http://resource.onlinetech.net/public/blog/88157How data centers operate, why you need a data center, how to pick a data center, latest developments in data centers (green), colocation versus building your own data center, tools for analyzing and picking data centers, other data center resources. <p>Data has become the life blood of most organizations. For many businesses data is their most important asset, yet many create a data center in a closet or small room filled with servers and data storage. This blog will help organizations looking for more secure and reliable physical locations for their precious data.</p> en-usCopyright (C) 2008 Online Technologies Corporation--All Rights Reserved -- This channel is part of the Online Technologies Corporation blogsite--Powered by MyST Blogsite®.Mon, 28 Mar 2005 10:23:22 -0500Wed, 21 May 2008 22:14:27 -0400MySmartChannels V3.0 (MyST Web Service Platform V5.00.0725)http://resource.onlinetech.net/styles/blogsite/OTC/images/rss.jpg3188http://resource.onlinetech.net/public/blog/88157Online Technologies MyST Blogsite® Michigan Data CenterMichigan datacenterdata centerdatacenterMI data centerMI datacentercolocationco-locationcollocationMichigan co-location http://resource.onlinetech.net/public/item/204685South Ann Arbor Data Center OpenOnline Technologies Corporation is up and running in thier new data center in Avis Farms, south of Ann Arbor.<br /><br />The Avis Farms Data Center was acquired in late 2007 and went operational at the end of the first quarter in 2008.&nbsp; The 10,500 square foot data center is the third data center in Southeast Michigan for Online Technologies.<br /><br />All three data centers are connected with gigabit dedicated fiber between each data center - providing a back-up route and automatic failover for any network path between data centers and to Online Technologies multiple Tier 1 Internet providers.<br /><br /><br />http://resource.onlinetech.net/public/item/204685Wed, 21 May 2008 22:14:27 -0400 Ann Arbor Data CenterData CenterMichigan Data Center