<fully sponsored versus commercial>
fully sponsored virtual hosting
versus commercial VPS hosting
| SERVER HOSTING PACKAGE | FULL SUBSIDIZED BY SME GRANT |
COMMERCIAL VPS HOSTING |
|---|---|---|
| PACKAGE / FEATURES | UNIX VIRTUAL CLOUD |
UNIX VPS POP3 |
| DATACENTRE INFRASTRUCTURE | Shared | Dedicated |
| SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE | Shared Web Hosting Virtual Cloud | Dedicated Virtual Private Server |
| DATACENTRE MANAGED BY | SME Grant | Commercial Hosting Company |
| SERVER SUPPORT PROVIDED BY | SME Grant | Commercial Hosting Company |
| INDIVIDUAL MAILBOX SUPPORT | Provided by |
Provided by Commercial Hosting Company |
| WEBSITE SPACE | Start from 1 GB | Start from 10 GB |
| EMAIL SPACE (Per Mailbox) |
500 MB per POP mailbox |
1 GB to 10 GB per POP mailbox |
| NUMBER OF POP MAILBOXES | Start from 5 POP mailboxes | Start from 5 POP mailboxes |
| MAXIMUM ATTACHMENT SIZE | 10 MB | 10 MB |
| PRIORITY SUPPORT | NA | Available |
| SUPPORT BY LIVECHAT | NA | Optional |
| REMOTE DESKTOP ASSISTANCE | NA | Optional |
| SERVER UPTIME | NA | 99.9 % |
| MONTHLY COST W/O GST |
S$ 0.00 per month | Start from S$ 200.00 per month |
| YEARLY COST W/O GST |
S$ 0.00 per year | Start from S$ 2,400.00 per year |
Note: Domain name renewal costs may be subject to change.
How can I start to use the SME Grant's (SMEG) fully sponsored Virtual Server Web Hosting?
There are 2 methods to apply.
Method 1: Get one of our appointed subsidy agents to apply for you.
Method 2: Click on the 'Apply Now to Use' button to apply.
To show that you are serious and committed about your business, you just need to renew your domain name based on the above years.
Why is the SME Grant (SMEG) fully sponsoring your Virtual Server Web Hosting needs?
It is well-known that Virtual Server Web Hosting has many issues.
The SMEG believes that you (the SME) should not need to pay these commercial web host vendors for Virtual Web & Email Hosting technology that is not good. Even if it is just $1 per month, the SMEG believes that you should not be paying at all.
In addition, these web host vendors do not provide reliable support anyway and these vendors cannot provide any guarantees to you.
Hence, the solution is the SMEG will fully sponsor your Virtual Server Web Hosting, should you choose to use this.
The SME Grant datacentre team will provide standard server support via email for server health issues.
The SME Grant has indicated that since you are not paying anything to use the Virtual Server Web Hosting datacentre, the end-user support is to be done by the end-users themselves. (Eg. issues with user's computer, internet connection, configuration of Outlook/Thunderbird/Incredimail etc)
Am I obligated to use the SMEG's fully sponsored Virtual Server Web Hosting?
No, you do not need use the SMEG's fully sponsored Virtual Server Web Hosting. You may still choose to pay a commercial datacentre to host your email and website.
What happens if I stop suing the SMEG's fully sponsored Virtual Server Web Hosting?
If you decide to switch to a commercial datacentre, just inform the SMEG of the new DNS settings point your email and website to the new commercial datacentre. The SMEG's technical team will configure your domain accordingly.
Your web designer will need to help you migrate your website to the new datacentre.
You will need to do a final download of emails to your laptop/pc prior to the change in DNS settings.
Your domain name ownership still belongs to you. The SMEG still helps you to manage your domain name.
When should we stop using the SMEG's fully sponsored Virtual Server Web Hosting?
As your organisation expands, or as your website becomes very popular, your email and website would require higher-end email features and dedicated server resources (For example, Dedicated VPS, Cloud VPS, Cloud Enterprise Exchange 2013 Email etc).
At such a time, it would be good to upgrade to a commercial datacentre.
There are 2 methods to apply.
Method 1: Get one of our appointed subsidy agents to apply for you.
Method 2: Click on the 'Apply Now to Use' button to apply.
To show that you are serious and committed about your business, you just need to renew your domain name based on the above years.
Why is the SME Grant (SMEG) fully sponsoring your Virtual Server Web Hosting needs?
It is well-known that Virtual Server Web Hosting has many issues.
The SMEG believes that you (the SME) should not need to pay these commercial web host vendors for Virtual Web & Email Hosting technology that is not good. Even if it is just $1 per month, the SMEG believes that you should not be paying at all.
In addition, these web host vendors do not provide reliable support anyway and these vendors cannot provide any guarantees to you.
Hence, the solution is the SMEG will fully sponsor your Virtual Server Web Hosting, should you choose to use this.
The SME Grant datacentre team will provide standard server support via email for server health issues.
The SME Grant has indicated that since you are not paying anything to use the Virtual Server Web Hosting datacentre, the end-user support is to be done by the end-users themselves. (Eg. issues with user's computer, internet connection, configuration of Outlook/Thunderbird/Incredimail etc)
Am I obligated to use the SMEG's fully sponsored Virtual Server Web Hosting?
No, you do not need use the SMEG's fully sponsored Virtual Server Web Hosting. You may still choose to pay a commercial datacentre to host your email and website.
What happens if I stop suing the SMEG's fully sponsored Virtual Server Web Hosting?
If you decide to switch to a commercial datacentre, just inform the SMEG of the new DNS settings point your email and website to the new commercial datacentre. The SMEG's technical team will configure your domain accordingly.
Your web designer will need to help you migrate your website to the new datacentre.
You will need to do a final download of emails to your laptop/pc prior to the change in DNS settings.
Your domain name ownership still belongs to you. The SMEG still helps you to manage your domain name.
When should we stop using the SMEG's fully sponsored Virtual Server Web Hosting?
As your organisation expands, or as your website becomes very popular, your email and website would require higher-end email features and dedicated server resources (For example, Dedicated VPS, Cloud VPS, Cloud Enterprise Exchange 2013 Email etc).
At such a time, it would be good to upgrade to a commercial datacentre.