Colocation and Web Hosting

Mimecast delivers Software-as-a-Service based enterprise email management including archiving, discovery, continuity, security and policy. By unifying disparate and fragmented email environments into one holistic service that is always available from the cloud, Mimecast minimizes risk and reduces cost and complexity, while providing total end-to-end control of email.

With the current state of the economy, IT executives are being asked to stretch their budgets in order to keep their businesses profitable. In 2008, Median IT spending per user fell to $6,667 from the previous year's $7,397, according to Computer Economics. This represents a 6.2% reduction, consistent with the fact that IT managers were supporting an increasing number of users without corresponding increases in IT spending. IT spend continued to decline in 2009 and uncertainty and caution is still prevalent in 2010.

Email is the primary communication system and file transport mechanism used in organizations of all sizes. Email systems generate enormous amounts of content that must be preserved for a variety of reasons, including: -Compliance with local, state, federal and international statutory requirements - Electronic discovery requirements and best practices - Knowledge management applications - Disaster recovery and business continuity

Microsoft Exchange Server has been a crucial technological breakthrough in advanced corporate communication systems. Companies who utilize an enterprise-class email server like Exchange believe that email is mission critical, and value the productivity it enables. But an in-house migration to Exchange 2007 from an earlier version of Exchange or another email program will not be an easy task. Complexity, time and cost issues loom large over the IT department and are causing IT directors to search for an alternative solution.

If you’re looking to build, expand, or modernize your facility with converged physical infrastructure solutions, be sure to download our cheat sheet Key Questions to Ask a Prospective Converged Physical Infrastructure Solutions Vendor.

Businesses are increasingly seeking the help of colocation facilities, but for colocation providers to be an asset for these potential tenants, they must be able to offer quick onboarding and elasticity to support present and future needs. To find out how converged infrastructure solutions can help colocation providers set tenants up for success, read How Colocation Providers Can Gain a Competitive Advantage with Converged Infrastructure Solutions.

Interested in learning how the right physical and network infrastructure approach in your colocation data center facility can help you stabilize costs, provide better security, and help promote growth for you and your tenants? Download the Panduit white paper Optimizing Colocation Infrastructure Strategies to learn how to overcome the challenges of aging colocation data center infrastructure and onboard new tenants quickly.

Watch this webinar replay featuring 451 Research’s Principal Analyst, Carl Lehmann, and Iron Mountain’s Technology Director, Don Davis, as they discuss a range of Cloud and Data Center topics.

Download this new Iron Mountain white paper to explore the 10 steps to data center migration success.

In this e-book, we’ll introduce you to a solution many enterprises are adopting – direct interconnect to cloud providers within a colocation facility – and discuss the potential cost and performance advantages this option for streamlining hybrid IT connectivity can create.

This paper presents RagingWire’s distributed redundancy model which is an enhancement of shared and dedicated infrastructure models.

CyrusOne’s Houston West campus has the largest known concentration of HPC and high-density data center space in the colocation market today. Learn how it can improve your operations today.

The "build-or-buy" decision between construction and colocation should be weighed carefully. This executive report will review six key factors that affect that choice, some of which extend beyond a basic TCO analysis.

This colocation buyer’s guide includes a checklist of important factors to consider before choosing a provider, along with buying criteria to help you make the best decision for your infrastructure needs.

Download this white paper to learn how big internet companies are using colocation to grow their businesses.

This white paper examines several key criteria as they relate to service delivery from a data center or colocation provider.

Now that the technology sector as a whole is becoming increasingly user friendly, transparent and hands on, it makes sense for colocation data centers to offer a higher level of insight and transparency into their clients’ individual environments.

Digital Realty’s core function is to provide the power, cooling, and space required for businesses to operate, grow and expand internationally in the internet age.

In this white paper, we’ll explore the difference between two different approaches and highlight where and how dedicated servers can not only give you better performance, reliability, control and security, but can be just as attractive as cloud in terms of both flexibility and cost efficiency.

Web content management is no longer simply a tool for creating Web pages — it's now vital software for increasing the effectiveness of digital strategies. IT leaders responsible for WCM should consider the software's functions in the broader context in which they will deliver their full value.

IBM WebSphere Portal software helps bank offer a clearly differentiated digital experience.

In this Guide we have delivered the case for the benefits of big data technology applied to the needs of the manufacturing industry.

This white paper explores technologies and trends that are changing the colocation landscape and providing valuable benefits to businesses.

This white paper aims to help businesses understand the total value of ownership (TVO) delivered by the managed cloud by documenting and evaluating the potential impact of several key qualitative factors.

Whether you’re looking to move over an entire IT function like e-mail, or simply to provision more storage or processing, a successful outsourcing project requires a cohesive strategy with clearly defined business problems, goals, stakeholders and processes. This white paper outlines 12 critical success factors to consider when developing such a strategy.