The main difference between rackhousing and on-premises datacenter is in the location of infrastructure. Whereas an on-premise data center is "at home" or in the company, With rackhousing, you place your hardware in the service provider's data centre. There are pros and cons to everything - the choice depends on your organisation's specific needs, budget and business strategy. Let's shed some light on the whole issue.
Setting up and managing your own data room is not cheap at all
If you decide to centralize all your data in your company, it is significant investment required - financial, time, not to mention the need for qualified personnel. With an on-premise datacenter, your IT team completely responsible for everything related to the storage and management of servers, from security to redundant power.
Is it in your long-term interest to maintain your own on-premise datacenter?
On-premise solutions are nothing new. Many companies have their own data halls. The costs associated with hiring and training staff, security and other risk mitigation measures, as well as the expanding supply of quality data centres and colocation service providers, pose an important question for companies: Is it in your long-term interest to maintain your own on-premise datacenter?
Rackhousing saves you costs and improves your position in front of potential clients
- Rackhousing, also colocation or collocation, has backup power supplies - keeps your systems up and running almost around the clock. In the event of a problem, datacenter technicians are on-site 24/7 and addresses critical issues immediately. Creating your own redundancy and continuity measures for a local datacenter can be quite costly.
- Data centres are built to withstand (for as long as possible) extreme natural influences - floods, fires, etc.
- Even in the case of rackhousing is enabled Scalability. You can order additional services from an external datacenter if needed. Specifically, with rack housing, it is not a problem to rent additional racks or cancel the rental of some racks. At SafeDX, the smallest business unit is one rack that can hold 48 servers. Conversely, in the case of an on-premise datacenter, full capacity will limit your growth - if you want to grow, you're not only dealing with buying new servers, but also finding space to store them that you've already run out of on your premises.
- 24/7 support comes in handy. Problems with data and systems don't just occur during normal working hours. If the rackhousing provider's technicians are on call for you, sooner or later you will appreciate it. You may hope you won't need them, but hand on heart - you'll sleep better knowing you have them on backup. If, on the other hand, you were to store data and systems physically at your company, you would need to either ensure that you have staff present 24 hours a day or ensure that your employees are at least on call.
With rackhousing, you save money. They handle some of the internal data and systems management for you. Last but not least, there are also benefits that you can to "trade up" when dealing with clients. Everyone wants to know that your services will be available whenever they are needed and that all client data is safe. By showing that data management and security is your priority, you show that you have your clients' interests in mind.
What is the plus point of SafeDX? Among other things, the fact that you have a datacenter "at hand". Our Prague data center is located within 20 minutes from all Prague office centres. If you need to visit it, you can visit it without any problems - authorised persons have guaranteed access 24/7.
Contact us for more information and come see where your servers can "live".