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Colocation And Green Data Center

By: Gen Wright Home | Computers-and-Technology


Nowadays, more and more people are turning towards colocation and green data center because of the rising costs of the energy. Additionally, people now are also becoming more aware of the fact that the traditional data centers are not environment friendly. They have realized that traditional data centers not only consume huge quantities of electricity, but they also pollute the environment by generating massive amount of heat and machine waste. Hence, the need for colocation and green data centers.

A modern colocation and green data center is developed and designed keeping in mind the three key factors.

The first is that it should be energy efficient and environmental family. A typical data center needs power not only to keep the servers operating but also to keep them cool so that they can run without any problem. With the increase in the processing powers of the servers, heat generated by them has also increased considerably. A rack that produced 3 kilowatts of heat 3-4 years ago may now generate about 18 kilowatts of heat. This will require an enormous amount of power to cool down a high density rack. A colocation and green data center like Advantage Interactive use latest cooling technology that not only cuts down the power consumption but also efficiently cool down the hardware. It utilizes free indirect cooling that uses the cool air from the outside during winters and when the air is cooler in certain months along with "Cold Aisle Enclosure" that helps in cooling the enclosure efficiently instead of cooling the data hall as well.

Second, it should provide high redundancy for all of its key components. This means the technology utilized by colocation and green data center should be such that it could fully exploit all the components of the system including CPUs, disks and switches by optimizing their use. It is important to see that all disks, UPS units, switches and modules have high levels of redundancy in order to ensure the reliability and exceptional performance. It should install systems that guard against total disk failure and other component failures, and should be able to bring back the whole system to full redundancy within few minutes. State of the art technology is used by Advantage Interactive at its center to provide excellent services.

Third is the location of the colocation and green data center. It is important that the data center you are going to use is easily accessible and located at a safe place. It should not be located in a seismic zone and not too far from a main city. Furthermore, it should be located near inexpensive power sources.

For instance, Advantage Interactive is built at Stevenage, Hertfordshire. It is just 30 miles away from the center of London and few minutes from Junction 7 on A1 Motorway. It can also be reached from North down the A1 corridor. The location of this data center is perfect and can be accessed easily.

The advantages of colocation and green data center are not just that they are energy efficient and environment friendly. They also provide you the most advance services at affordable prices and let you own your software and hardware. You get peace of mind knowing that your servers are hosted in a facility with world class security.





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