Apr
3
2009

Judged by the company it keeps- Your managed dedicated hosting provider

We’re judged by the company we keep. It’s human nature, and while it might not always be fair, spend time with unsavory characters and people will draw conclusions. When it comes to comparing the networks of managed dedicated server hosts, we’d be wise to follow this advice.

The fact is not all data networks are created equal. High end servers, fiber optic cables, and blistering fast routers and switches don’t do any good if they don’t talk to anything, but all too often small and medium sized business end up putting too much focus on the back end infrastructure. The obvious example is a shiny new shopping mall, but the only way to get to it is by driving down a long unpaved road.

A data center that has connectivity to multiple backbone peers delivers redundancy to the servers that are hosted there, but that is just one benefit, and in some ways not even the greatest one. The risk of losing customers or users due to a total network outage isn’t what it used to be. Even consumer grade connections are more reliable than ever before. The trick isn’t simply having a reliable connection; it’s having the fastest connection possible.
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