The top two issues companies talk to us about with regards to outsource data centers are uptime and cost. Yes, carrier neutral data centers, compliance, and hardened data center facilties are part of the decision, but companies are going to…
If your company is considering the use of a colocation facility, you have dozens of choices. Midwest colocation has become very popular because of a few factors: the Midwest is less prone to natural disasters power costs are low compared…
Why are so many outsource data centers locating in the Midwest? Why are Microsoft, Google, and other large Internet companies putting their private data centers in the heartland? Here are the biggest reasons: Risks of natural disaster are lower Cost…
In part 1 of this 2 part series, I talked about your disaster recovery center location, the proximity to your main office and IT staff, and assessing the risks of the region that you choose. In part 2, I’ll talk…
So you finally have budget approval for your IT disaster recovery project. How do you choose a disaster recovery center? SearchDataCenter’s Russell Olsen published an article on geographic diversity that sheds light on the question “how far is far enough”…
