Colocation services are ideal for companies that need to have all, or part of, their own hardware and software locked safely inside a data center.
Although they can be considered simple services provided by any data center, these are solutions that can make a valuable contribution to business performance. And what may seem a minor difference between providers can have a major impact on business productivity.
Features such as maximum uptime, physical and virtual security are crucial to a data center. But a full-service package offered by a colocation provider also covers the following features:
Price
Many providers can attract you with low colocation pricing, but they can invoice you later with additional costs. Check out the services that they include in the offer, this way you can get the requested solutions in the total price from the beginning.
A complete colocation provider will not only provide the space for IT infrastructure storage and the electricity connection, but they will also provide safety systems, redundant power, and cooling systems for their clients.
Moreover, providers will manage the extended setups and deliver them to the customer according to the agreed SLA between the parties. Through SLA’s the provider is given a penalty if it does not respect the originally submitted agreement.
Flexibility
Businesses are multi-dimensional and have different needs in terms of data center requirements. The chosen provider needs to understand the specifics of your business, the IT department’s management, the type of data held, the applications used, and your security needs.
Therefore, they will provide you with the necessary conditions during the colocation phase of the infrastructure development. You can choose an exponential migration, or you can ensure that the data center gives you the space and resources needed in case of business expansion.
Furthermore, a supplier that prioritizes continuous development can very easily support the expansion of their customers’ IT infrastructure.
Support
You will want the transfer to your chosen data center to be quick and efficient. Technical support from the provider to facilitate this process is key, especially if they are managing the process entirely instead of your team.
Also, an important differentiator in the data center industry is the 24/7/365 availability of the technical support team. This dedicated team from a data center can prevent or manage certain issues whenever your staff are not in the data center.
Experience
A data center with a full range of services requires qualified staff and standardized practices. Its administration is a complex activity because it involves several areas, such as security, networks, physical equipment, electricity distribution, etc, so make sure your supplier has a full and experienced team.
Moreover, you will benefit from qualified assistance when you need it. Highly trained engineers in data center management will offer your business prompt and reliable services.
Similarly, check if the chosen colocation center is working according to the standards in the field. Standardization leads to successful results for both the vendor and customers.
Proximity
You probably already know that choosing a data center near your company is advantageous for staff to access the equipment in time. However, there is another aspect where proximity makes a major contribution to the performance of your IT infrastructure – bandwidth scalability.
The bandwidth is important for application performance, especially for large data volume transfers. And the colocation of servers in a center close to the company offers the possibility to benefit from high-speed internet through direct connections.
Where do you find full-service colocation hosting?
Do you need stability, efficiency and flexibility from the selected supplier? Check first what benefits they can provide you, and how a supplier’s colocation offer can sustain and increase your business’ performance.
M247 is a colocation and connectivity service provider. What are the benefits of M247’s colocation solutions?
- Low cost in terms of infrastructure and network capacity. M247 provides space, security, power and cooling to the server, as well as network services such as IP addresses, Internet bandwidth and a range of chargeable, managed ‘remote hands’ services that enable customers to deploy a wide range of remote actions.
- Flexibility to instantly add required features or remove those unnecessary, adapt spaces to client’s infrastructure specific needs.
- M247’s proactive 24/7/365 support model is never outsourced and is backed by robust SLAs, such as 5 hours for fiber and 99.95% network availability. With such features, it is not surprising that customer satisfaction is 98%.
- The M247 global network offers the highest levels of resistance, high traffic capabilities and low latency. With a presence on 4 continents, across 40 IXPs, the state-of-the-art equipment and technologies will ensure stability and connectivity 24/7/365.
M247, your technology partner for growth
Colocation is a hosting service for a company’s IT infrastructure which can bring you benefits depending on the provider’s range of services and systems. Contact M247 today for more details on how we can support your needs!
