{"id":2715,"date":"2010-06-09T08:48:09","date_gmt":"2010-06-09T06:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/helpcentre\/?p=2715"},"modified":"2026-03-03T13:06:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:06:21","slug":"remote-hands-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/products-and-services\/remote-hands-service\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u2018Remote Hands\u2019 service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of our ongoing Data Centre management, we offer a <b>\u2018Remote Hands\u2019<\/b> service. This is in place to ensure optimal maintenance of our network infrastructure, timeous provision of servers to customers as well as providing hands-on assistance where there is no self-help service available.<\/p>\n<p>With the Remote Hands service, Self-Managed customers will receive free assistance from one of our technicians.<\/p>\n<p><b>Note on After Hours<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Our after-hours times are as follows:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cape Town Data Centre:<\/span> From 7 pm to 6 am on weekdays, public holidays and weekends<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Samrand Data Centre:<\/span> From 7 pm to 6 am on weekdays, public holidays and weekends<\/p>\n<p>The Remote Hands fee during after-hours is R225\/15min, including the first 15 minutes. After-hours call-outs may take 30 \u2013 40 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The Remote Hands service is available to all Self-Managed customers should you require assistance from one of our Data Centre technicians. Customers are encouraged to use the self-management tools that have been put in place before requesting the assistance of one of our technicians.<\/p>\n<p><b>Onsite data transfers<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Self-Managed customers are not able to physically access their servers. In order to accommodate our customers, we have prepared fully-equipped workstations (incorporating both Windows &amp; Linux operating systems) at our various Data Centre facilities. These workstations have a 100Mbit LAN available free of charge, should customers wish to perform onsite data transfers.<\/p>\n<p><b>Data Centre visits are by appointment only<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Visiting one of our Data Centre facilities is by appointment only. Customers will incur a penalty fee should they fail to make an appointment or should they not appear at a pre-scheduled appointment, without prior cancellation.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"plain":"As part of our ongoing Data Centre management, we offer a <b>\u2018Remote Hands\u2019<\/b> service. 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