RapidSwitch

RapidSwitch is a UK hosting company that supplies dedicated servers and wider infrastructure services. It owns its data centres and runs a private network across the UK, and its site describes more than two decades of operation.

Products and services

• Bare metal servers: Intel and AMD dedicated machines, either pre-built or made to order.
• GPU and FPGA servers: hardware for AI and high-performance computing, including space for customers' own equipment.
• Infrastructure design: architects plan hosted systems, on-premises setups and public cloud platforms.
• Application modernisation: converting monolithic applications into microservices for containers.
• Network and security: leased lines, SD-WAN, firewalls, storage and managed services.

Who it works with

Businesses needing dedicated hosting, plus resellers through a partner programme. US servers are available through a partner in Dallas.

Key facts

• Data centres: two wholly owned UK sites, in Maidenhead and Gosport
• Support: on-site UK engineers around the clock at primary sites
• Build times: pre-built servers deploy within hours; custom builds take one to two days