INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Data Centres
Colocation:
Increasing agility,
flexibility & cost
savings
With colocation, businesses can be confident that their data
is safe and even in case of a disaster or emergency, they will
be able to access data through secure connections, with
high bandwidth and almost zero downtime, preventing any
data from being lost or damaged. Apart from helping save
space, colocation also guarantees network reliability and
availability with maximum uptime, writes Yasser Zeineldin,
CEO, eHosting DataFort.
T
rends such as Internet of Things
(IoT), mobility, cloud and social
media have been responsible
for the exponential growth of data
and higher complexity of enterprise
computing workloads. This means that
an organisation’s IT infrastructure
also needs to grow at the same pace.
However, building or expanding your
own data centre facility could become
quite expensive for businesses.
According to Forrester, it costs around
$200 per square foot to build a data
centre, and additionally, installing
fibre can cost over $10,000 per mile.
While larger companies have extensive
financial and human resources to cover
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