Colocated Hosting Overview

Increasingly, organizations are recognizing the benefits of colocating their mission-critical equipment within a Datacenter like GalaxyVisions. Colocation has become extremely popular and has seemed to follow the trends of the times. With the economy the way it has been holding, the cost savings a company can maximize as a result of using shared Datacenter infrastructure is tremendous in comparison to building out their own facility.

GalaxyVisions offers a Colocation service where you will utilize a portion of our Datacenter where multiple customers locate network, server and storage equipment to interconnect with a variety of telecommunications and other network service provider(s) with a minimum of cost and complexity. With IT and communications facilities in safe, secure hands our Fortune 50, Fortune 500, telecommunications, internet, ASP, and media providers enjoy less latency and the freedom to focus on their core business.

Additionally, clients reduce their traffic back-haul costs and free up their internal networks for other uses. Moreover, by outsourcing network traffic to GalaxyVisions with greater bandwidth capacity and redundant network structure, web site access speeds improve considerably and the risk of your environment going down with a single connection from your ISP becomes a thing of the past.

Major types of Colocation customers are:

Fortune 500, Web Commerce, Online Media and Telecom companies use our secure facilities for a safe and cost effective environment to run all their business needs.
Major enterprise corporations use our facilities for disaster avoidance, redundant network and power feeds, business continuity, and offsite data backup needs.
Telecommunication companies; (VOIP), use our facilities to interexchange traffic with other telecommunication companies and utilize our peering with Tier-1 providers so there customers can reach their destination in record breaking speed.

GalaxyVisions Facility Features:

Colocation space including locked cages, open racks, and/or a custom configuration.
Fully redundant network, Power, and Intelligent UPS systems
Multiple Tier-1 providers with peering around the globe
Triple redundant cooling with down flow air
Infrastructure planning
Onsite/Offsite Storage, mirroring and backup
Disaster recovery services
Business continuity services
Private work room areas
Network design and operational support
Migration planning assistance
On-Demand maintenance and administration of servers, network, or storage devices
In House Network Operations Center and Customer Care center
Multiple CCTV Color archived camera system
Non-Damaging Gaseous fire suppression system
Extensive customer amenities
24/7/365 Customer Service via Phone or Email support

Space:

Our In-house Datacenter features 15,000 sqft. of customized space including racks, locked cabinets, and pre-built or customized locked cages. Redundant power and network via multiple providers, Fully intelligent CRAC system, Non-Damaging gaseous fire suppression system, and private client space is available with 24/7/365 technical staff on hand to help you move in regardless of time or day.

Security:

Multi-Stage security system including biometric palm scanners with pass card access; mantraps at main entryway, fully archived color cctv camera systems, stringent access protocols and procedures, in-house and remote 24/7/365 monitoring system via our Network Operations Center.

Power:

Uninterruptible power fed from two utility power grids backed by redundant N+2 diesel generators with 72hour fuel reserve. Telecom with unlimited power for easy upgrades via our onsite power substation, redundant intelligent Liebert UPS AC backup system, A+B feeds for client hardware with multiple power supplies.

Cooling:

N+2 built in redundancy via our CRAC units, 60 Tons of down flow air, Hot/Cold racks to keep equipment at a cool temperature eliminating hotspots, and ample area for CRAC expansion.

Connectivity:

Multiple Tier-1 providers with high-speed interconnection and peering with a multitude of providers including XO communications, AboveNet, Level3, Global Crossing, Cogent and Tiscali. Fibre via street delivered within diverse building shafts, overhead neat and careful cable management with extremely fast deliveries to your in-house location, carrier-neutral fibre optic entries. All forms of copper and fibre connections are available.

Building Features:

Building has restricted access via pass-cards; not accessible to the public, in-house monitoring and security 24/7/365, fibre optic uplinks are delivered carefully utilizing diverse routes and segregated shafts, color CCTV archived camera system, ample parking available, and heavy-duty oversized freight elevator for deliveries.

Systematic maintenance and upgrades are carefully planned and implemented with no interruption to customer operations. Extremely stringent 24/7/365 monitoring and escalation procedures to make sure your systems are always operational. N+2 generators with 72hour fuel reserve and gaseous fire suppression system with low-level smoke and heat detection.