{"id":5466,"date":"2014-12-15T08:54:29","date_gmt":"2014-12-14T22:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macquarietelecom.com\/?p=5466"},"modified":"2023-03-01T16:41:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T05:41:08","slug":"7-questions-every-manager-ask-considering-colocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macquarietechnologygroup.com\/news\/7-questions-every-manager-ask-considering-colocation\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Questions Every IT Manager Should Ask When Considering Colocation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reconfiguring the allocation of your data from your facility to a data centre is a big decision that encompasses not only the physical location of servers but also other issues such as access to the Internet, cloud storage and the environmental footprint impact of your power usage. A thorough cost\/benefit analysis should be run to look at every factor on both sides of the equation that is involved with colocation<\/a>. Before you make a firm decision about colocation on any level, there are seven questions that should be answered.<\/p>\n

What are the Benefits of a Data Centre?<\/h2>\n

While you may have become used to having your servers and data housed in your building, there are many reasons that it is time to take a good, hard look at the cost of housing your hardware and data in-house. Housing your proprietary data, storing it and running IT operations within your company may be costing you more than you realize. Beyond the actual money spent on operations, there are also costs because operating a data centre<\/a> is not your primary business. The major costs are:<\/p>\n