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Colocation Hosting

A colocation center (co-location center) ("colo") or carrier hotel is a type of data center where multiple customers locate network, server and storage gear and interconnect to a variety of telecommunications and other network service provider(s) with a minimum of cost and complexity.

Increasingly organizations are recognizing the benefits of colocating their mission-critical equipment within a data center. Colocation is becoming popular because of the time and cost savings a company can realize as result of using shared data center infrastructure. Significant benefits of scale (large power and mechanical systems) result in large colocation facilities, typically 4500 to 9500 square metres (roughly 50000 to 100000 square feet). With IT and communications facilities in safe, secure hands, telecommunications, internet, ASP and content providers, as well as enterprises, enjoy less latency and the freedom to focus on their core business.

We can custom build colocation service plans and dedicated servers to your specifications with a very fast turnaround. Whether your need is for 1Mbps or 20,000Mbps Internet bandwidth, 1u or 100 Cabinets colocation space, 1Amp of power or 10,000Amps - we can help. Most new colocation service and dedicated server plans can be setup in just days.

Colo provides custom colocation options such as:

• 1U, 2U, 4U, 6U or 8U Shared Colocation Cabinet
• 20U Half Private Colocation Cabinet
• 40U Full Private Colocation Cabinet
  
• 8-by-12-foot Private Cage Colocation
• Custom Cages are available

Colo Colocation Features

• Unsurpassed connectivity to the world's IP supercarriers
• Remote Hands On service availability
  
• 24 x 7/365 security access to facilities
• Fire detection and suppression (including pre-warning systems)
• AC or DC power availability
• Battery UPS back-up to generator power
• Locking cabinets and cages
• Bulk cross connect discounts are available
• Cat5 / T-1, E-1 or Fast Ethernet cross-connects (ask for pricing)
• Coax / DS-3 cross-connects (ask for pricing)
• Fiber / OC-X or STM-X cross-connects(ask for pricing)

Colo provides 24/7 Data Center Operations Support

Our experienced team of Internet network certified engineers and colocation specialists are here to assist you with both excellent presale support and after-sale support. Call toll free at 1-866-316-2656 and we will help you select the services that meet your needs.

Colo colocation support service consists of the following:

• Advanced Network Monitoring
• Virtual Hands On Service
• Bandwidth Utilization Monitoring
• Domain Name System (DNS) Services
  
  

Most network access point facilities provide colocation. Colo’s lightning-fast colocation network provides your mission-critical data with superior security, instant bandwidth management and rock-solid, redundant Internet fiber optic connections.

Colo Clustered Hosting Backbone

Colo web hosting has a backbone powered by Level 3 ™ and Internap. Level 3 ™ has built an advanced fiber-optic network utilizing Internet Protocol (IP) based technology. The Level 3 ™ network combines both local and long distance networks connecting customer’s end-to-end. The company has 92 markets in service; 72 in the United States and 20 in Europe.

The Internap P-NAP Network backbone uses it’s patented technology and the existing Internet network infrastructure, Internap created an innovative way to route data and avoid the Internet's points of congestion. Rather than provisioning traditional single ISP network access, Performance IP service intelligently routes across up to 8 integrated Network Service Providers (NSP) networks in the Internap Private Network Access Points (P-NAPs). This insulates your traffic from the risk of network outages, providing reliable, stable and predictable connectivity.

Clustered Hosting Service Guarantee

Unlike our competition, Internap approaches customer service and support proactively. Through constant network monitoring and management, we are able to alert our customers to network issues and correct them efficiently. Internap has purposefully defined our Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to lead the industry, so customers get reliable performance supported with proactive service and crediting - that's why our agreement is a guarantee.

Guaranteed North American performance metrics includes: 100% network availability,less than 45 milliseconds latency, less than 0.3% packet loss, and less than 0.5 millisecond jitter. In case there is ever a problem with the service, we provide 24x7x365 direct access to certified networking engineers in our Network Operations Centers (NOCs), not ticket takers. Our certified network engineers have the expertise and visibility into all major Internet backbones to see and resolve issues quickly and effectively.

Colo provides a secure full service network operations center with 24-7-365 on location remote hands to keep your business' mission critical services online. You can read further about Colo’s Web Hosting Features here or contact our team of web hosting specialists, we’re ready to help. We’ll be happy to answer any questions that you might have. Call toll free at 1-866-316-2656 or email us through our request a call back form on this page(top right).

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