Virtual Server Hosting: Features and Pricing

EITS offers a virtual server hosting service for University of Georgia faculty and staff who need to run a server but do not have the resources to maintain a physical one. Clients can customize this cost recovery service to comply with applicable laws, policies, and guidelines provided by external partners.

EITS offers three base models: a small virtual machine (VM), a medium virtual machine and a large virtual machine.

Small VM features

  • Designed for basic applications and services (such as simple LAMP servers)
  • 1 vCPU (virtual CPU cores)
  • 8GB RAM (virtual memory)
  • 100 GB HDD (virtual storage)
  • Standard back-ups available at an additional cost
  • Additional memory, computing power or storage can be added for an additional cost
  • Clients can request the setup and of a load-balanced Virtual IP (VIP) at an additional cost
  • Service cancellations require 90-day notice from the client

Medium VM features

  • Our most popular option, configured to run an array of applications and services
  • 2 vCPU (virtual CPU cores)
  • 12GB RAM (virtual memory)
  • 100 GB HDD (virtual storage)
  • Standard back-ups available at an additional cost
  • Additional memory, computing power or storage can be added for an additional cost
  • Clients can request the setup and of a load-balanced Virtual IP (VIP) at an additional cost
  • Service cancellations require 90-day notice from the client

Large VM features

  • Configured for applications that need more compute power (such as SQL servers)
  • 4 vCPU (virtual CPU cores)
  • 16GB RAM (virtual memory)
  • 100 GB HDD (virtual storage)
  • Standard back-ups available at an additional cost
  • Additional memory, computing power or storage can be added for an additional cost
  • Clients can request the setup and of a load-balanced Virtual IP (VIP) at an additional cost
  • Service cancellations require 90-day notice from the client

Pricing

Support

Tier 1: EITS Help Desk: (706) 542-3106
Tier 2: Wes Merrill, IT Manager: (706) 542-1091, wmerrill@uga.edu