The Manc - Powering Two of the North’s Largest Social Platforms with Secure, High Performance Hosting

The Challenge:-

• Mission-Critical Platform Availability: Operating two of the North of England’s largest social platforms, The Manc and The Hoot, meant uptime and reliability were business-critical. Any disruption risked impacting audience engagement, content delivery and commercial performance.

• High Traffic & Performance Demands: With significant daily traffic volumes and fast-moving, content-heavy platforms, the business required infrastructure capable of handling traffic spikes without compromising speed or user experience.

• Data Security & Cyber Resilience: Managing large audiences and digital communities meant protecting platform integrity and user data was paramount. The client required robust cyber security measures to safeguard against evolving threats, including ransomware and malicious attacks.

• Trusted Long-Term Technical Partnership: As a rapidly growing media platform, the business needed more than a hosting provider — they required a responsive UK-based partner capable of delivering proactive technical expertise, monitoring and ongoing infrastructure support.

The Datacentreplus Solution:-

To support the performance, scalability and security requirements of two high-profile digital platforms, our technical team delivered a bespoke Managed Hosting & Cyber Security solution designed for resilience, performance and protection:

• Dedicated High-Performance Hosting: We deployed a dedicated hosting environment optimised for speed and reliability, ensuring The Manc and The Hoot maintain consistently high performance, even during peak traffic periods.

• 24x7 Monitoring & Managed Support: Through continuous infrastructure monitoring and proactive management, our engineering team ensures platform stability, rapid issue resolution and maximum uptime.

• Enterprise-Grade Cyber Security: Our DCP ProfessionalSecure service, including anti-ransomware protection, managed by cyber security engineers.

• ISO 27001 Certified Infrastructure: Hosted within our secure, UK-based infrastructure, the platforms benefit from enterprise-grade operational standards and security best practices to support compliance, resilience and peace of mind.

• Collaborative UK-Based Engineering: Our Manchester-based technical team works as an extension of the client’s business, providing expert guidance and responsive support to ensure infrastructure evolves alongside platform growth.

“Datacentreplus has been the backbone of our digital infrastructure for over five years. Running two of the North of England's largest social platforms, The Manc and The Hoot, uptime, performance and security are absolutely critical to our business. Their dedicated hosting delivers consistently outstanding performance, and their DCP ProfessionalSecure service—combining 24x7 monitoring, ISO 27001 certified infrastructure, anti-ransomware protection and managed cybersecurity—gives us complete confidence that our platforms and audience data are always protected. Backed by a genuinely excellent UK-based engineering team, they are exactly the partner a platform our size demands.”

• Kris MacGregor-Houlston, Head of Brand, Partnerships & Operations