Why Wholesale Data Centers Are Worth Their Cost

Wholesale data centers are more expensive than shared colocation data center facilities. For many companies, this is where the list of key considerations ends and they choose the cheaper option. This can turn out to be a terribly colossal mistake as the shared colocation data center facility may not be able to meet their needs adequately. It is vital that companies understand that the extra cost of these facilities is actually an investment in the kind of solution that they will get and its performance.

In order to demonstrate why a wholesale data center facility is well worth the cost, here are some of the most notable advantages that these facilities provide to their users.

Security of data stored at facility

A wholesale facility is a dedicated facility that is designed to serve the needs of the only company. This eliminates the issue of other companies gaining access to the facility to maintain, install, upgrade, or do any other work on their servers. Furthermore, the servers in the facility are completely isolated as they are part of a closed network to which no other company has access. This means that the company using this facility does not need to worry about endpoint security of other companies proving to be the weak point of their data center solution.

Better performance due to the dedicated service delivery

Wholesale data centers offer their clients the best performance of data center facilities available anywhere on the market. This is because since they serve only one client, there is no competition for access to any of the computing resources or support resources. For example, if they have an issue with the performance of the solution, they have access to their own technician who can be on call at any time they need him to be. Furthermore, the client is able to have the service provider create a customized hosting solution to meet some specific need.

Reliable and on demand scalability

Traditional data centers are able to provide scalability but only within certain parameters. Since there are many clients on the same system, the service provider may be forced to expand their facilities or decline the request for scaling up of resource access. However, with wholesale facilities, there is only one client and resources that they have been granted will, in many cases, be more than they need. Furthermore, the solutions provider will have an easier time allocating more resources as there are no other clients to inconvenience.

Go Green with eco-friendly data storage

The world today has taken up the issue of Global warming seriously as never before, and human inhabitants of the earth are Going Green in every possible way. This has resulted in the introduction of numerous eco-friendly, environmental savvy policies and reforms and stringent practice of each one of them in our everyday lives. In this process, while we have our focus and efforts channeled in preventing the sources of Global Warming through minimizing the air pollution being caused by vehicle exhausts, chimneys with domestic and industrial exhaust applications, we are neglecting another key source of the same. Wondering what it is? The answer is the Data Center (often used as a synonym of Server Room).

As we all know Data Center is fundamentally, a facility in an industry which houses the computer assemblages with connections throughout the firm, accessories for data communication and environment control and units of backup power supplies. What most of us are unaware of is the enormity of the power consumption of the Data Centers in large scale plants. Not to forget, it’s inevitable negative contribution towards increased air pollution through the diesel exhaust. Statistics say that the power consumption in the Data Center in a large scale industry is almost equal to that of a small village. Particularly, in developing economies wherein the non-conventional means and resources for production of electricity are yet to gain momentum, the choice between the promoting industrial growth and providing basic amenities is simply unfair. Other issue associated with Data Centers, requiring immediate attention is exhaust and waste management. Considering the load handled by Data centers, generation of enormous amounts of waste is inevitable too. The acute necessity of addressing these issues is what led to the emergence of Green Data Centers-A thought conceived in lieu with minimizing the adverse effects of Data Centers.

Green Data Centers are constructed while abiding by principles of waste management, including provisions for waste recycling. Innovations in green data Centers have also resulted in evolution of Data Centers which generate power to meet their own requirements and in some cases, providing standby to other units of the firm too. The concept also includes sustainable landscaping, use of alternative energy technologies, and use of catalytic converters for exhaust gas treatment. In general, Green Data Centers are designed for maximum efficiency with minimum environmental impact thus playing a vital role in efficient energy management.