Colocation Managed vs. Unmanaged Nowadays, majority of colocation providers offer you different options regarding colocation for your Web server. You may consider these varied options before you decide. The first decision is whether to use a managed colocation service or unmanaged. This can greatly affect things, like how much maintenance will the customer need to do versus the provider, what things the server can run and pricing. Managed Colocation Managed colocation is often referred to as dedicated server rentals. The customer can use the provider’s dedicated server preconfigured to certain specifications with chosen software applications on it. Besides, the provider is usually responsible for providing any software upgrades to the applications offered on the system and general maintenance such as hardware issues, reboots and any backups involved. This level of service is specifically useful to individuals without much technical inclination or the time or resources to handle the everyday troubleshooting and maintenance. Nowadays, you have to face various restrictions to avail such a managed colocation services. For instance, the managed server just allows the above discussed applications to be run on the servers. You as a customer might be lucky enough if the software application you require for your site is the one your provider supports. Unmanaged Colocation Unmanaged colocation is the best option, in case the technical requirements of running the server need applications that the provider doesn’t support. You may also want to have more control over the use and configuration of the server. Unmanaged colocation service is quite Biznet Technology [www.biznettechnology.com]
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different from the managed services. Customers need to offer their own hardware and manage all of the hardware and software without seeking help from others. This makes customer’s work highly flexible but s/he has to work more this way. Of course, you as a customer still remain bound to the service agreements of your provider. Most colocation providers can be found with clauses that disallow certain things, including mass e-mail or pornography, from being hosted on the server. They both generate network traffic in large amounts, while the provider may have to face serious problems. Contact Biznet to know more about Managed and Unmanaged Colocation Services in Miami, Florida. For more details visit www.biznettechnology.com
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