Memset

Memset is a UK cloud hosting and managed infrastructure provider founded in 2002. The business markets secure UK-hosted cloud and dedicated infrastructure services including Cloud VPS, Cloud IaaS, dedicated servers, object storage, networking, security, and colocation, with a strong emphasis on UK data sovereignty, public-sector compatibility, and high-security operations. Memset now operates as a brand within the iomart group following its 2020 acquisition, and current public materials position the company around UK-based support, UK legal jurisdiction for core services, and infrastructure operated across two UK data centres in Dunsfold and Reading.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Data Center Footprint:

1. Memset states that it operates two UK data centres, and current documentation identifies them as Dunsfold and Reading.
2. The company positions both sites around UK legal jurisdiction and UK data sovereignty, stating that its core products, including Cloud VPS, Dedicated Servers, Cloud IaaS, and Cloud Storage, are wholly operated from the UK.
3. Memset’s public-sector materials also describe the estate as fully owned UK data centres and tie that footprint to government and compliance-driven hosting requirements.

Facility Design & Infrastructure:

1. Memset states that all of its data centres maintain at least N+1 electrical redundancy, geographically redundant network provision, and N+25% cooling capacity, with regular failover testing and maintenance.
2. Public security documentation describes a strong baseline of physical protection aligned to commercial and public-sector requirements, including Class 3 strong-room construction, ANPR vehicle entry controls, and vibration sensors at individual facilities.
3. A 2015 company press release states that Memset invested £1.8 million in building a highly efficient, highly scalable IL4-capable data centre in Dunsfold Park, Surrey, completed in July 2014.
4. Memset documentation also shows multi-site architectural support, including cross-site clustering between Reading and Dunsfold for resilience and failover design.

Service Portfolio Overview:

1. Cloud VPS for public cloud-style virtual server deployment.
2. Cloud IaaS, with documentation explicitly describing OpenStack-based multi-region infrastructure.
3. Dedicated Servers as a core infrastructure product.
4. Object Storage / Cloud Storage as a core platform service.
5. Networking services including VLANs, VPN, load balancing, and cross-site clustering.
6. Security services including firewalling, intrusion detection, vulnerability management, SSL certificates, and managed backups.
7. Colocation for vetted and accredited partners, particularly referenced in public-sector service materials.

🔐 Security & Compliance

Infrastructure Resilience:

1. Memset states that its data centres are engineered with N+1 electrical redundancy, N+25% cooling capacity, and geographically redundant networking.
2. Team and public-sector materials reference 99.99% uptime across infrastructure and, in some public-sector pages, up to 99.999% availability for the virtual data centre platform.
3. The company also supports resilient multi-site deployment patterns between Dunsfold and Reading through cross-site clustering and region-based OpenStack design.

Physical & Logical Security:

1. Memset states its data centres maintain physical security controls aligned to ISO 27001, PCI-DSS v3.2, PSN CoCo, and OFFICIAL-class public-sector requirements.
2. Publicly described controls include Class 3 strong-room construction, ANPR vehicle entry controls, and additional sensor-based protections.
3. Memset also states that its staff are BPSS or SC vetted, reinforcing a security posture aimed at regulated and public-sector environments.

Compliance & Standards:

1. Memset publicly lists ISO 27001:2013 accreditation.
2. Its security materials align operations to PCI-DSS v3.2, PSN CoCo, GDPR best practices, and requirements associated with data marked OFFICIAL.
3. Public-sector pages also state that Memset’s core hosting services are PGA accredited up to OFFICIAL, with PSN and HSCN connectivity available across its data centres.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Carrier Neutrality:

1. Memset’s public materials do not strongly market the estate as carrier-neutral in the same way as a retail colocation specialist, but it does state that PSN and HSCN connections are available at all Memset data centres and that it offers cross-site networking between facilities.
2. Its public-sector connectivity materials also reference an Internet to PSN Gateway bridging internet-connected and PSN-connected cloud environments.

Network Capabilities:

1. Memset offers VLANs, VPN, load balancers, additional IP services, and cross-site clustering as part of its networking stack.
2. It supports PSN and HSCN connectivity for public-sector use cases.
3. Its Internet to PSN Gateway is explicitly designed for secure transport between public internet-connected and PSN-connected cloud environments.

Connectivity Use Cases:

1. UK organisations requiring domestic hosting with sovereign jurisdiction and resilient cross-site deployment between Dunsfold and Reading.
2. Public-sector users needing PSN/HSCN-connected hosting, OFFICIAL-aligned environments, and controlled connectivity between secure and internet-connected estates.
3. Customers building resilient cloud or dedicated infrastructure with cross-site failover, object storage, and managed network/security services.

💼 Who It Serves

1. UK organisations seeking secure UK-hosted cloud and infrastructure services.
2. Public sector customers, including central government, local government, healthcare, and education.
3. Customers with data sovereignty, GDPR, and security-sensitive hosting requirements.
4. Businesses requiring dedicated servers, OpenStack-based IaaS, object storage, networking, and managed security services from a UK-based provider.