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Colocation - Benefits of a shared data center


Secure your network with:

DATA NEEDS

  • 24x7 monitoring
  • Scalable to meet the needs of any organization: 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 or full rack
  • Remote management
  • Managed backup services available—including ability to replicate to additional locations (hot sites)
  • Managed firewalls
  • Guaranteed bandwidth; Multiple carriers for redundant pathways
  • Onsite certified engineers

SECURITY

  • 24-hour video surveillance
  • Controlled access to facility, COLO and individual racks

ENVIRONMENT

  • Clean filtered power supplied through multiple UPS systems
  • Multiple generators—tested weekly
  • Redundant cooling

Increasingly, organizations are recognizing the benefits of colocating mission-critical equipment
within a data center. Computer Network Solutions’ Colocation Center can provide expert management services that include administration, monitoring, and main­tenance of your equipment. With Computer Network Solutions, your business benefits from working with a single-source provider that understands your colocation needs. CNS offers a secure, dedicated, carrier-grade environment to colocate your voice, data, or Internet equipment.

Customers colocating their owned or leased equipment in CNS’s new, state-of-the-art colocation facility receive direct access to a robust IP backbone providing high-speed Internet connectivity and the dedicated infra­structure necessary to compete in today’s marketplace.

With certified engineers constantly on-site, you can rest assured that your physical needs are in good hands. Now you have the opportunity to take advantage of the CNS Colocation Center’s leading-edge environ­ment and the infrastructure services neces­sary to deploy your IT assets. By colocating, you retain the flexibility to administer and access your own equipment and applications without the complications and expense of running your own data center.

You can reduce in-house staff; concentrate on operations and content, not connectivity issues. Ensure optimal conditions with constant temperature and humidity monitoring while you safeguard your business with consistent monitoring and support 24x7. Have a plan for disaster protection and recovery,
and access a wider scope of expertise, with certified personnel.

Intelligent Choice

  • More control: Owned or leased, you control the type and quality of equipment.
  • Enhanced uptime: Thanks to advanced power hardware, sophisticated environmental systems and built-in facility redundancies, any chance of significant downtime becomes remote.
  • Abundant bandwidth at lower cost: CNS has the on-site resources necessary to deliver a direct connection to the Internet backbone with guaranteed bandwidth. Economies of scale allow CNS to offer bandwidth to customers at asubstantial discount over individual-service rates.
  • Lower overhead: Businesses located in areas with high real-estate costs can make more efficient use of their premises by moving hardware to our secure, environmentally controlled colocation site.
  • Set internal networks free: Your smaller, in-house network will be left free to move internal traffic and will be less likely to require frequent and extensive upgrades.
  • Improved physical security: CNS data centers are safeguarded by an array of security technologies: video cameras, motion detectors, advanced fire-suppression systems, etc. All of this protection makes colocated hardware far less likely to be stolen or vandalized than lightly secured, locally situated hardware

  • Enhanced facilities management: By placing equipment from multiple partners under a single roof, we can consolidate costs for power, environmental concerns, security, staffing, maintenance and various other support expenses for you.
  • Efficient staffing: Our colocation centers are staffed around the clock by dedicated, highly capable professionals who can help you quickly solve problems that may take on-premises employees hours, days or even weeks of troubleshooting.
  • Improved business focus: There is a lot to be said for the peace of mind that colocation hosting provides. By outsourcing key hosting activities, you can better focus on activities that are directly related to growing your business.