| The popularity of colocating a company's servers into | | | | support functions such as; system reboots, tape |
| a data center is a growing trend today. With the | | | | swapping, etc. Typically basic server colocation |
| need for increased power, cooling and reliability - | | | | programs always puts the onus on the customer to |
| organizations are realizing that housing their server | | | | manage and maintain their infrastructure. |
| infrastructure internally is no longer adequate. | | | | How do I have access to my colocated server? |
| The following are some simple Q&A's to help | | | | Typically server colocation providers offer clients 24 |
| organizations understand what server colocation is; | | | | 7 access to the colo facilities, to allow them to |
| What do colocation operators provide with their | | | | manage their infrastructure. NOTE: some data |
| server colocation solutions? | | | | centers only provide escorted access which could |
| Data center operators typically provide; Space, | | | | limit the flexibility of your access to the server. |
| Power, Cooling and Bandwidth. | | | | What are the key benefits of using server colocation |
| Who supplies the server? | | | | services? |
| The client is responsible to provide their own server / | | | | The benefits of server colocation include: |
| communications infrastructure which they wish to | | | | Climate Control - Managed redundant cooling |
| colocate. The colo center provider simply provides | | | | provides optimal temperatures for servers. |
| the environment to house your equipment. The client | | | | Conditioned Power - Always on conditioned |
| typically is always responsible to rack their own | | | | power utilizing state of the art UPS and diesel |
| server into the colocation cabinet provided by the | | | | generation systems. |
| data center facility. | | | | Fire Protection - Modern fire detection systems |
| Who is responsible for server support? | | | | such as; VESDA, FM200 mitigate risk to your servers. |
| The client is responsible for maintaining and managing | | | | High Speed Network - State of the Art fiber |
| the server which is colocated in a colocation facility. | | | | optic networks interconnect the world wide web |
| Some data centers provide Remote Hands services | | | | with your collocated servers providing bandwidth |
| which on a fee basis they will perform basic system | | | | speeds of up to 1Gbps+. |