Colocation facilities are buildings that house the networking equipment of a business that can choose to have the facility manage the servers or they can monitor it themselves. Unfortunately if the facilities are inadequate, the result is damaged equipment and downtime which leads to lost business. The best features of a colocation facility are redundancy […]
Colocation web hosting is often overlooked during discussions pertaining to web hosting comparison. However, it is a valid hosting type and in comparison to other hosting plans it is significantly more expensive. Many people wonder why a web hosting service that does not even provide a web server cost so much. If you are contemplating […]
Colocation web hosting is very different from every other hosting service, primarily because it is not a service in which web servers are leased. Instead, colocation hosting is a web server storage service in which adequate server storage space is provided in a state-of-the-art data center that is equipped with highly trained staff and maximum […]
CoreLink Data Centers, an industry-leader in providing colocation hosting and management services, recently announced a major move of their headquarters from Phoenix, Arizona to Mount Prospect, an area outside of Chicago. In addition, the operations of their newest data center, also located in the Chicagoland area, are fully functional. The data center is 80,000 square […]
Telehouse America has recently announced their expansion of data centers into China. Their Shanghai center will be their 39th globally. The opening of this data center represents a continuous global expansion covering 10 countries throughout 21 regions. Telehouse is a segment of the KDDI Corporation, a leader in international telecommunications services and colocation facilities. The […]
Out of all of the web hosting types available, dedicated hosting perhaps costs the most. The only other hosting solution which costs more than dedicated hosting is colocation hosting, which requires you to purchase and maintain your own web server. In a world in which high cost translates into high quality, many people assume that […]
In the web hosting industry there are two distinct hosting types, those geared towards business owners on a budget, and those geared towards business owners that demand the best. Colocation hosting falls into the latter category, offering state-of-the-art security and storage facilities in a unique service deal that is not seen in any other hosting […]
Finding a reliable web hosting solution for your online business is absolutely imperative, especially if you plan on expanding your outreach in the near future. Reliability usually equates to privacy, and so most serious webmasters opt for dedicated hosting plans, as it allows them to lease their own private server. However there are other options […]
When dealing with colocation hosting, the provider will usually assign the client several IP subnets to use. This can cause a great deal of confusion. An IP subnet (sub network) is a group of adjoining IP addresses that have been broken up from a group or larger IP’s. This allows the subnets to be treated […]
95th percentile monitoring is a collocation technical term that relates to bandwidth. This method of monitoring logs 30 days worth of traffic samples every 5 minutes. This log is then sorted in descending order, placing the largest traffic spikes at the top of the list. These top 5% traffic spikes are thrown out. This remaining […]
If you are serious about your online business and you want your website to perform to the best of its abilities. For this reason, you will want to have your own server that is not shared with anyone else. This means you’ll have access to a vast amount of server resources, and your site will […]
A co-location server is one that is situated at a dedicated facility and houses a customer’s equipment. These facilities usually offer high-security, regulated power, filtered power, backup power generators, secured cages, a dedicated internet connection, security, support, fire detection and extinguishing devices. This allows firms to house their hardware in a more secure location than […]