Server Management

Benefits of server management from SparrowHost

We set up, harden, monitor and maintain your physical, virtual and cloud servers, with documented changes and clear reporting, so your applications keep running.

Proactive monitoring with agreed response times

Installation and configuration of Linux and Windows servers to a secure, documented baseline.

Regular patching and security hardening

Proxmox, VMware and Hyper-V clusters, including migration of existing workloads.

Tested backups and documented restores

Instances on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Hetzner, sized and managed for cost and performance.

Monthly health and capacity reports

Uptime, resource and service monitoring with alerting and escalation to on-call engineers.

What we deliver

A monthly managed service priced per server, starting with an audit of your current environment.

Server setup & hardening
Installation and configuration of Linux and Windows servers to a secure, documented baseline.
Virtualisation
Proxmox, VMware and Hyper-V clusters, including migration of existing workloads.
Cloud servers
Instances on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Hetzner, sized and managed for cost and performance.
24/7 monitoring
Uptime, resource and service monitoring with alerting and escalation to on-call engineers.
Patching & updates
Scheduled OS and software updates with maintenance windows and rollback plans.
Backup & recovery
Automated, offsite backups with regular restore tests and recovery runbooks.

Approach

How the work runs

1
Audit
Inventory of servers, access, configuration and current risks.
2
Stabilise
Fix critical gaps in patching, backup and monitoring first.
3
Manage
Day-to-day operations against the agreed service levels.
4
Report
Monthly reports and a quarterly review of capacity and cost.

Platforms

Ubuntu
Debian
RHEL / Rocky
Windows Server
Proxmox
VMware
Hyper-V
AWS
Azure
Hetzner

FAQ

Common questions

Do you manage servers in our own data centre?

Yes. We manage on-premise, co-located and cloud servers, remotely and with on-site support where needed.

What happens when a server goes down at night?

Monitoring alerts our on-call engineers, who respond within the response time agreed in your service level agreement.

Who keeps the administrator access?

You do. We work with named accounts and least-privilege access that you can review or revoke at any time.

Benefits of server management from SparrowHost

We set up, harden, monitor and maintain your physical, virtual and cloud servers, with documented changes and clear reporting, so your applications keep running.

Proactive monitoring with agreed response times

Installation and configuration of Linux and Windows servers to a secure, documented baseline.

Regular patching and security hardening

Proxmox, VMware and Hyper-V clusters, including migration of existing workloads.

Tested backups and documented restores

Instances on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Hetzner, sized and managed for cost and performance.

Monthly health and capacity reports

Uptime, resource and service monitoring with alerting and escalation to on-call engineers.

What we deliver

A monthly managed service priced per server, starting with an audit of your current environment.

Server setup & hardening
Installation and configuration of Linux and Windows servers to a secure, documented baseline.
Virtualisation
Proxmox, VMware and Hyper-V clusters, including migration of existing workloads.
Cloud servers
Instances on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Hetzner, sized and managed for cost and performance.
24/7 monitoring
Uptime, resource and service monitoring with alerting and escalation to on-call engineers.
Patching & updates
Scheduled OS and software updates with maintenance windows and rollback plans.
Backup & recovery
Automated, offsite backups with regular restore tests and recovery runbooks.

Approach

How the work runs

1
Audit
Inventory of servers, access, configuration and current risks.
2
Stabilise
Fix critical gaps in patching, backup and monitoring first.
3
Manage
Day-to-day operations against the agreed service levels.
4
Report
Monthly reports and a quarterly review of capacity and cost.

Platforms

Ubuntu
Debian
RHEL / Rocky
Windows Server
Proxmox
VMware
Hyper-V
AWS
Azure
Hetzner

FAQ

Common questions

Do you manage servers in our own data centre?

Yes. We manage on-premise, co-located and cloud servers, remotely and with on-site support where needed.

What happens when a server goes down at night?

Monitoring alerts our on-call engineers, who respond within the response time agreed in your service level agreement.

Who keeps the administrator access?

You do. We work with named accounts and least-privilege access that you can review or revoke at any time.

Benefits of server management from SparrowHost

Proactive monitoring with agreed response times

Regular patching and security hardening

Tested backups and documented restores

Monthly health and capacity reports

What we deliver

Server setup & hardening

Virtualisation

Cloud servers

24/7 monitoring

Patching & updates

Backup & recovery

How the work runs

Audit

Stabilise

Manage

Report

Common questions

Often engaged together

AMC (Annual Maintenance)

IT Helpdesk & Support

Network Setup & Management

Partner with us for build, security and assurance.

Server Management

Benefits of server management from SparrowHost

Proactive monitoring with agreed response times

Regular patching and security hardening

Tested backups and documented restores

Monthly health and capacity reports

What we deliver

Server setup & hardening

Virtualisation

Cloud servers

24/7 monitoring

Patching & updates

Backup & recovery

How the work runs

Audit

Stabilise

Manage

Report

Common questions

Often engaged together

AMC (Annual Maintenance)

IT Helpdesk & Support

Network Setup & Management

Partner with us for build, security and assurance.