2009
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SAS 70 Data Centers Help Protect Against Data Breaches
With the recent passing of the new HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) act – an addition to pre-existing HIPAA rules and regulations – the stakes for data breaches to private health information are rising. With possible fines up to 1.5 million and mandatory public disclosure of the breach in some cases, [...]
Online Tech Upgrades Clients to More Efficient Data Center
Online Tech announced today that it is shutting down its smallest data center located in downtown Ann Arbor . The center was its oldest of three data centers and no longer meets Online Tech’s high-end infrastructure standards. Current clients will be upgraded to Online Tech’s recently acquired, more efficient data center located in the Avis [...]
Has Rackspace Become a Fallen Hero?
A few months back, we wrote about the lessons learned from Rackspace’s second power outage and subsequent downtime. We learned that Rackspace does a nice job with transparency and controlling the message in the social media realm. We saw the full effect of that as we got blasted by unhappy fanatical rackers that have the [...]
Is Your Business Prepared for Cyber Monday Traffic?
Cyber Monday is undoubtedly one of the biggest online shopping days of the year. Originally sparked by at work high speed internet access, now more and more retailers are taking advantage of the buzz by offering “Cyber Monday Deals.” Even our clients are experiencing major bandwidth spikes—as much as 800% increases during today’s lunch hour! [...]
Is a N+1 Data Center the Best Strategy for Small and Mid-Size Businesses?
I was just describing what N+1 means for a data center to a team of new employees that joined Online Tech this week. The question came up – is an N+1 data center the best strategy for small & mid-size enterprises? The answer is “it depends”. “N” is enough to do the job – enough [...]
Guide to High Availability Hosting
How many 9s do you need? What is High Availability? High Availability is a term used to describe the procedures, infrastructure, and system design to ensure a specified level of accessibility to your server. Accessibility requires both power and network connectivity as well as a functional server. If one or all of these requirements are [...]
Online Tech Wins Fourth FastTrack Award
For the fourth year in a row, Online Tech has won Ann Arbor SPARK’s FastTrack award. Announced last Friday night at AnnArbor.com Business Review’s “Deals of the Year” ceremony, Online Tech was among 14 fellow award winners who have showed and maintained outstanding business growth. Online Tech President Mike Klein, had this to say about [...]
A Guide to Managed Colocation and Unmanaged Colocation
I purchased a server… now what? Server Costs Overview Making a decision on how to handle your IT Infrastructure can be a difficult one and one in which requires some planning. It is important that you understand all of your options before purchasing or renting your equipment. One of the most common problems in communicating [...]
Managed Dedicated Servers or Colocation? A Look at the Spectrum of Managed IT Options
Managed IT can mean different things to different people. Many prefer to differentiate 2 separate options – managed dedicated servers OR colocation. I prefer to think of Managed IT as a spectrum of options. On one end of the spectrum is raw colocation - where the client gets power, network, and rack space – and [...]
What Does it Mean to be Hosted in a SAS 70 Data Center?
By Online Tech on December 7, 2009
A “SAS 70 audited” data center is a label used by many hosting companies to help show the value of their services but what does it really mean to be hosted in one? What is a SAS 70 audit and how does it differ from other audits? How are they conducted? Are all SAS 70 [...]
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