What a Colocation Data Center in Palm Beach County, Miami-Dade County and Broward County Does

A colocation data center in Palm Beach County, Miami-Dade County and Broward County serves Fort Lauderdale, Aventura, Hollywood, Hallandale Beach, Pompano Beach, Lighthouse Point, Boca Raton, Miami, Miramar, Miami Beach, North Miami Beach, Tamarac, Coral Springs, Coconut Creek, Davie, Cooper City, Weston, Sunrise, Palmetto Bay, Kendall, and Homestead. But what does a colocation data center do?

Within the industry and among industry insiders, a colocation data center is often referred to in short as “colo.” The colocation data center facility offers its clients network, server and storage services as well as interconnection with other network service providers and telecommunications service providers. The various services are specially packaged depending on the needs of clients and are given at lower prices. The packages simplify the process for the client. Colocation data center services are usually available from network access point facilities or NAP. A well known NAP is NAP of the Americas.

A colocation data center’s services are known as full cloud computing services. This means offering several different business applications which its clients can access online even as the associated software and data are stored securely in virtual servers in a remote location. These services include dedicated virtual servers, managed dedicated colocation hosting, private networks, internet network security, data storage and data backup, broadband internet access, and VoIP.

It is important for a colocation data center to have full network security. A reputable colocation data center should qualify as an SAS70 Data Center, meaning it has passed the requirements of the Statement on Auditing Standards Article 70.  The standards used in this audit are known to be very rigorous and includes round the clock maximum security for the facility.

For clients with their own servers and software, a colocation data center offers housing facilities with climate control, continuous power supply from heavy duty generators, internet access, tape rotation, backup and storage, firewall protection and a guarantee of 99.9% uptime based on Tier 1 Internet. If the client has professional technicians in its staff, it is allowed to install its own server equipment and software in the facility. Access is also given to the client’s technicians in order for them to be able to do routine maintenance procedures as required. If the client does not have its own professional technicians, the colocation data center offers the services of its professional technicians for the installation and maintenance of the client’s server equipment and software.

For clients that do not own servers and software, a colocation data center offers dedicated virtual servers that can be leased by the month or by the year, according to the client’s preference. The more reputable colocation data centers allow the client to upgrade or downsize its rented server capacity as needed in flexible terms. With a virtual server, the client will be able to do dedicated hosting. It will even be able to resell managed hosting services if it so decides. The competitive pricing given by the colocation data center allows the client to pass on savings to its own clients.

In this latter package, most colocation data centers also offer the client unmanaged servers and managed servers. Unmanaged servers are for clients with their own technicians while managed servers are for clients who would rather pay for the services of the colo’s technicians.

Now you know what a colocation data center in Palm Beach County, Miami-Dade County and Broward County does to serve Fort Lauderdale, Aventura, Hollywood, Hallandale Beach, Pompano Beach, Lighthouse Point, Boca Raton, Miami, Miramar, Miami Beach, North Miami Beach, Tamarac, Coral Springs, Coconut Creek, Davie, Cooper City, Weston, Sunrise, Palmetto Bay, Kendall, and Homestead. Make sure the colocation data center you choose for your business has the best of the services and facilities enumerated above.