Colocated Server Advantages
In today's fiercely competitive environment, any business, small, medium or large can succeed only if it maintains business, which in turn, is mostly dependent on automated data handling systems. In the wake of recent natural and other calamities, companies have increased their investments in highly secure storage and retrieval systems for their data.
For companies whose core business is not IT, it makes better business sense to outsource the storage and maintenance of these systems. This strategy allows them to save time and money while harnessing the power of IT as a force multiplier for their core business.
What is a Colocation Center?
A major colocation center is different from someone who simply offers low cost Web hosting. What distinguishes the colocation data center, sometimes called a "colo" or a "carrier hotel", is economy of scale, availability of telecommunications resources, and sophistication of emergency and security facilities. It's called a colocation center because multiple carriers and multiple enterprise users are all located in the same facility.
Carrier Hotels were once limited to telecommunications carriers who would have POPs or Points Of Presence in the building and interconnect with other carriers in the "meet me" room. Now large colos cater to businesses of all sizes that want the advantage of proximity to carrier services plus the security of round-the-clock staffing and backup power.
What is colocation?
A colocation (also known less popularity as 'co-location') data center is a facility where the servers and other computing equipment belonging to different companies share space. Each company's equipment is physically secured in a wire cage or cabinet with high security locking systems. For most businesses, except very large firms, colocation can benefit a business by offering lower costs and higher performance than having the network in-house.
Why Colocation?
Colocation offers businesses several
advantages with regard to time and
money.
You don't have to worry about recurring
capital costs if you are upgrading since
you can rent more space (or give up
space if you are downsizing)
You are saved the expense of hiring and
training your own personnel to operate
and maintain your systems. If you have
to upgrade, having your own personnel
means additional training costs or paying
outside consultants.
Who uses colocation
data centers?
Almost and company whose business
depends on smooth access to flow of data
and for whom system downtime is not an
option.
Web-based e-commerce companies use
the colocation data center facilities to
ensure a safe environment for their
equipment, plus economical and
redundant connection to the Internet
Major non-IT entrepreneurs use the facility
management, as well as safety from
disasters
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