Colocation
Operational Excellence in Managed Data Centers
The value proposition for a managed data center is actually pretty simple:
1) Our clients save money compared to operating their own data center.
Whether through basic colocation (where we provide the data center infrastructure and our clients manage their own servers), through managed colocation (where we manage our clients servers in our data center), or managed [...]
Server Too Busy? Proactive Monitoring Tools Are Vital
I was reading an article by Penny Crosman in the “Wall Street & Technology Reports” January 2009 edition about monitoring servers in a remote data center and it provoked a few thoughts on the importance of monitoring of servers remotely.
The article discusses the need for in-depth monitoring tools, monitoring dashboards, and skilled engineers capable of [...]
Why the Cloud Needs Colocation
CEO of Online Tech, Yan Ness, shows how colocation can lead to widespread adoption of the Cloud.
What is Cloud Computing?
Cloud computing is a type of shared computing where one utilizes a hosting provider’s large-scale computing infrastructure. In other words, a provider with thousands of servers interlinked together, will rent out their massive computing capabilities to [...]
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 the value of [...]
Online Tech Expands Focus to National Colocation Market
New Colocation Rack and Stack Service Simplifies Colocation Move-In
(Ann Arbor, MI – April 23, 2009) Online Tech announced a new colocation service to simplify its client’s data center move experience. Online Tech’s Rack&Stack™ is a turnkey colocation installation service designed to eliminate the hassle of moving servers into the colocation data center.
For a single fixed [...]
Opportunity In Companies’ IT Cutbacks – Crains Detroit
Crain’s Detroit Business Coverage of Online Tech’s Growth Through the Current Economic Downturn
By Tom Henderson, April 5, 2009; Reprinted from Crains Detroit Business
Online Tech Inc., an Ann Arbor-based provider of data storage and file backup for disaster recovery, sees the current economic downturn as an opportunity to continue growing its business at a double-digit [...]
Colocation Rack and Stack Service
Online Tech Adds New Colocation Rack & Stack Service to Simplify Colocation Move In.
We’ve just added a new Rack&Stack Service for our colocation clients. We’ve had an unbelievable number of clients ask for a way to help them offload and simplify their colocation move-in, so this new offering is in direct response to those customer [...]
Colocate Your Satellite Data: New Service from Online Tech
New Online Tech colocation product can get satellite data to your colocation or dedicated servers.
Our ready-to-go, weatherized satellite dish, combined with high speed Internet bandwidth and colocation or dedicated server hosting provides a great set of options for satellite data and video intensive applications.
Ideal for a broad range of commercial and research applications ranging from [...]
Netstar To Resell Colocation at Online Tech’s Data Centers
Netstar Adds Data Center Services to Its Product Line
BlOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan – March 23, 2009 – Netstar Corporation, a full service computer solutions provider, announced today their agreement with Online Tech Inc. to add Online Tech’s colocation and data center services to its set of technology solutions.
Online Tech, Michigan’s largest independent data center operator, has [...]

Aging Data Center: Time to Remodel or Outsource?
By Online Tech on February 25, 2010
The recent economic downturn has put tremendous pressure on data center operators, as it has on most everyone else, to cut costs and avoid expenses wherever possible. Despite the economic turmoil, however, demand for data storage space and computing power has not diminished. As a result, companies have been faced with an increasingly difficult decision: [...]

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