The Critical Role of Colocation Data Centers in the Healthcare Industry
The amount of data healthcare churns per second is almost incomprehensible. Further, research by RBC capital markets forecasts that the compound annual data growth rate for healthcare will reach 36 percent by 2025. This growth rate is significantly faster than forecast for other industries like entertainment, media, financial services, and manufacturing. Yet, healthcare professionals must […]
Planned vs. Unplanned Downtime: What’s the Difference?
Downtime is bad for business. It is disruptive, costly, and unacceptable in today’s super-competitive business landscape. Whether scheduled maintenance or unexpected outage, being unable to access your systems during working hours can lead to productivity losses, missed opportunities, data loss, damage to your brand, and hefty Service Level Agreement (SLA) payouts. Still, you can curtail […]
Why Your Business May Need Both Smart Hands & Remote Hands
Despite the rising adoption of cloud computing, many businesses are still maintaining their applications and services on-premises. Sure, shifting to the cloud is a progressive way of doing business. However, you’re better off running some business-critical operations on a physical data center. Datacenter services are an essential step that requires careful planning and preparation. Control and […]
Why Should You Take Our New Miami Data Center Virtual Tour
Our all-new Miami Fort Lauderdale data center is now complete. And, we’re inviting you to take a 360° virtual tour! The tour is part of Volico’s provisioning process, allowing our customers and prospects to see where their IT infrastructure will live while confirming the security and reliability of our data center. So, What is a […]
How The Big Tech Outages Shows The Need For Carrier-Neutral Colocation Data Centers
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud outage was disastrous. The December 7th, 2021 outage lasted a whopping 7 hours, bringing applications that run on the AWS platform to a grinding halt. One would expect that Amazon would implement solid measures to prevent a cloud outage of such magnitude from happening in the future. But on […]
Pros and Cons of Managed Colocation Services
Colocation services have moved on. Sure, you still have the choice of an empty warehouse to fill as you wish. But these days, you have several options right up to more sophisticated data center colocation providers that offer managed services. If for nothing more, managed colocation is one to watch as digital business transformation gathers momentum. […]
What is Edge Colocation, and How it Can Help Grow Your Business
Picture this. You want to relocate your business or open a new branch in a new area. One of the things you’re looking for in the new location is a data center. The problem is, this is a tier two market. It is improbable that you’ll find a data center with the kind of interconnection solutions similar […]
How Bare-Metal Colocation Can Benefit Your Infrastructure
Hosting and maintaining a bare metal server can be expensive. On top of that, running on-premise bare metal servers can be woefully inefficient, especially if you can’t afford the capital investment required to create a fully-fledged data center. Yet, you don’t have to build a data center to host your bare-metal server(s). Instead, you can […]
Data Center Colocation Pricing Questions to Ask Before You Sign
Colocation Pricing – An Overview Colocation pricing is usually charged monthly or yearly and is defined by several factors, including power consumption, internet connectivity usage, and the rack space you use. If your company is looking to rent data center space, colocation may be the right choice. Many companies don’t want the hassle of constantly […]
What Is Data Center Interconnection, And Why Is It So Important?
When you first hear the term Data Center Interconnection, connectivity is probably the first thing that goes through your mind. The simplest explanation for the term is just that. It allows interconnection among data centers. Connectivity is vital in today’s world, and without connectivity, we would hardly have the simplicity of the modern world. Just […]
