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The Benefits of Colocation

October 28th, 2007 · No Comments · Web Hosting

What is colocation?
Colocation offers all the added features of dedicated hosting while providing you with more freedom. Our affordable colocation solutions puts the ownership of the server in your hands, giving complete freedom to you.

Colocation vs. Dedicated Server
The web hosting company owns a dedicated server. Colocation is differerent in that the you own the server. You are essential renting rack or shelf space, power, technician support, and in some cases connectivity

Security
Most data centers provide you with colocated server confidence and the critical information contained on the server is safe. Data centers should be monitored 24-7. Your systems should be housed in a state-of-the-art data center, with redundant air cooling and filtering systems, designed to operate even in the event of a power failure. Data centers should be located and built to withstand natural disasters, and other emergencies.

Connectivity
When you are colocating, there is no sharing of bandwidth, RAM, or any other hardware allowing your server to run at its highest capacity. Some colocation companies offer redundant Internet connections and extremely high bandwidth provisions ensure that your information is readily accessible for your use or your customers use on demand. Because of high bandwidth provisions the response speed of your collocated server will be at a level higher than that of your customers ensuring a quick response.

Reliability
The life of hardware is considerably extended by the climate controlled environment as well as the power conditioning. Server hosting can allow you to access enterprise level backup, and monitoring tools. Colocation hosting can offer reliable power with clean, uninterruptible power, through a combination of multiple power grids, generators, and best-of-breed maintenance practices.

Location Independence
Data center are expensive and time consuming to build. You need to have the right amount of experties and hire staff on a 24/7/365 basis to operate data center. If you are part of a growing small to medium-sized business, chances are your company may need to move to a larger building or office in the future. With your server colocated, a physical business can move smoothly

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