Top five things to consider when thinking about Data Center Outsourcing Considerations for 2010
January 7, 2010
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Entering 2010, outsourcing of data center operations has become so common-place that the question has shifted from “Why should we outsource our data center?” to “How are we going to outsource our data center – and what are the best options available for my business?”
Online Tech, a leading managed data center operator, has compiled a list of the top five things to consider when thinking about outsourcing a data center.
Why should we outsource our data center?
How are we going to outsource our data center – and what are the best options available for my business?
1) Colocation or Dedicated Servers? Colocation is an excellent choice if you already own your servers or have the capital expense budget for the hardware. However, a dedicated server solution may be a better option for companies with a little less flexibility in their budget because it removes the CAPEX burden from the server-hosting model by providing the server hardware and administration for a simple monthly fee.
2) Stripped Down, Fully Managed or Something In-between? The best choice often depends on the availability and bandwidth available from your IT staff. Raw colocation and basic dedicated servers typically only include Internet connection, protected power and network connectivity. Everything else, including network security, monitoring and managing your servers is left to you, the client, to solve. These solutions are primarily targeted to organizations with robust IT staffs.
Managed servers are best suited for organizations with limited IT staffs. Managed servers include a full set of services from the data center operator, including 24/7 monitoring of the server, network and applications, and acting as the first responder by troubleshooting problems and coordinating remediation.
3) Tape or Online Backup, Onsite or Offsite? One trend that has really accelerated over the last year is the move from tape backup to online backup. With the costs of storage and Internet bandwidth continuing to drop, it has become very cost effective to backup and archive data online.
For less than $100 per month, you can backup your server across a separate backup network on a flexible backup schedule, with multiple restore points and bare metal restoration. And with data center operators like Online Tech that have multiple geographically dispersed data centers, you can also backup your server to another data center for just a few dollars more per month.
4) Virtualized or Dedicated? The problem with many dedicated servers is that they are often only using 10-15% of their computing capacity. With virtualization, it’s possible to reclaim the unutilized capacity for other applications on the same platform.
While vendors like VMware still seem to do their best to make it seem complicated, managed data center operators can make virtualization a hassle-free experience. When you’re looking at outsourcing options, your colocation or managed server partner should be able to discuss virtualization options with you.
5) Private or Public Cloud? There are still issues around data security, privacy and performance guarantees that have many users still fearful of the cloud. One can suspect that the reason why public cloud vendors don’t offer a defined SLA is because they are still “figuring out” how to deliver the service reliably and securely.
The opportunity to move the computing infrastructure into a “private cloud” – where the computing power and data resources are dedicated to a specific client in a specific location with a trusted data center partner – yet shared in a cloud formation to allow expansion and contraction of applications within the private cloud has become appealing to more security and control conscious IT departments.
When deciding to outsource your data center, you should begin with the above considerations in mind. Always speak about your decisions with a data center operator to determine if they can provide you with the best-optimized solution.
For more information about any of the above items, please visit Online Tech at www.onlinetech.com.
About Online Tech
Online Tech is one of the Midwest’s Premier Managed Data Center Operators. Online Tech helps companies manage their growing demand for data and computing capacity through its SAS 70 secure and reliable multi-tenant data centers. With a full range of managed colocation and managed dedicated server offerings, industry leaders trust Online Tech to insure their servers are always on, always online, and always safe.
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TurnKey Internet announces new line of Green hybrid servers
November 4, 2009
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Using the latest advances in server hardware combined with industry-leading virtualization software Virtuozzo, TurnKey Internet has created a new line of hybrid servers. These fully-managed hybrids offer the performance and reliability of TurnKey’s dedicated servers, with increased energy efficiency at an affordable price.
While a traditional dedicated web server is often under-utilized and idle between tasks, it still consumes a large amount of electricity. The optimized resources on TurnKey Internet’s hybrid servers provide dedicated web server performance for up to 8 clients on one machine. This ensures peak operation while using less energy per client, allowing environmentally conscious businesses and individuals the opportunity to purchase a high-quality web hosting solution that saves them money while reducing their carbon footprint.
“The hybrid server finds the perfect balance of price, performance and reliability and it’s very environmentally friendly,” said Adam Wills, President and CEO of TurnKey Internet. “Choosing a hybrid server over a dedicated server is like car-pooling, saving energy while still getting where you need to go.”
All of TurnKey Internet’s hybrid servers are backed by 24×7 gold-level, fully-managed support previously only available on their dedicated line. With a choice of Windows or Linux, each hybrid server includes free cPanel or Plesk, bare metal off-site back-ups, a managed firewall, system administrative assistance, security monitoring and auditing and free server migration assistance.
Virtual Infrastructure provider Akorri BalancePoint Wins Gold in the Systems and Performance Management
January 29, 2009
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Dedicated Server Reviews – Akorri, Inc., the leader in virtual infrastructure performance and capacity management, today announced that its BalancePoint software solution won Gold in the category of Systems and Performance Management within SearchServerVirtualization.com’s Product of the Year awards. The SearchServerVirtualization.com editorial staff, in conjunction with a team of users, industry experts, analysts, and consultants judged the products based on innovation, value, performance, reliability and ease of use.
“In the crowded field of virtual system management, Akorri BalancePoint performs well and with ease of use,” said the panel of SearchServerVirtualization judges. “The biggest obstacle with virtual environment management tools is the initial learning curve. BalancePoint’s easygoing interfaces can get administrators up and running quickly with the information they need to make informed decisions on their virtual infrastructure.”
This award is the latest industry recognition to strengthen Akorri’s leadership in the virtual infrastructure management market. In 2008, Akorri grew its customer base by over 200 percent to 85 customers bringing on recent clients such as Kronos and Services Corporation International (SCI). In addition, within the last year Akorri has:
– Expanded its Optimize Partner Program by 50% to 52 regional and national value added reseller partners
– Signed a global reseller agreement with Dell Inc.
– Secured a U.S. Government GSA Contract for IT Software
– Introduced BalancePoint 2.3 which includes enhanced topology maps and support for Dell EqualLogic SANs, NetApp NFS, and Brocade SAN switches
– Launched BalancePoint(TM) Plug-In for VMware vCenter ,to simplify management of virtualized environments
– Introduced vFlex Subscription Licensing for BalancePoint to address customer IT budget concerns
– Been named a Gartner “Cool Vendor in Server Virtualization Management”
“We are honored to have been selected as the 2008 SearchServerVirtualization Product of the Year winner for systems and performance management in a virtual environment,” said Tom Joyce, President and CEO at Akorri. “2008 was a terrific year for Akorri. Even in these tough economic times, companies continue to select BalancePoint because it has proven to be a “must-have” for optimizing virtual data center performance, improving resource utilization and helping IT departments save money.”
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About Akorri
Akorri virtual infrastructure management software with advanced analytics provides automated visibility and analysis across IT silos to help enterprises fix problems, optimize utilization and improve performance in the virtualized data center. Certified for VMware and Citrix environments, Akorri BalancePoint virtual appliance provides visibility into the root cause of performance issues through deep drill down into server and storage resources, and the ability to understand both server and storage virtualization. BalancePoint agentless software enables IT organizations to optimize performance and capacity to meet service level objectives at the lowest possible cost. For more information, visit www.akorri.com.
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