Data Center Services is an umbrella term used to describe services which create, execute, enhance or maintain a data center for an organization. Basically, data center services include all the facilities related to IT components and activities. It can involve software, hardware, personnel and processes.
Types of Data Centers
Enterprise Data Centers
Previously, enterprises built their own data centers on their own sites. However, building private data centers has not quite proved to be the best investment of companies’ precious capital because considering the construction and maintenance costs. CEOs and CIOs started realizing that these financial resources could be used in business development.
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The IT infrastructure is on the service providers’ sites and the services are provided to the end customers remotely. There are various pricing models which change according to number of devices and users based on the IT support and management services.
Colocation
A colocation data center facility is a business where the customer rents space in the providers’ premises for computing hardware. A colocation service provides building, cooling, power and physical security while the customer provides storage and servers. The main reason businesses choose colocation service is the CAPEX related with building, maintenance and taking care of large computing facilities.
Wholesale Data Centers
Wholesale Data Center also known as Multi-Tenant Data Center benefits large companies which need large portions of space than a typical colocation provider would offer. A wholesale data center service provider would generally offer huge space to customers who need more space for their IT hardware. Wholesale colocation is generally offered at cheaper rates compared to retail colocation.
Data Center Facilities & Services
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The additional services include database and system administration, managed security, system monitoring, application management services and much more. The hardware may be owned by the provider or the customer but the management of those servers is the responsibility of the provider and not the customer.
Shared Hosting
In a shared hosting environment, the customer shares the server as it acts as a host to multiple clients or businesses. The shared hosting includes sharing of the applications and software within the physical server. The hosting provider deploys an interface which allows multiple customers to customize their services according to their business needs. Shared hosting is cost-efficient because there is no need to employ technical staff to manage your website and also the cost of the server is shared.
Data Center Infrastructure Management