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The many benefits of a local data center
Summary: When choosing a data center, there are several advantages to going with a local party, especially for physical access to the server and monitoring the security of your systems. Using a third-party data center has a lot of benefits for organizations. Data centers provide increased up-time, greater resources and faster provisioning of new resources including options for disaster recovery. Also, once you decommission the in-house server room, you can put all those resources into improving the business, as opposed to running and managing a server room. There is one scenario where you can gain further: the local data center. The local data center has grown in popularity over the…
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Basic requirements for server room
Written by Rack Alley Setting up a server requires proper planning and design. The most important factor to consider is redundancy. The server room infrastructure design should include redundancy at every level in order to avoid a single point of failure. When setting up a server room, here are the most basic requirements: Racks – Server room equipment requires racks for mounting. There are several types of racks but the two most popular types are four post and full cabinet racks. The full cabinet variety comes with front and rear doors along with side panels. The four post racks are simple four-post open enclosures. Even vertical servers have rack kit…
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The benefits of the colocation model
Written by Rack Alley Most organizations have a hybrid model when it comes to server hosting. It usually involves a mix of legacy in-house server along with a mix of cloud infrastructure services. Almost all of these organizations started out with building their own data center. The problem with owning a data center is that you have to pay for everything upfront and maintenance. Any failure to keep up with replacements and maintenance can have catastrophic consequences. This is why there is a growing demand for colocation facilities. This model offers the following benefits: OPEX vs CAPEX It is easier to get additional operational expenditure to host servers at an…
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Hassle-Free Network Setup
By Rack Alley As we grow up and no longer rely on our parents for support, we are often faced with a decision: to look for a job and work for someone else, or to start your own business. The former is the most common way to go about it, but the latter can yield better results so long as you are hard working and persevering. With many start up enterprises growing in Los Angeles like mushrooms in a field these days, staying ahead of the competition is tough. Ensuring your advantage, you must have a strong online presence especially now that everybody turns to the internet to find solutions…