Curated Hybrid Infrastructure for Schools and Libraries

Reliable, fast, and flexible solutions tailored for educational institutions.

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About Zerati

What We Do

Serving schools and libraries through E-Rate-compatible hosting solutions
Seamless integration of cloud and co-located hosting strategies
Scalable solutions tailored to your organization’s unique needs
Robust and proactive cybersecurity measures
Comprehensive support every step of the way

Our Services

What We Offer

Explore our complete range of services designed for schools and libraries, optimized for performance, flexibility, and E-Rate compliance.

Currently Offered

Curated Hybrid Infrastructure

Seamlessly bridge your physical servers with virtual infrastructure. Our hybrid model delivers unmatched performance and flexibility

Deploy Your Way
Run physical servers, VMs, containers—or mix and match as needed
Edge Native Performance
Region-specific peering puts services within milliseconds of your users
Built for E-Rate
Transparent, education-first billing structures that simplify compliance

Explore Your Options

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Immutable Backups

Designed to protect schools and libraries from ransomware attacks that specifically target conventional backup systems. By combining immutable retention policies, strong encryption, and ZFS-backed integrity, your data remains protected and recoverable in the event of a compromise.

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DDos Mitigation

Advanced DDoS mitigation appliance designed to protect networks from disruptive high-volume floods and protocol-level abuse. The appliance provides precise traffic validation and control that can scale with network size and complexity.

How We Protect You

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Managed SaaS for Education

Fully managed SaaS hosting solution for schools and libraries that need security and reliability without operational overhead. We deploy, secure, monitor, and maintain your applications so that your team can focus on their mission of education.

Professionally deployed and continuously monitored for uptime and security issues
Automated hourly immutable backups with managed recovery workflows
Security patches and application version updates handled on your schedule
Hosted on virtualized infrastructure located adjacent to your Zerati-hosted assets for low-latency integration

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Specialized Solutions for Educational Institutions.

Designed with schools and libraries in mind, our services are fully aligned with E-Rate requirements and educational needs.

Better Than Cloud Flexibility

Combine the agility of cloud computing with the resilience of co-location, ensuring high availability and consistent performance while retaining the flexibility to adapt at any time

Technical Expertise

Deep understanding of both E-Rate requirements and educational technology needs

Only pay for what you need.

Outside of bandwidth commitments, your infrastructure use is metered to the second—pay only for what you use

E-Rate Component

E-Rate Compliance

Built for E-Rate Success

The E-Rate program helps schools and libraries access affordable internet and technology services by providing funding for eligible expenses like internet access and infrastructure costs to facilitate their operation. This includes off-site locations like data centers.

Zerati offers fully E-Rate-compliant Category I and Category II solutions, including tailored billing and scalable services, ensuring schools and libraries maximize their funding while accessing reliable and flexible infrastructure.

What is the E-Rate Program?

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E-Rate table discount matrix. Tables with more students qualifying under the national school lunch program get steeper discounts, like 80%. Contact us for more information.

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What Our Clients Say

In the seven years POIC has been working with Zerati, Zerati has never let us down and provided excellent service. We look forward to many more years of partnership.

Jason Clanton

Chief Information Officer at POIC