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Why Does Your Business Need Colocation? March 07, 2017
Affordability
Colocation has a cost benefit that brings a savings to any business any size. Equipment that goes into a state of the art data center is extremely expensive. This is due to general maintenance and upkeep to ensure the equipment is functioning at high levels at all times....
Multiple Data Center Network is Always Up September 23, 2016
Who monitors multiple data centers to ensure there is a flawless performance and availability around the clock, 365 days a year? Who is there when equipment encounters an unexpected issue? Who do our customers contact during holidays, inclement weather, any time of day?
The Network Operations Center (NOC) does it...
The Meet-Me-Room July 14, 2016
What is a meet-me-room? Where is a meet-me-room located? The meet-me-room provides opportunities for communications firms to exchange data with hundreds of telecom carriers and internet service providers (ISP) that are all within the same facility.
Design
There are two types of facilities used for interconnections; meet-me-room is usually...
Data Center Temperature Controls June 24, 2016
With summer upon us weather temperatures will approach the high double digits to triple digits—if they haven’t already. It’s important to know that your data will be kept cool and be safely protected, so equipment can work at its highest level without unexpected interruptions, keeping your business up and moving...
Power Failure in Downtown Seattle May 26, 2016
Were you left in the dark? On May 26, 2016 a power outage created disruptive chaos, impaction 60% of Seattle’s downtown core. All things from computers, landline phones, traffic signals, elevators—anything using electricity was affected, leaving thousands of people without power. Businesses had to let employees go home for the...
