The Savvy CIO

Why put a server or a service in the data center?

Here are the four main advantages we hear from our small business clients:

Full On-Site and Remote Management

With 24/7 on-site staff and robust remote management tools, maintaining or repairing a server in the data center is significantly faster than doing so in your office. Plus, server-side maintenance becomes the responsibility of the provider under the data center agreement. read more »

Data centers used to be the domain of huge online giants, like Google or eBay. But as accessibility has increased and prices decreased, the data center has become a viable alternative for small businesses who want to trade in the capital and maintenance costs of a server (and security, backups, etc.) for predictable monthly fees that cover hardware, maintenance and support.

How are small businesses using the data center to their advantage? read more »