To stay competitive, businesses need a robust infrastructure that can easily scale to meet demand. ARD Telcom Business Data Center Colocation provides expert management services that include administration, maintenance, and equipment monitoring. With ARD Telcom Business, your enterprise benefits from working with a global, single-source provider that understands your complete colocation and managed hosting needs.

Colocate owned or leased equipment within a ARD Telcom Business Data Center and gain direct access to our global IP network. ARD Telcom Business has one of the world’s largest and most robust IP backbones that provides high-speed Internet connectivity and the dedicated infrastructure necessary to compete in today’s dynamic marketplace.

ARD Telcom Data Center Colocation—Benefits for Your Business
High-Speed Internet Connectivity

World-class data centers with direct connections to a global IP backbone, providing reliable, one-stop shopping for robust connectivity and hosting options. Connections between our facilities and your business are at DS1 through OC/GB-level.

Avoidance of Large, Up-front Investment

Equipment colocation at data centers helps you avoid the costs and maintenance that would otherwise be necessary to build and maintain your own infrastructure. Additionally, you can help control costs by outsourcing your hosting services to experienced professionals.

Redundancy for Mission-Critical Operations

State-of-the-art facilities equipped with back-up power systems help reduce single points-of-failure and maintain the reliability and availability of your mission-critical operations. Data Center Colocation can be implemented in three types of data centers: Premium, Advanced, and Standard.

Data Center Colocation Includes:

• Access to an integrated and seamless global IP network.
• Scalable bandwidth available at various speeds.
• Highly secure architecture and environment.
• Redundant power and network connections into the data centers.
• Competitive service level agreements (SLAs).
• Flexibility to administer and access own equipment.
• Data Networking Services and Business Continuity Solutions.
• Constant temperature and humidity monitoring (climate-controlled environment where independent HVAC systems provide carrier-grade support).

Premium Data Centers

Centers are designed to grow with your business and keep your site operating at peak performance. Regardless of the size of your company, Premium Data Centers can help you:

• Control costs by outsourcing hosting services
• Alleviate the need for additional in-house staff to manage solutions
• Maintain fast reliable access to the Internet for your website or e-business applications
• Consistent monitoring and support

Advanced Data Centers

Carrier grade facilities provide direct access to the ARD Telcom Business IP backbone. With several key locations coast-to-coast in the United States, Advanced Data Centers can help you:

• Connect with your end-user via Fast Ethernet Services for public internet access circuits.
• Expand market presence in more local markets with locations throughout the U.S.
• Store equipment in non-locking racks and vented cabinets (Individual locking cabinets are also available.)

Statndard Data Centers

Standard Data Centers offer carrier-grade facilities and provide access to the ARD Telcom Business network. With several locations coast-to-coast in the United States, Standard Data Centers can help you:

• Improve speed to market.
• Establish a local presence in multiple markets.
• Remain protected with secured entry into building.
• Store equipment in non-locking racks and vented cabinets (Individual locking cabinets are also available.)

Flexible Hosting and Outsourcing Services

ARD Telcom Business Data Center Colocation offers you an opportunity to take advantage of our state-of-the-art Data Center environment and the infrastructure services necessary to deploy your Internet applications. With Data Center Colocation, you retain the flexibility to administer and access your own equipment and applications, without the complications and expense of running your own data center.
Additionally, ARD Telcom Business Colocation offers value-added services designed to complement and enhance your Data Center solution:

• Load Balancing Services helps manage Internet traffic flow among multiple servers and improve your website performance. Available in Premium Data Centers.
• Managed Firewall Enterprise provides secure Internet access while reducing or eliminating the burden of managing a firewall. Available in Premium and Advanced Data Centers.
• IP VPN Dedicated and IP VPN delivers a fully-managed Virtual Private Network (VPN) solution that offers secure, high-performance communication to your infrastructure in the Data Center. Available in Premium and Advanced Data Centers.
• Client Central enables you to effectively monitor and manage your Data Center Colocation with a sophisticated online tool.

Network Services

There are various network services available to you as a ARD Telcom Business Colocation customer:

• Frame Relay, ATM, and Private Line enables you to access, manage, and maintain your data center environment using various network services.
• POTS Lines provides a basic analog circuit for inbound and outbound local voice calls.
• Redundant Hand-Offs guard against intradata center network outages and help increase the rate of availability of your website(s).
• Primary-Secondary DNS Hosting offers the capability to outsource your primary and secondary DNS servers hosting to ARD Telcom Business. This allows you to resolve your domain names to an IP address or a set of IP addresses.
• PoP Mailboxes allows you to configure an e-mail to retrieve Internet e-mail from ARD Telcom Business e-mail servers.

Let ARD Telcom Business help you leverage Data Center Colocation to provide carrier-grade facilities and world-class services for your Internet, data, and voice solutions