GMI shared hosting runs in a UAE data centre, in a space reserved for GMI clients. Your site stays fast, protected and looked after by a team you can call.
Low-cost global hosts put your site on a server overseas, shared with thousands of other sites and supported through a ticket queue. Local hosting with GMI works differently.
Overseas budget hosts
Every page request travels to a server outside the UAE and back again.
GMI local hosting
Every page request stays inside the country, close to your visitors.
Distance bars drawn to scale, 0 to 12,000 km from a visitor in Dubai.
Shared hosting is usually a trade-off between price and peace of mind. Ours is set up so you get both, on infrastructure we manage ourselves.
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Your website and its data sit in a UAE data centre. Pages load faster for visitors in the region, and your data stays in the country.
The hosting space is used only by GMI clients. No unknown websites share your server, so another site's traffic spike or security problem won't drag yours down.
We scan the server for malicious files and remove anything we find, before it can harm your site, your visitors or your search rankings.
Call or message the GMI team and speak to someone who knows your website. No ticket numbers and no waiting in a queue.
UAE PASS ready
UAE PASS is the national digital identity used by government and semi-government websites across the UAE, and by a growing number of private services. Integrating it requires the website to be hosted inside the country, which rules out most overseas hosting providers.
GMI hosting runs in a UAE data centre, so your site meets the hosting requirement from day one. If we are also building or updating your website, our developers can handle the UAE PASS integration as well.
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Who it's for
With most hosting providers, a problem means opening a ticket and waiting for someone you have never spoken to. With GMI, you call or WhatsApp the team that looks after your website, and they already know how it is set up.
Our support team is available Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, and we monitor the servers around the clock. Fixes are handled by GMI's own people, not passed on to a third party.
Team on callMonday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
Servers watched24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Every GMI hosting account comes with the essentials set up and managed for you, so you can focus on your business rather than your server.
Platform
Choose the platform your website is built on.
Platform
Support for the databases most business websites run on.
Platform
We set up and manage your domain records, so your website and email point to the right place.
Protection
Each server is configured for your website's needs, with unused services closed off.
Protection
Firewall rules block unwanted traffic before it reaches your site.
Reliability
RAID 5 and RAID 10 storage keeps your data safe if a drive fails.
Reliability
Your website is backed up every day, so it can be restored quickly if something goes wrong.
Reliability
Your website stays online, with the server watched and maintained by our team.
Already hosted somewhere else? We move your website, files, databases and settings at no extra cost, and time the switch so your visitors won't notice.
Your current host
Hosted in the UAE
We look at your current hosting, website and email setup, and agree a date for the move.
We copy your files and databases to the GMI server and set everything up.
We check the site on the new server before anything goes live.
We update your DNS and keep watch until the move is complete.
Global Media Insight was founded in the UAE in 2001 and is one of the region's longest-established digital agencies. We have built more than 1,200 websites, and we manage the servers many of them run on.
Because we design, develop and host websites under one roof, your hosting is looked after by people who understand how your website was built. When something needs fixing, there is no back and forth between your developer and your host.
OfficesDubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and India
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Your website loads faster for visitors in the region, your data stays in the country, and you can use services such as UAE PASS that need local hosting.
The hosting space is shared only among websites GMI looks after. We know every site on the server, so an unknown website can't put yours at risk.
Yes. Our hosting runs in the UAE, which UAE PASS integration requires, and our developers can handle the integration for you.
Yes, free of charge. We move your files, databases and settings, test everything on the new server and switch over when it's ready.
We scan the server for malicious files and clean them. If something does get through, we remove it and restore your site from a backup where needed.
Call or WhatsApp the GMI team directly, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. There are no tickets or queues.
Shared hosting suits most company, brochure and small e-commerce websites. If your site needs more, we'll tell you honestly.
It depends on your website's size and needs. Share a few details through the form and we'll send a quote within one working day.
Tell us about your website and where it is hosted today. Our team will come back within one working day with a recommendation and a quote.
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