Altis Cloud: WordPress hosting for
Higher Education
From historic research universities to emerging technical colleges, higher education institutions are some of the most trusted organizations in the world.
Altis Cloud is built for the challenges of academia, whether that’s bulletproof security, rock-solid uptime, or centralized governance.
Give your students, faculty, and staff a platform they can trust with Altis Cloud.
Free your users, keep control
Across departments, research teams, and student initiatives, Altis Cloud empowers you to control user access, consistent branding, and network integrity, all in one place.
Using the controls built right in to WordPress, you can provide controlled freedom to all your users, from staff to students. Maintain your brand consistency with fixed themes and ready-made blocks, while allowing powerful customization through block-based themes.
Strict codebase control and must-use plugins allow you to enforce behaviour and functionality, from security standards to accessibility requirements. Plugins allow just the right per-site customizations for each site.
Sleep easy with the perfect solution for university IT teams.
Many sites, one dashboard
Altis is built for WordPress Multisite, the feature used to power networks of millions of sites, including WordPress.com. Every plan allows unlimited sites, and the Altis team has real-world experience scaling massive networks.
From your public relations department to faculty and student sites, WordPress on Altis Cloud is perfect to tackle any challenge you can throw at it.
Manage security the easy way
Altis Cloud is designed from the ground up for security. That’s why higher education and banking trust us to power their critical web estates.
Our platform is designed to make upholding the highest security standards straightforward, featuring encryption at rest, continuous monitoring, and regular compliance audits.
Altis is protected by AWS Shield and WAF, with members of WordPress’ security team looking after the platform. The data centres we use are ISO27001 and SOC 2 Type II certified, giving you the peace of mind you need to focus on your institution’s goals.
Scalability, whatever the season
From applications month to results season, we know traffic can be highly variable across the academic year.
Other hosts give you fixed, inflexible servers, wasting capacity for most of the year just to cover the spikes. Altis Cloud’s autoscaling infrastructure dynamically adapts to your needs, from seasonal trends to traffic spikes.
Our pricing is based on annual page views, letting you bank usage during the holidays to use during your peaks.
24/7 support for global institutions
With 24/7 support and a choice of 7 origin regions across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and America, we can support you and your team wherever you are.
Reliable access, no matter the request
Whether it’s for critical academic deadlines or daily access to learning materials, Altis’ high availability infrastructure will keep your sites up and running smoothly.
Ensure your educational resources are always up and accessible with our robust high-availability architecture. Experience uninterrupted service with a platform guarantee of 99.95% uptime, backed by a comprehensive Service Level Agreement (SLA).
We’re here when there’s no time to waste
Lightning-fast page loads give your students, alumni and the whole academic community the exceptional user experience they deserve.
Whether they’re accessing course materials, submitting assignments, or engaging in online discussions, we’ll help you cater to large volumes of concurrent users effortlessly.
Empower your institution with the speed and efficiency needed to enhance student engagement and satisfaction: the Altis platform leverages advanced caching mechanisms, Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), and optimized server configurations to ensure your WordPress sites perform at their best.
Building for the future with sustainable hosting
Students, donors, and the communities universities serve expect responsible, forward-thinking business practices, making eco-friendly hosting solutions a must.
Our data centers are powered by renewable energy sources, reducing the carbon footprint of your digital presence. We are committed to sustainability, employing energy-efficient technologies and practices to minimize environmental impact. Benefit from top-tier performance and reliability while contributing to a greener future.
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Learn more about how your institution
could benefit from Altis Cloud.