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. […]
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 […]
Why Choose Volico for Miami Colocation Data Center?
In the digital age, data and the ability to store, process, and quickly retrieve it are commodities. Time is money, and the better equipped you are to adequately and efficiently use your data, the more time you’ll save. Regardless of how large your company is, data management is crucial to achieving optimum commercial success. Of […]
Colocation Data Center Physical Security as a Fundamental Service During COVID-19
With the ongoing pandemic, many companies had to change the way they do business. Some industries are affected more than others, but overall any service provider must find a safe way to continue their work while keeping human interactions minimum. Companies need to rethink their work environment, operations, and the nature of their internal control […]
What Are The Major Differences Between Data Center Tiers?
Are you choosing a suitable data center for your business? When making a decision, the tiers’ concept becomes essential because it affects performance and can be a crucial factor in determining how efficient a business is and how reliably it can deliver the goods and/or services they provide. In essence, data center tiers differentiate between […]
On-Premise vs. Colocation Facilities vs. Cloud – Which One is Right for You?
If you own a company with IT assets, you had to deal with data storage needs at some point. Smaller companies that grow and decide to expand their IT infrastructure have to find ways to store more data and find the best solutions for the situation. Nowadays, the IT industry allows us to adopt more […]
Understanding Data Center Redundancy and High-Availability
Businesses of all types (healthcare, financial, retail, communications, service professionals, etc.) need to ensure their computer operations are constantly running. Downtime means lost customers, damage to the reputation of the company, and other financial losses. Company computers need to have high availability, which means they need to virtually never fail. More and more businesses and […]
What Buying Criteria Should Be Considered For Colocation Hosting?
The last five years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of enterprises turning to colocation hosting services. This is the result of a combination of the increase in technological demands, the decrease in the number of physical space companies have, and a need to cut costs while increasing efficiency. If your business is […]
Data Center Tier Levels Explained
The need for a globally recognized set of Tier Performance Standards became unavoidable in the mid-1990s. The data center industry grew at an unprecedented rate as the number of businesses with significant Internet needs to be skyrocketed. In response to this critical need, the Uptime Institute developed a Tier Classification and Certification System for data […]
Volico Data Centers Completed its 2019 SOC 2 Type 2 Audit for Its Data Center Portfolio
Volico Data Centers is proud to announce the completion of the SOC 2 Type II audit for 2019. A-LIGN, an independent accounting, and auditing firm performed the audits and confirmed Volico’s compliance with these industry standards. The compliance reports assure that Volico Data Centers’ services are suitable for businesses and applications that require high security, […]