Archive for the ‘Colocation’ Category
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Finding the Best Colocation Reviews
Last Updated: November 06, 2013Here at QuoteColo, we fancy ourselves an industry expert on everything colocation. With a team of dedicated IT professionals who have spent years working within data centers, developing Cloud hosting platforms, finding avenues to make dedicated servers more powerful with lesser power needs and managing servers across various platforms, we have built up a team […]
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Best Colocation Questions to Ask Your Provider
Last Updated: November 05, 2013If you’re new to the colocation industry and you’re not sure what to ask for, don’t worry, QuoteColo has your definitive guide to getting started. Below are the top five questions you should ask your potential colocation web hosting provider when determining if you should or if you shouldn’t invest with them. Will My […]
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Tips for Startup Companies looking for Colocation
Last Updated: November 04, 2013A Colocation service offers many benefits for a startup company versus internal hosting. Besides the well known benefits of uptime and reliability, colocation offers a substantial cost savings. Building a in-house tier 3 or tier 4 type data center (learn more about data center tiers here), can cost thousands of dollars. By utilizing a colocation […]
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Is a Managed Firewall for Colocation a Good Thing?
Last Updated: November 04, 2013On a daily basis, clients ask about managed firewall options. Should they buy a firewall and manage it internally or should they consider a managed firewall. This is an issue every company in need of IT solutions struggles with. Whether your company is one to manage all your colocation servers internally or if your company […]
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How Many 1U Servers will Fit in a Rack?
Last Updated: November 01, 2013A Primer on Server Racks If you are new to the web hosting colocation industry, you are going to need to get a lay of the landscape and learn some of the basics. Those basics include understanding what 1U means, what a rack is, how many 1U servers can fit in a rack, the different […]
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Colocation Choice: Telecom vs. IDC
Last Updated: October 31, 2013When it comes to choosing the colocation host that is right for your company, there are a lot of options on the table. Two of those options are Telecom and IDC. In this short article, we are going to explore the differences between Telecom Colocation vs. IDC colocation in terms of provider types, varying tiers […]