Selecting A Colocation Facility
April 12, 2010
How To Select A Colocation Facility?
Data Center And Colocation Selection Process
Many companies are faced with moving their data center into a colocation, hosting facility or they are looking for a disaster recovery site. This can be for economic reasons associated with the cost of building a new data center or growth issues like power or cooling with their current data center. Whatever the reasons are, when you finally make the decision to move your equipment into a colocation facility, what are the things you should look for?
While there are many factors to consider when you look for colocation space, there really is no short list since it varies by your specific company’s requirements. The first step in the process would be to identify your present and future requirements. Specific things to look for in a colocation facility can be grouped in several categories like economics, security, fire protection and suppression, power and HVAC, data connectivity and contracts. Here are some of the key factors to help you decide on a data center: Read more