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Yan Ness Speaks About Total Cost of Ownership at Automation Alley

Can managed services save my business? Yan Ness, CEO of Online Tech was one of four executives called upon to answer this question at an Automation Alley event this past Thursday, January 7, 2010. He was joined by: Brent Yax, … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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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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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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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Does Your SaaS Hosting Partner Provide ‘High Availability’ Managed Dedicated Servers?

Business-class data centers can cost from $1000 to $1500 per square foot to construct, equating to 10 – 20 year investments. This means that significant capital investments are required to provide and maintain space, power, cooling and network functionality in … Continue reading

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