Gartner predicts that the public cloud service market will grow to $383.3 billion by 2020. With cost to implement limited to setup and migration, the consumption-based pricing model for cloud computing can benefit the enterprise in a number of ways. Top benefits for cloud computing include; – Cost – Increased security – Improved agility, innovation and reliability Cost benefits The savings from cloud computing go […]

The last five years have seen significant change in connectivity and data expansion. As data accumulates, the market evolves to create faster, more efficient, ways to deliver seamless connectivity to meet demand. Market participants already feel a change in the air. Caprate’s 5th Annual Data Center Summit brought together hundreds interested in learning more about what’s on the horizon. Panelists from Facebook, Invest in Denmark, […]

Business happens online. So what happens when the network goes down? An effective backup strategy isn’t just a best practice, it can mean the difference between business continuity and closing the doors. Estimates of downtime costs vary, from $500/hr for a business with a few employees sitting idle, to $100,000/hr when loss impacts customer transactions, business logistics, etc. Gartner reports that, on average, downtime costs […]

“An iPod, a phone, an internet mobile communicator… these are NOT three separate devices! And we are calling it iPhone! Today Apple is going to reinvent the phone. And here it is.” – Steve Jobs In 2007, we were introduced to the first iPhone.  It created a tech revolution that changed the world as we knew it. Today, our lives are digital and analog, and […]

In an era of tight budgets many businesses, from enterprise level to small and medium sized business, are looking for efficient new ways to manage their web hosting needs. The hosting environment is changing, and some are now looking beyond traditional setups, and into the possibilities of cloud hosting. Traditional Hosting Traditional hosting comes mainly in two forms, dedicated and shared. With dedicated hosting, a […]

Business large and small are faced with a wide range of options for hosting their website,  web application, or mail server. The most common option option is shared hosting, where a single server’s resources are shared by a number of different websites. But a company looking for more power and control may need a service provider who offers dedicated hosting. With dedicated hosting, a client […]

Server virtualization is a method by which software is used to partition a single physical server into what appear to be multiple virtual machines. To the user, the virtual environment appears as if it it’s own standalone piece of hardware. In data centers and IT departments, this technology is used to better utilize server resources. Specific applications may require isolated environments or a different OS […]

Colocation is a hosting option utilized for businesses of all sizes for a variety of reasons.  Small businesses can obtain needed features of a large IT department without the capital investment. Medium to large sized enterprises can expand their infrastructure capacity without undertaking costly construction or facility leasing. Colocation allows you to store your equipment in a cabinet located in a secure data center with […]

More and more companies are moving network and server operations offsite to free up space and budget. Companies that choose colocation generally have the staffing, skills and IT strategy to design and maintain their own environments. Colocation offers them the benefits of having and controlling their own servers, storage and network so that they can manage costs and tune performance. IT departments that choose colocation […]