Case Study · University of Worcester
Student web hosting at scale
Education Host delivered managed student web hosting for up to 1,200 student accounts across three-year courses, with individual webspace, cPanel access, automated account management and managed server infrastructure.
This case study describes a previous Education Host project and remains available as an example of our work.
What did this project address?
- The need
- The computing department needed hosting for up to 1,200 student accounts after free hosting brought poor support and unwanted advertising.
- The reported outcome
- Managed hosting delivered at scale for up to 1,200 student accounts.
- Higher education
- University
- Student web hosting
- Managed hosting
- cPanel
1,200
Student accounts
3 years
Course length supported
What problem needed solving?
The computing department needed to host up to 1,200 student accounts across three-year courses. Previous attempts using free hosting led to a lack of support, limited functionality and unwanted commercial advertising.
What did Education Host deliver?
- Individual public webspace with a domain name for each student
- cPanel access and automated account management
- Managed server infrastructure with support included
- Automated account removal after a student leaves
- Backup and restore testing added in year two
What changed for the organisation?
- Hosting delivered for up to 1,200 student accounts
- High student satisfaction with reliable, professional tooling
“Our experience with Education Host has been extremely positive. The level of service is outstanding, with some problems being resolved in hours or even minutes. Students are very satisfied.”
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- Cyber Essentials certified
- ISO 27001-accredited UK data centre
- Education-only focus
- UK data-centre hosting
- Established 2011