Yearly Archives: 2009

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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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SAS 70 Type II Audit Complete for Online Tech’s Data Centers

Online Tech announced today that it has successfully completed its SAS 70 (Statement on Auditing Standards number 70) Type II audit for all three of its Michigan data centers. Six months after successfully completing the SAS 70 Type I audit … Continue reading

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uRefer and Online Tech Sign SaaS Hosting Agreement

Announced today, uRefer, the leading referral marketing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform, has signed an agreement with Online Tech to host their SaaS referral platform in Online Tech’s SAS-70 certified data centers. Posted on uRefer’s company blog earlier in the week, uRefer … Continue reading

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How Can You Be Sure That Your Customers’ Application Data Is Securely & Reliably Hosted by the SaaS Provider?

To some extent, managed dedicated servers hosted in an outsourced data center have now become a trusted data bank on which the SaaS business model depends. That explains why many SaaS providers are being required to achieve PCI compliance or … Continue reading

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Cloud Storage – More Secure and More Reliable than Tape Backup

Mike Klein recently wrote a post for Dynamic Computer’s IT Blog. Here is an excerpt of that article: “With so much talk about “cloud computing” it’s hard to separate the hype from reality at times. However, as one of the … Continue reading

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Does Your SaaS Hosting Partner Offer Professional Incident Management & Escalation Procedures?

Nothing is more frustrating as a SaaS company than getting little to no information about a service issue from your hosting provider.  The SaaS best hosting providers have a genuine and very visible culture of service that prevents this from … Continue reading

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What Questions Should You Ask Your SaaS Hosting Provider?

We just published a new e-Tips white paper on the Seven Essential Questions SaaS Companies Should Ask Their Hosting Providers before selecting a partner. Beyond these seven questions, what questions do you consider essential in selecting your SaaS Hosting partner?

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Online Tech Wins a Top Dedicated Server Hosting Award

Announced Yesterday, Online Tech was awarded top position in Top10DedicatedHosting.com’s Top Dedicated Server Awards: Online Tech is a premier Managed Data Center Operator in the Midwestern United States with 15 years of expertise delivering outstanding products and service levels. Online … Continue reading

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How Exactly Will the Managed Server Hosting Solutions Keep Pace With Your Business Growth?

SaaS companies are nervous about getting locked into hosting solutions that restrict their growth and profitability.   Imagine you had to build a store but you’ve no idea if it should be 500 sq feet or the size of two city … Continue reading

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