20i is our hosting company; at Essex Interactive, we use their servers to provide our clients with the very best website hosting. As a reseller hosting-focused company, 20i makes our work easier and leaves us more time to attend to the needs of our clients. So where did they start and why have we chosen to use them?
20i was launched in 2016 by two brothers, Tim and Jonathan Brealey. While 20i is still considered a newcomer to the field, the pair are industry veterans, having previously founded 123-Reg and Heart Internet – both of which remain market leaders.
Their head office is located in Ransom Wood, with all their data centres based in the Midlands. 20i can provide a global CDN (content delivery network) using only 21 locations in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America. The company emphasises the security of their ‘state-of-the-art’ data centres; they are manned day and night, with high-level physical security measures in place to deal with everything from power failures to fire prevention.
20i says their founding principles are:
- Giving users the best-possible technology. Their unique auto-scaling technology is on the shared platform and is available to all.
- Continuing to evolve and innovate to improve their customer’s experience and create the best platform possible.
- To not cut corners on hardware. They use 100% SSD and trusted premium hardware.
- To keep things simple but powerful and accessible across all products.
- To prioritise security and keep clients safe online. All of the packages from 20i include unique security features to provide the best protection.
- Committed to staying an independent company for the long term, so customers can be assured that their domain can stay in one place for a long time.
20i have impressively made themselves a ‘Green Working’ company. Their offices are powered by more than 2,000 solar panels, which offset tonnes of carbon each year. Their buildings are lit by automatic lighting to keep usage low and they run paperless systems to avoid waste. When their employees cannot work from home, they are encouraged to car share or join the cycle-to-work scheme.
To us, it seems that 20i has embarked on a new age of business, focusing on providing its customers with the best possible service while making its operations sustainable and a great place to work. They are easily contactable, meaning we can get issues resolved quickly: a very important factor for our business.
Overall, we find 20i a fantastic company for reseller hosting. The features available to us and the support provided on demand makes the platform perfect for the way we run our business. You can benefit from 20i by choosing to host your website with Essex Interactive! For more information, get in touch with our team today!