Colocation Services

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When downtime is not an option, Mosaic's fully redundant Datacenter is the perfect place to colocate your business' critical servers and related hardware.

The Mosaic Datacenter provides the required redundancies most individuals and companies would otherwise find cost-prohibitive such as redundant electrical sources, redundant bandwidth, and many other security measures.

Ddon't let the lights go out on your business, call Mosaic today at 240.399.3900 or request a quote online.


Understanding Colocation Services:

Colocation Services are for those that already have or intend to purchase their own server and require complete dedicated rackspace, bandwidth and other controls over the server.

In a Managed Server environment, the server itself is owned by Mosaic Technologies, whereas in a colocated environment, you own the server. If you do not own or plan to purchase your own server, Mosaic has many Managed Server options available at very affordable prices.

The primary difference between Colocation and Managed Servers is simply the ownership of the server being used.

There are potentially three costs associated with Colocation - rackspace fees, bandwidth / connnectivity and managed services fees.

Rackspace Fees - are the fees associated with having your server located in a rack/cabinet at our datacenter. Ranging from 1U to a full rack, this measurement is the height of the server(s) being hosted. Most servers come in either 1U or 2U configurations. Servers with a large number of harddrives can be as big as 3U or 4U.

Unmetered Bandwidth - Mosaic Technologies can provide you with unmetered bandwidth at 1.5Mbps, 5Mbps, 10Mbps, 50Mbps 100Mbps and greater. No matter what amount of bandwidth you start with, we have the capacity to scale your bandwidth up as high as necessary.

Managed Services - Mosaic can provide you with many levels of Managed Network services when your server is colocated in our facility. These services range from standard monitoring and backup services to monthly patch mangement and updates support. We also provide hourly service and assistance with software installations and hardware management.

Here are some things to be aware of when shopping around for Colocation services:

Facility - It is important to know where your server will be physically located. Our datacenter is located in Silver Spring, MD.

Physical Infrastructure - Natural disasters can and do occur. You want to ensure that your server and the data it contains is kept safe. Our datacenter has multiple redundancies for power and connectivity so in the event of a storm or other natural event your system will remain online and protected.

Security / Access - Just as you would not allow anyone into your server, you want to make sure that only people with the proper authorization will have access to your server. We have state-of-the-art security measures in place to physically protect your equipment and data from unauthorized access.

IPs - If you want to use features such as Anonymous FTP, private nameservers, or game servers, having multiple IPs can become important. Mosaic Technologies can provide blocks of IP addresses to you at little or no additional cost.

Support Options - This is important with any type of hosting. You want to make sure that the people that work with your servers are both knowledgeable and helpful. At Mosaic Technologies, we have more than 100 years of combined experience on our staff and can provide a wide range of support and managed services.

Cross Connect Fees - This is a more advanced feature. In certain places, you can actually physically co-locate your server with one host, while having the internet connection provided by another host. These additional fees are called cross connect fees.

Uptime Guarantees - Just as they are very important in shared hosting, it is extremely important to ensure that your host has guarantees in regards to the performance of your colocated server. At Mosaic Technologies, we guarantee 99.9% uptime.

Contract - The fine print is always important. Things to be noted include the terms of service, uptime guarantees, and the contract length. See our Colocation pricing page for more of these details.

If you are looking for a company to colocate with, contact Mosaic Technologies today!