Keeping Your Data Safe With Colocation
We’re living in a technologically defined world where almost every aspect of our lives is linked in some way or another to data availability. Keeping data safe and accessible to ensure the flow of business operations has never been so important. IT environments are becoming increasingly complex, and protecting sensitive data from cyber threats takes […]
The Benefits of Data Center Colocation for Small Businesses
Colocation for small businesses has been around as one of the best choices for hassle-free, long-term plans. While big corporations have all the necessary resources and personnel to run their own infrastructure, small and medium-sized businesses can bump into several challenges when it comes to managing data. You can either deal with inefficiency issues when […]
How Data Centers Have Become Critical Partners For Financial Services
The availability of data centers is at the foundation of most applications we use on a daily basis. Failure in the data center can result in payment transaction delays and security issues. As a logical step towards safety, partnering with a resilient and adaptable data center for financial services is of critical importance for financial […]
How Can Colocation Save Your Business Money?
Colocation data centers, often called “colo” centers, are third-party facilities that provide businesses with physical space to house their servers, networking equipment, and other computing infrastructure. Unlike traditional on-premises data centers, where companies invest heavily in building and maintaining their facilities, colocation centers offer shared infrastructure, economies of scale, and advanced management services. In today’s […]
Why Does Colocation Data Center Pricing Keep Increasing
The pricing for colocation data center services has been on a steady rise for the last couple of years, according to a CBRE report. The annual surge in the quoted price per kilowatt per month by the end of 2022 hit a 14.5% increase for the wholesale price of 250-500kW, escalating to $137.90 per kW/month. […]
Do Cloud Outages Emerge as the Consequence of Prioritizing Cost over Reliability?
In recent years, the cloud services landscape has transformed into a super competitive marketplace. As market competition grows fierce, providers have engaged in relentless price wars to secure a more extensive client base. While the underlying mechanisms responsible for numerous cloud outages eventually come to light, the recurrence of certain issues can be attributed to the […]
How Colocation Data Center Support Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity?
Think about it. How long can your business continue to operate in the event of an unplanned outage? The 2023 FAA system outage, which resulted in widespread flight disruptions across the United States, demonstrated the importance of having a comprehensive disaster recovery plan in place. Such a plan can help organizations minimize the impact of […]
Should Healthcare Organizations Continue to Maintain On-Premises Data Centers?
Healthcare facilities haven’t always been fans of cloud computing. Not too long ago, the prevailing opinion was that the cloud wasn’t secure enough for healthcare data, and it was safer to store it on-site – On-Premises Data Centers. Fast forward, the healthcare industry is choking with data. Consider, for instance, the 2018 Statista projection that […]
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 […]