.

  • Someone guesses your passwords

    What happens. Robots try thousands of passwords a minute on every website and email account.

    What we do. We block repeated attempts, turn on two-step login and lock the account at the first sign.

  • Ransomware locks your files

    What happens. A virus encrypts everything and asks for money to unlock it. Small companies are hit the most.

    What we do. Your backups live where the virus cannot reach. We restore, you do not pay.

  • A fake email fools someone

    What happens. An email that looks like your bank or your boss asks for a password or a payment.

    What we do. Our filter stops most of them before anyone sees them, and laptops block the dangerous links.

  • Your site is flooded

    What happens. Thousands of fake visitors at once, until real customers cannot get in.

    What we do. The flood hits Cloudflare's network first and is dropped there, before it reaches your server.

  • Old software with holes

    What happens. Every outdated plugin or system is a door that attackers already know how to open.

    What we do. We update everything every week, in a set window, and test that nothing broke.

  • A laptop is lost or stolen

    What happens. Whoever finds it can read your files, emails and saved passwords.

    What we do. Disks are encrypted, and we lock or wipe the laptop remotely the same day.

Outgrowing your current server?

We plan the move to a bigger machine, test it, and switch over at night. Your team starts the next morning on the new one.

Why not just rent a server?

The machine is the cheap part. Everything around it is what keeps your business online, and with us it is someone's job.

What you getManaged by GradaxA server on your own
Server set up and secured for you
Security updates applied every week
Firewall and malware protection included
Backups with restores we actually test
Someone fixes it when it breaks at night
A named engineer who knows your setup
Free migration from your current host
One invoice for servers, backup and security

Built with the brands big companies trust.

You do not need to know these names. We do. Here is what each one does for your business, in plain words.

  • Cloudflare

    Shield and speed

    Stands in front of your website. Blocks attacks and fake traffic, and makes pages load fast everywhere.

  • Fortinet

    Firewall

    The locked door of your office network. Only what should come in, comes in.

  • Bitdefender

    Antivirus

    Protects every laptop and server from viruses, and stops ransomware before it locks your files.

  • Veeam

    Backup

    Copies your data every night and brings it back, a single file or a whole server.

  • Palo Alto Networks

    Network security

    Watches the traffic of larger networks and stops intruders that look like normal users.

  • Let's Encrypt

    The padlock

    The certificate behind the padlock in the browser, so what your visitors type stays private.

  • Red Hat

    Server system

    The operating system banks and governments run their servers on. Stable for years.

  • Kubernetes

    App platform

    Keeps your application running. If one server fails, another takes over on its own.

Need it for a contract or an audit?

We give you the paperwork: where the machine is, who can reach it, how it is protected.

Europe or the United States. You choose.

Your servers run in the region you pick, in certified datacentres. European data stays in the European Union.

Talk to an engineer
  • Germany and Finland, under GDPR
  • US East and US West
  • ISO/IEC 27001 certified datacentres
  • Encrypted backups in a second country

Built for your industry.

The sectors that need dedicated servers most, and why, in the words of each sector's own page.

Questions, answered plainly.

Something not covered here? An engineer answers, not a salesperson.

What is the difference from a cloud server?

A cloud server is a private virtual machine on shared hardware. A dedicated server is the whole physical machine, with nothing else on it.

How is the price set?

Dedicated hardware comes in exact configurations. We choose the machine for your workload, then the monthly price is fixed in writing.

What happens if a disk fails?

Disks are mirrored, so the server keeps running. We replace the failed disk and rebuild the mirror.

How long does setup take?

Longer than a cloud server, because physical hardware is assigned to you. We give you the date when you order.

Can I have a second machine for failover?

Yes. From D3 we set up a second machine that takes over if the first one fails.

Start with Dedicated Servers, or with a conversation.

Tell us what you run today. We come back with the right plan and a monthly price, in writing.