CoreXchange Offers Discounts for Data Center Migrations

May 5, 2012 By

Order colocation solutions online https://www.corexchange.com/colocation-solutions now and the setup fee is automatically waived.  For an additional discount of 50% off first month, enter promotional code MOVE. Offer valid on all half rack (starting from $299), full rack (starting from $399) or private cage (starting from $1,859) orders placed online by May 31st.

An offer extension is available if currently under a contract.  Call or email CoreXchange Sales (877-271-7737 ext. 2 or sales@CoreXchange.com) with your colocation contract expiration date and receive 50% off first month when you are ready to move.

CoreXchange Colocation Advantages

Enterprise-level colocation is more affordable than ever before.

CoreXchange bundled solutions include:

Secure half rack, full rack or private cage space

Power, bandwidth and IP addresses

100% power and network SLA’s available

Bandwidth from 1 Mbps to 1000 Mbps (up to 10 Gig available)

Burstable of unmetered bandwidth options

Selections for redundant power drops, network handoffs and cross connects

Basic or advanced monitoring and off-site data storage options available

Scalable Data Center Space

SSAE 16 SOC-1 Type II compliant data centers

Facilities designed and managed by CoreXchange

Redundant power and HVAC cooling systems

High Performance Network

Premium bandwidth mesh of multiple, Tier-1 Internet carriers with BGP routing

Latest generation routing and switching equipment

Carrier neutral options available

Owned and managed transport to Equinix with access to all Equinix carries

Onsite Support and Secure Access

24-hour onsite NOC support

FREE remote hands and eyes including reboots

24/7/365 physical access for customers

Pre-approved access control list with ID check-ins, plus secure badge system

About CoreXchange:

CoreXchange’s comprehensive solutions include colocation, high performance network connectivity, Internet access, Dallas disaster recovery, and a business continuity center. Headquartered in the globally recognized Dallas Infomart and led by a highly experienced team of networking services technologists and executives, CoreXchange provides services at its enterprise-class data centers or customers’ remote locations, via local loop or metro Ethernet.

SUMMARY: No set up fee on all online orders; plus, 50% off 1st month colocation services with CoreXchange migration.

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Cloud Hosting Leaders – Strengths and Weaknesses

December 10, 2011 By

Cloud computing has been one of the biggest buzzwords in virtually every application of technology during 2011. No longer just IT jargon, cloud computing has evolved to become a staple in virtually every vertical of business. From test development sandboxes, web hosting, and fully managed:  email, contact management, invoicing, document collaboration, and more; cloud technology is has become a staple in every aspect of business.

When it comes to picking a cloud host for your company there is one key point to keep in mind before picking a provider. That point being cloud hosting differs from traditional hosting heavily due to maturity. Cloud hosting is still a rapidly developing field and therefore is an environment filled with vendor lock-in due to proprietary environments. While this is not a reason to avoid cloud technologies overall, it illustrates the importance of realizing the strengths and weaknesses of a host before placing your entire budget into one provider. Depending on your needs, a combination of vendors might prove best.

To help simplify picking a cloud vendor, below is a short piece of providing an overview of five cloud computing leaders outlining their key aspects and strengths along with weaknesses. ]

Amazon.com

Amazon.com has always been known for their innovations in ecommerce but recently Amazon’s Elastic Computing Cloud (EC2) has allowed them to deeply penetrate the high-performance computing vertical. Despite their notable data center fiascos during 2011, Amazon holds the position as the most innovative company in cloud computing.

Strengths:

  • Has the largest pool of computing capacity
  • Cost effective offerings
  • Strong partner ecosystem
  • Flexible API which is supported by many 3rd parties

Weaknesses:

  • No managed plans means that clients must have their own expertise on hand to handle the servers

Conclusion:

  • Overall, Amazon.com is ideal for projects with highly variable scaling and self-managed cloud hosting for testing and development

Softlayer

Softlayer is another industry leader which focuses on highly standardized infrastructure which can be provisioned very rapidly to meet the needs of even the most complex project. Unlike many other providers which commonly share hardware between cloud clients, Softlayer provides clients with dedicated hardware for their projects.

Strengths:

  • Standardized infrastructure which can be provisioned very rapidly
  • Emphasis on cloud flexibility and agility
  • Provide dedicated cloud hardware to clients

Weaknesses:

  • Rigid support policies mean customers are limited to standard configurations if they need managed hosting

Rackspace

For clients needing excellent customer service and a diverse set of solutions to meet their project needs, Rackspace is the vendor most likely to be a solid fit. Long known for their excellent traditional hosting services, Rackspace has been making the transition to the cloud without missing a beat in overall quality.

Strengths:

  • Industry leading customer service and support
  • Excellent managed plans
  • Below market pricing for complex managed packages
  • Helped greatly with unifying the cloud by open sourcing their cloud software stack (Open Stack)
  • Ability to use their software to roll a cloud system on your own hardware, and still receive expert support

Weaknesses:

  • Managed cloud packages are below enterprise level
  • As Open Stack has recently been released it does not yet have as much of a proven track record as other systems

Media Temple

A boutique web hosting company which specifically focuses much of its advertising on websites for content creators and creative professionals Media Temple provides an excellent array of affordable performance cloud solutions that won’t break the bank.

Strengths:

  • By focusing heavily on creative professionals and companies, Media Temple’s packages are commonly a good fit for A/B website testing where the costs of a full performance solution are not justified
  • A great provider for testing micro sites and landing pages and other short term projects due to the plans rarely requiring contracts
  • Media Temple’s pricing is much lower than the packages offered by the other industry leaders making them an ideal fit for companies just breaking into cloud hosting, or want a reputable budget friendly host

Weaknesses:

  • As Media Temple uses Parallels for virtualization, it is not an ideal platform for enterprise projects
  • Media Temple’s hosting is analogous to “a shared host on steroids” meaning that while you do have cloud hosting, support and performance are significantly lacking when compared to the industry leaders

SunGard

SunGard is best known as being one of the largest enterprise IT solutions providers in the industry. In particular SunGard focuses only on enterprise systems. This focus has made them a leader in the space for clients who have very complex custom systems.

Strengths:

  • By focusing heavily on enterprises, SunGard is able to handle complex projects much more easily than most other vendors which have a more general focus
  • By having a conservative approach to their infrastructure SunGard is able to handle long term and legacy projects easily
  • Pricing for their services is at market averages

Weaknesses:

  • Customer service at SunGard is below market average levels
  • By having a conservative approach to their infrastructure, SunGard does not offer as many features as other vendors
  • Additionally the conservative hardware approach limits agility which can be crucial for projects operating under a rapid development cycle

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Cloud Computing Simplified – Picking the Right Plan for Your Needs

December 5, 2011 By

Over the past couple of years many web hosts and server professionals have been toting “The Cloud” as a cure all for majority of the IT problems, but for the end user is this all hype or is it real?

How old is “The Cloud”?

Contrary to popular belief, cloud computing has been around since the 1970′s via mainframes which had the ability to scale resources as needed by pooling the resources of multiple systems. Virtual Private Servers which have been offered by webhosts for years are another example of “cloud technology” as they allow customers to scale storage and RAM as needed.

Despite” cloud” being a marketing term without any concrete definition, the technologies has become vital for virtually every IT professional to understand. In particular the two tiers of cloud computing are public and private clouds. At its foundation, the comparison between public and Cloud Computing Simplified, Picking the Right Plan, Data Center, power calculation, cooling system, fewer generator, Green Data Center, datacenter, data center services, data center management, about data centers, internet data centers, datacenter services, datacenter solutions Business continuityprivate clouds is analogous to shared/virtual hosting and plans on dedicated servers. With a public cloud, you are given a segment of resources on hardware which is shared with other clients. In a private cloud, just like a traditional dedicated hosting plan, the service gives the client full access to their own sets of hardware.

Although traditional dedicated plans provide superior levels of security and control when compared to shared hosting, when it comes to cloud plans, public clouds are typically sufficient for majority of the routine hosting needs. The reason for this is because in a public cloud the use of “virtualization” sandboxes each customer from the other users providing them with a much higher level of security compared to traditional shared hosting which is simply a server allowing hundreds (if not thousands) of websites to access the same set of resources.

Cloud Plans

Pricing for cloud services depends heavily on the provider you choose. However, to provide an idea of the pricing gap between public and private clouds,given below is a small pricing sample pulled from Softlayer, which is one of the leading web hosts in the industry.

Base public cloud package:

1 core, 1GB of RAM, and 25GB of local storage – $50/month or $0.10/hour

Base private cloud package:

1 core,  1 GB of RAM, and 100 GB of local storage – $159/month or $0.30/hour

In addition to Soft layer, industry leader Rackspace, has recently released Open Stack which is an open sourced stack for businesses to create their own private clouds using their own hardware. Open Stack has been receiving praise for the fact it does not lock clients into a single vendor, however as the code has not yet been proven for long term use, the decision to adopt the platform has been debatable by many Information Technology professionals primarily in enterprise environments.

Regardless, as Open Stack is free software and since the ecosystem for the platform is very active, the platform will likely be one of the top emerging technologies of 2012 and is therefore a must for any IT pro’s watch list.

Hosting needs handling with Traditional and Cloud Hosting

Going back to the types of hosting plans available to businesses, although cloud plans are newer, many companies utilize both traditional and cloud servers to handle their hosting needs. For example, cloud servers can be used for load balancing, code testing, and usability testing, and so on. By using VPS or Dedicated servers to handle the routine loads and cloud servers to handle specialty and as needed tasks, companies are able to create a better server package specifically geared towards their needs.

Public or Private Cloud

As far as using a public or private cloud, the answer to that depends heavily on your needs. Do you need full control of the hardware? If so, then a private cloud is a must. Regarding security, through virtualization, public clouds are typically much more secure than a traditional shared plan, but a private cloud provides a complete barrier from other clients should something go wrong. In most cases a simple call to your web host will provide you with access to staff devoted to the hosting products, which can therefore provide guidance based on your needs.

 

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Outsourced

November 27, 2011 By

Most IT resources are often available for almost zero cost. There are free hosting providers for your web site, free e-mail services, and free marketing tools such as Facebook, eBay and YouTube. There are even zero-cost providers for your accounting and database needs, such as Google Apps. Everything is managed by third-party companies who specialize in providing a specific service, and these companies benefit from your use of their services, generating revenue from showing you advertisements, or selling the data you store with them to other companies.

little Incentive to Deliver Quality Service

It’s hard to argue with investing in solutions that appear free. However, there is always a price to pay. With a free provider of web hosting for example, you’ll find that the provider has little incentive to deliver quality service to you. The web site might be unavailable, slow, or adorned with annoying advertisements. Your critical e-mail might be lost, delayed, or intercepted by unauthorized parties. Your precious customer lists, promotional materials or accounting files could disappear without a trace when the provider decides it’s no longer in their interest to serve you. And there is absolutely nothing you can do about it.

Patent and reliable Business

Like a huckster setting up a temporary shop on a sidewalk, customers know you are not a reliable business. You might be selling a good product at a good price, but today’s customers know that if they buy something from an ugly web site full of flashing banner ads, there’s a good chance they’ll be getting ripped off. They know that customerservice28934@hotmail.com probably does not represent a business that will be there in the future when they have a question, or need support. Frankly, anyone doing business with such a company is likely to have their credit card account or personal information abuse by criminals.

Benefit From Augmenting Internal Resources

This stage of IT resource development might be suitable for a lemonade stand. Many millionaires built their businesses in the early stages by leveraging freely available services, and even larger companies can benefit from augmenting internal resources with free ones. For example, even a company maintaining it’s own internal data center might benefit from having backup DNS or mail servers available off-site.

 

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How to Choose a Managed Hosting Company

November 23, 2011 By

A managed hosting company helps you to monitor and maintain all information, software, hardware, and even the servers. A hosting supplier must have a successful track record for dedicated hosting. If an organization has ideas or scenarios for developing the organization then they can approach an experienced managed hosting company who thinks like they do. How do you choose a managed hosting company? There are many managed hosting companies which are ready to provide software services. A dedicated hosting company will provide the result that you are looking for. It is advised that you don’t rush into working with a managed hosting company which has little or no experience.

Advantages of Managed Hosting

A dedicated hosting server can provide you with better performance in traffic to websites and also with the information stored. What advantages does a managed hosting bring? There are several advantages: monitoring of website details; security for servers; the saving of time and resources, and so on. What should you look for when choose a managed hosting company? A dedicated hosting company should have a lot of experience and should know how to use your ideas properly. Compare the prices of various managed hosting companies. Managed hosting with little experience will offer you a cheaper price, whereas reputable hosting companies demand more but will do perfect work.

Managed Dedicated Hosting

Once you’ve chosen a dedicated hosting company, it is the time to consider the two main factors, which are bandwidth and disk space. It is also wise to compare the control panel, support and other features of a managed hosting company. It should fulfill your requirements and provide high security for the servers so that nothing can threaten so that the system. Many business and e-commerce sites prefer dedicated hosting and this has caused a rapid growth in dedicated hosting providers. The hosting company can be a managed or managed one. The difference between them is that an managed hosting company means that the website owner has to deal with the technical aspects of the system and also maintaining the servers, whereas a managed hosting company deals with system support and maintenance of the servers. The website owner will have no worries about upgrading or any other issues if they choose a managed hosting company. This is the reason why people choose a managed hosting company rather than an managed hosting company. Investigating hosting companies will help you decide more quickly which one will provide the best service for you. As mentioned earlier, the most important specification is disk space and the allocation of bandwidth.

Multiple Sites Control Using Manged Hosting Server

A new hosting provider emerges every now and then. It is vital that you choose the right provider to perform well for your organization. If you are a beginner or don’t have time to administer the website, then a complete managed hosting server can help you and it can host multiple sites too. They are always reliable in providing everything you need so that you can relax, knowing that you have made the right choice.

 

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Scaling Data Center Businesses

November 21, 2011 By

In today’s information-based economy, business’ – most any business’, need to be online. For anything from a bakery or doctor’s office to an international manufacturer or non-profit organization, an internet presence is now an absolute necessity in almost every business model. Critical factors which once measured the success of a business such as word-of-mouth reputation or the appearance of your place of business, have been displaced by the appeal of your web site, and your brand’s reputation in the social media. But information technology is more than a communications medium enabling customers to find your business. In many cases, information is the product. It’s how you get paid. It’s how you advertise, how you interact with your customers, and often how you deliver your products and services. To compete, you’ve got to use technology to promote, engage, and retain customers better than your competition. If you don’t, customers will find a competitor who will.

Technology is Necessary for Business

Next to personnel, information technology is often the largest operational expense a business must bear. It’s not a question of if technology is necessary for a business, but how much is required and when it should be deployed. In contrast to conventional expenses such as raw materials, advertising or office space, the complex nature of technology often makes procurement decisions relatively difficult. If you’re behind the curve on technical innovation, your business will starve. But invest too heavily in the latest fads, and your business will run out of money. Investing too much, or too little, in technology is one of the most common factors affecting the success or failure of a business. To make wise decisions about when and how much, you need highly specialized knowledge.

Necessary Resources for Success

When you first develop a business plan, you’ll enumerate the resources necessary for success. You’ll probably need a web site, e-mail, and some form of database for your customer and transaction records. Technology may play vital a role in advertising, research and development, or customer support. Your actual products might be information-based and delivered via the internet. You need to implement technology at the precise moment it will deliver maximum business value. Decision-makers who are not technically oriented may have a difficult time making sense of the hype surrounding IT investments. Are we in the cloud? Should we be on Facebook? Is all this expensive technology we’re buying really helping our business succeed?

Let’s examine the growth phases an internet-connected business may consider.

 

OUTSOURCED

SHARED HOSTING

VIRTUAL PRIVATE SERVERS

DEDICATED SERVER

MANAGED DEDICATED SERVER

THE CLOUD

COLOCATION

ENTERPRISE : MULTIPLE DATA CENTERS, GLOBAL PRESENCE

Now, you can find a suitable solution for your business.

 

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Server Hardware

November 10, 2011 By

Different Types of Server Hardware

Today there are many types of servers available from different companies such as IBM, Dell and HP. Some of them offer used and refurbished servers as well as brand new server hardware for sale.

Components of a Server

A server offers different functions than your regular PC. A server will have multiple multicore processors, much faster memory options and multiple hard drives which allow the server to have a higher capacity range.  In addition many servers will have specialty cards and additional features.

The basics of all server hardware are the same it is the look and the performance which makes each server stand apart. When looking at a new server take into consideration how much RAM the server has, the speed of the processor and the amount of available memory.

Small businesses can benefit by having their own server in place as this allows multiple users to access and store their files. Plus access can be restricted when necessary.

A good example for someone just starting out with minimal needs would be a server such as those available from Dell which has 250 GB Hard drive, 2 GB of Memory and an Intel E3-1220 Processor. At the other end of the spectrum is a server that has hardware as follows: 16 Hard drives, 288 GB of RAM and 2 Intel Xeon 5600 Processors.

Of course IBM is well known in this arena and has servers available in a magnitude of sizes. They can definitely outfit any business regardless of size.

As an example their Power Express Servers are available with 4, 6, or 8 processor cores, they have a memory capacity of anywhere in the range of 4 GB up to 128 GB. Their internal storage goes from 139 GB up to 4.8 TB.  These Power Express Servers have sockets that range from 1 socket up to 4 sockets.

Other manufacturers are competing against IBM and they include companies like Sun, Compaq and HP. In terms of performance IBM can outrank HP servers in performance alone by 50% and Sun by almost three times that on their older servers.

If you try to compare IBM’s 4 socket servers to other brands many of their Power7 sockets have no benchmark for comparison. The technology is so advanced plus the fact that 4 socket servers have more memory and more I/O bandwidth per core.

Sun server hardware is designed to run Oracle Linux, Oracle Solaris, Windows Server and other leading platforms with ease.  Sun holds the distinction of having the first 8 core processor ever available for general use.

Always you can discuss about topics at Data Center Forum.

 

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