The heart and soul of Cloud Computing is the datacenter. Datacenters are essentially large server farms, renting rack space or physical/virtual servers. It is therefore extremely important that your Cloud Service Provider (CSP) has a dependable, secure datacenter to host your IT infrastructure. There are different tiers of datacenters based on the level of service that they provide, and industry certification they have received.
Co-Location. Co-Location service allows the customer to rent a datacenter cage or server racks, power, and various Internet services, and places their own equipment at the Cloud Service Provider’s datacenter facility. In this service, the customer fully manages their own equipment, and simply leverages the Cloud provider’s datacenter facility. An example of this type of service is NIRIX’s Co-location.
Server Hosting. Another popular datacenter service is renting pf datacenter space, Internet, and power to customers from the Cloud Service Provider, and rent of virtual and/or physical servers on a per-server basis. Core infrastructure components such as servers, network devices, operating systems, etc. are typically owned by the Cloud Service Provider and the customer is simply responsible for managing the OS and application component. The customer benefits from using costly equipment and facilities at a fraction of the cost and hassle. An example of this service is NIRIX’s Hosted Server hosting service.
Does your business require the use of a datacenter, either to host your server, or to provide a server? Following is some information you should be aware of when seeking the use of a datacenter and a Cloud Service Provider.
Quality of Data Centers Defines Quality of Services. Your Advanced Cloud-based network solutions are only as reliable as the datacenter hosting the services. Ensure that you research your Cloud Service Provider’s datacenter thoroughly, especially concerning redundancy of power, Internet, security systems, fire suppression systems, and redundant cooling systems. Ensure that your chosen datacenter meets security and compliancy standards for highly-regulated industries.
Eliminate Unnecessary Construction and Ownership Expenses. Building your own datacenter is very expensive. Eliminate the expensive capital and operational cost of building and managing your own data center or server room by partnering with a certified Cloud Service Provider. Leverage its world-class datacenter and experience the many benefits without the excessive cost!
Reduce System Downtime and Business Disruption. Increase your business efficiency by leveraging a Cloud Service Provider’s datacenter and Cloud infrastructure for your business operations. With datacenter-level redundancy and high availability, you can improve your customer service and uptime. Redundancy is of the utmost importance because if your operations are down, your business is down, and you will lose time and money and possibly also customers and positive reputation. Opt for Co-Location or Hosted Server Advanced Cloud-based network solutions for SLA-guaranteed redundancy and availability.
Co-location and hosted server (Hosted Server) services are a good place to start for companies wanting to take the first step into the Cloud. Choose your best option based on whether you want to utilize existing equipment, or wish to phase out older equipment and use the Cloud Service Provider’s equipment. Leveraging a Cloud Service Provider’s datacenter is an inexpensive way to improve your service uptime and performance. Remember, the datacenter is the heart of Advanced Cloud-based network solutions, so choose the best possible Cloud Service Provider based on the quality of the datacenter facility, redundancy, scalability, and guaranteed level of service. Partner with a proven and compliant Cloud Service Provider with a world-class datacenter.
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 | Leverage core infrastructure components - virtual and physical servers, and datacenter access including redundant Internet, and redundant power and simply manage your OS and applications with Hosted Server. |
 | Hosted Desktop service allows you to access a desktop computing platform, hosted in NIRIX's datacenter facility to provide access anywhere, anytime, on any device with redundancy. |
 | Utilize a world-class datacenter - rent a cage or server racks, redundant power, and Internet service by hosting your server equipment at the NIRIX datacenter with Co-location. |
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