Engineers who run data centers are in high demand as the growth in such facilities struggles to keep up with the increasing demands of Internet-era computing.
One of our customers had a chance to look at another dedicated server provider in Michigan. Honestly, it was the price that took them there.
The web site was nice, the offering was well explained, and the price was competitive. What they didn't see on the web site was the actual dedicated server and where it was housed.
So they scheduled a tour to see the details. To their surprise, it wasn't as advertised. The dedicated server was housed in a data center that was less than a tier 1 data center. Here are some of the interesting things they found:
No man-trap on the entrance - front door opens straight into the data center (not that there is ever blowing snow storms in Michigan)
Home made servers - built in the back room from parts they order as cheap as possible
Servers stacked on backers racks instead of 40U racks.
Another interesting lesson learned in buying dedicated servers - you get what you pay for.
We may be particular in the high end deployment we do for dedicated servers, but it's all part of the high availability solutions our customers demand:
Brand name (Dell) dedicated servers
Highly secure data centers with 24x7 security and dual authenticated man-traps.
High availability dual home run power and network to each dedicated server.
Online Technologies Announces Disaster Recovery Seminar for October 16th
ANN ARBOR, Mich—Online Technologies Corporation, a
managed data center operator, announces a free educational seminar on
disaster recovery and electronic backup for CIOs and IT Managers.
Online Technologies has partnered with UHY Advisors, Coretek Services,
and Capricorn Diversified Systems, Inc. to deliver the seminar. The
seminar will run from 10AM to 1PM on October 16th, 2008 and will include lunch.
Disaster recovery has become a hot topic in the IT world. A
University of Texas study found that 43% of companies experiencing a
catastrophic data loss never recover and over half of them go out of
business within two years. The Disaster Recovery seminar will cover key
issues for companies to consider when they design their DR strategy.
The key note speaker for the event will be Adam Goslin, Vice
President of Information Technology at Osiris Innovations Group.
Osiris is a leading on-demand procurement services company based in
Michigan. Adam will discuss Osiris’s approach to delivering a secure
and scalable disaster recovery solution with their
Software-as-a-Service model where downtime isn't an option.
Other speakers at the seminar include:
- Rod Smith, Principal at UHY, who will be presenting an approach to disaster recovery planning;
- Yan Ness, CEO of Online Technologies Corporation, who will be discussing a disaster recovery decision framework for CIOs;
- Scott Vince, Vice President at Capricorn Diversified Systems, who
will be presenting disaster recovery on a VMware & SAN Architecture;
- and Christopher Balk from Coretek Services, who will be discussing how Microsoft tools can help manage the IT infrastructure.
The seminar will be held at Online Technologies’ Exchange Drive
Michigan Data Center in Flint Township with an optional tour of the
data center after the seminar . Register for this Disaster Recovery Seminar online or call 734-213-2020 x126.
Online Technologies Corporation is
Michigan’s premier managed data center operator. With the growing
demand for data and computing capacity, industry leaders are placing
their servers and data in Online Technologies’ highly secure and
reliable data centers across Southeast Michigan. Online Technologies’
full range of colocation,
dedicated server and managed service options ensure its clients’
computers are always on, always connected to the internet and that
their data is always safe.
Online Technologies Announces Disaster Recovery Seminar for October 16th
ANN ARBOR, Mich—Online Technologies Corporation, a managed data center operator, announces a free educational seminar on disaster recovery and electronic backup for CIOs and IT Managers. Online Technologies has partnered with UHY Advisors, Coretek Services, and Capricorn Diversified Systems, Inc. to deliver the seminar. The seminar will run from 10AM to 1PM on October 16th, 2008 and will include lunch.
Disaster recovery has become a hot topic in the IT world. A University of Texas study found that 43% of companies experiencing a catastrophic data loss never recover and over half of them go out of business within two years. The Disaster Recovery seminar will cover key issues for companies to consider when they design their DR strategy.
The key note speaker for the event will be Adam Goslin, Vice President of Information Technology at Osiris Innovations Group. Osiris is a leading on-demand procurement services company based in Michigan. Adam will discuss Osiris’s approach to delivering a secure and scalable disaster recovery solution with their Software-as-a-Service model where downtime isn't an option.
Other speakers at the seminar include:
- Rod Smith, Principal at UHY, who will be presenting an approach to disaster recovery planning;
- Yan Ness, CEO of Online Technologies Corporation, who will be discussing a disaster recovery decision framework for CIOs;
- Scott Vince, Vice President at Capricorn Diversified Systems, who will be presenting disaster recovery on a VMware & SAN Architecture;
- and Christopher Balk from Coretek Services, who will be discussing how Microsoft tools can help manage the IT infrastructure.
The seminar will be held at Online Technologies’ Exchange Drive Michigan Data Center in Flint Township with an optional tour of the data center after the seminar . Register for this Disaster Recovery Seminar online or call 734-213-2020 x126.
Online Technologies Corporation is Michigan’s premier managed data center operator. With the growing demand for data and computing capacity, industry leaders are placing their servers and data in Online Technologies’ highly secure and reliable data centers across Southeast Michigan. Online Technologies’ full range of colocation, dedicated server and managed service options ensure its clients’ computers are always on, always connected to the internet and that their data is always safe.
