Collocation Spaces That Matters for Clients
Companies selling datacenter spaces are licensed companies. They usually sell open rack space, private caged area or what others called the secured cabinet spaces. Included in the package are IP addresses and the DNS for the customer, as well as the required electricity. The computation of the monthly datacenter charges includes all of the above-listed packages.
Many companies that offer datacenter facilities provide a shared bandwidth of at least 100 Mbps. Within this required amount of bandwidth they guarantee 100 percent internet availability.
Colocation service providers also offer on-site consulting services. This is a 24/7 on-site technical support including the so-called managed services. Colocation service providers really give clients the end to end solutions such as procurement, configuration and installation of the hardware which us very important to bring in unprecedented online speed for your projects.
Most of collocation service providers also include the following, to wit:
Security and Access:
There are security guards which provide 24/7 support for the collocation facility. They render service on shifts so that a 24-hour monitoring of the facility can be done and fully secure. They are usually positioned at the building entrance, including the entrance where the collocation facility is situated. The building has fully-equipped and sophisticated security cameras. In most of the building’s entrance for the collocation facility, there are also biometric authentication devices and proximity cards to protect the facility even to those who have access to the collocation area. This is to make sure that even to the last security area which is the collocation entrance, tight security measures areas still being given to protect the clients.
Environmental Controls:
The collocation service provider’s building usually has a fully redundant system which protects the collocation by maintaining humidity and temperature. A staff also monitors the system 24/7 both on offsite and on-site locations. In the country, environmental protection and safety precautions are also given preference. This is to make sure every client of the collocation service is satisfied with what they are paid for.
Fire Detection and Suppression:
A lot of this collocation service providers I’ve known in the country is fully equipped also with international standards fire detection system, which is also monitored 24/7 by a staff of IT specialists. There are also available pre-action dry sprinkler system and fire extinguishers installed throughout the collocation facility.
Power:
Many providers in the country are served by at least two independent power feeds and their power supply is even protected by two one-megawatt back up generators to give assurance to their clients. Gensets are accompanied with full UPS. There are many un-scheduled power curtailments, and back up generators and other equipments are guaranteed to be working during this times of power failures.
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Author has been writing about collocation as well as enterprise hosting solutions for years.
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