About Co-Location

Co-location is the hosting arrangement in which your equipment is housed in a dedicated facility designed with resources which could include a secured cage or cabinet, regulated power, dedicated Internet and telecommunication connections, physical security and support staff.

What follows is a brief review of the major issues that should be considered in choosing a co-location site.

Park Place Communications, LLC

PPC can provide a climate controlled and secured environment for electronic equipment. Co-locating with PPC eliminates the need to construct and maintain your own Point of Presence (POP) and regeneration sites, saving you capital and reducing critical time required to expand your network.

"Carrier-Neutral"

This is an essential criterion. When it comes to the carriers providing connectivity for a co-location facility, the more the merrier. One of the things you want to do is make sure you have several alternative carriers available to provide your Internet connection and telecommunication services. You want to avoid being obligated to working with one carrier. Having choices is important for both price and flexibility.

Power

Recent brownouts and blackouts in California have underscored the need for co-location facilities to have a reliable and redundant power supply. Obtaining electric service is increasingly expensive for facility operators, and some maintain more capacity than others. Know as much as you can about how much energy your equipment will require, and whether the provider can meet your needs.

Redundancy

Having enough power isn't enough. Your servers must continue to operate if a facility loses power. Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems featuring battery banks and powerful generators are standard in most quality data centers. The best facilities will have backups for the backup equipment in these key areas.

Physical Security

24/7 secure facility access is essential for maintaining your equipment. Be sure you understand which employees will be granted access to the facility, and in what scenarios an employee of the co-location company or vendor technician will be allowed to access your equipment.

Meet-Me-Room

For tenants to terminate their fiber optic conduits; allows interconnectivity between tenants; enables tenants to receive service from non-tenant telecom providers.