Maintaining a disaster recovery strategy may be an essential consideration that can help keep a company in business. But according to a recent Nationwide survey, 68% of small businesses don’t have a written disaster recovery plan. Sabey Data Centers points out partnering with a colocation data center can help businesses cut down on the potential rick of data loss while also “allowing businesses to retain control of their DR policy, IT deployment and software.”
Data Center Visibility Drives Cost Savings, Time Efficiencies for Alvarez & Marsal
A new case study from QTS explores how Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) — which helps companies around the world address complex business issues to boost their productivity and performance — used integrating colocation services with business operations to increase data center visibility drives cost savings and time efficiencies.
What to Consider When Choosing a Colocation Data Center Facility
The colocation data center is rising in popularity, and a new e-book from Sabey Data Centers explores why these have become popular alternatives to proprietary facilities for several key reasons.
How to Approach Your Data Center Provider About Social & Environmental Responsibility
Ultimately, making good choices surrounding energy sourcing can help save money, reduce risks, and contribute to solutions to today’s environmental and social responsibility challenges. A new white paper from Iron Mountain explores further how to turn a potential sustainability liability into an opportunity for your organization, and what questions to make sure to ask your data center provider.
Scaling Up Quickly? You Can’t Ignore These Five Factors
Holland Barry of Cyxtera Technologies highlights five factors that can enable institutions scaling their IT departments and technology in an unprecedented time, amid the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
Digital Innovation Coming to Data Centers Via New Initiatives & Development Environments
A new report from QTS points out that the data center industry may have “lagged behind the curve” when it comes to digital innovation. But that may be changing, as business needs and customer expectations continue to ramp up and change at a rapid pace.
The Colocation Data Center’s Role in Healthcare
John Sasser at Sabey Data Centers highlights how in light of the recent coronoavirus pandemic it’s even more important to understand where big data, and data-driven computer models can help enhance efficiency and accuracy in today’s healthcare institutions.
Understanding the Types of Interconnection, and When to Use Them
A new DCF special report offers insights into interconnection, including different approaches to interconnection and the benefits of using a colocation provider to manage them.
Colocation: The Business & Technical Factors Driving Adoption
Businesses increasingly depend upon secure, reliable availability and high-speed connectivity as they pursue digital transformation. The third entry in a new special report series focuses on the business and technical drivers behind the move to colocation.
Special Report: 5 Common Colocation Myths
Many myths have emerged about the quality and reliability of colocation services, as well as the level of customer control. There are five common misperceptions about colocation in particular.
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