When you think about a business having one (or more) of the servers in its data center go down, what comes to mind? Most people will say angry customers and lost revenue. Companies will almost certainly have to contend with these consequences. But the potential overall cost of a data center outage can be much, much higher.
Colocation and Disaster Recovery to the Rescue
Thankfully, you can work with a seasoned colocation provider like FRII. We provide cutting-edge disaster recovery services so you can avoid other potential results of an outage, including:
- Damage to your reputation. A comprehensive disaster recovery and business continuity plan can keep your business online even under the most difficult of circumstances. Consequently, you don’t ever have to worry about the social media backlash that spreads like wildfire when a company’s operations are interrupted.
- Costly remediation efforts. When a server goes down, a business must do whatever it takes to bring it back online as soon as possible. That means obtaining whatever expertise is needed and scheduling as much overtime as is required. The organization has no choice but to write the check. A colocation provider like FRII puts many safeguards and redundant systems in place to ensure these are costs you won’t have to face.
- The ripple effect. Many companies today utilize server time down to the minute. When downtime requires one project to be delayed, the ripple effect can impact other high priority tasks. This can put many deadlines at risk.
Ultimately, if a company doesn’t have fine-tuned disaster recovery procedures in place, it can end up dealing with the fallout from a data center outage for months, if not years, to come. So if someone at your organization asks the question, “Can we afford to move our processing to a colocation facility,” you should reply with, “Can we afford not to?”
Is Colocation and Disaster Recovery Right for You?
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