Colocation Services
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As new technologies raise the bar on consumer expectations, they also add to the growing complexity of network operations. Keeping pace can be overwhelming - which is why more and more companies are choosing to leverage the expertise of networking leaders. Leaders like Semaphore.
Our Advanced Colocation Solutions provide the flexibility, reliability and technical expertise necessary to effectively manage growth - and costs against an unpredictable future. Semaphore colocation:
- Places your company's servers right in the heart of one of the region's premier mission-critical datacenters - the ideal environment for the most demanding business applications.
- Provides expert guidance through a full spectrum of technical issues - from network design to server configuration to systems integration and beyond.
- Delivers internet connectivity in a wide variety of speeds and configurations.
- Offers a flexible menu of service features and pricing options to fit your business and your budget.
- Assumes ownership responsibility for the complete support and maintenance of network operations to guarantee maximum uptime, all the time.
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Making your network make sense
Relief from the headaches and hassles of network operations is just one of the benefits our colocation customers enjoy. Other key competitive advantages include:
- No major capital investment
- Greater performance and reliability
- Reduced service and support costs
- Faster deployment and service response
- Superior end user experience
- Maximum flexibility and scalability
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We're On Your Team
When companies trust us to manage their network systems, it's not enough to simply provide high quality server housing. Semaphore Colocation Solutions provide valuable human expertise as well, helping you deal proactively with the full spectrum of network operations. Our talented staff is highly trained and experienced in all aspects of networking, internet technology, and systems management; they provide expert guidance on the most challenging technical issues, from system design to connectivity options to network security, data management and beyond.
Best of all, our experience adds real value to your products. Combined with our powerful menu of technology and service features, Semaphore can get your business online with less cost and greater speed - an advantage no company can afford to be without.
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The Best Place to Get Connected
Semaphore provides the ideal environment to keep your servers up and running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Within our state-of-the-art facility are some the most advanced server housing features anywhere:
- Operating Environment: Raised floors with humidity-controlled floor-panel cooling system, plus complete HVAC climate control.
- Racks, Cabinets & Cages: Seismically-braced racks drilled for universal compatibility, plus locking cabinets for customers requiring additional security. Cages are also available for customers requiring complete flexibility.
- Power: Fully redundant power with redundant generator backup for all racks and cabinets, plus support for applications requiring larger or non-standard voltages (including 3-phase to 480V).
- Security: Fully-secured site. Escorted access only.
- Remote hands and engineering are available.
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Location, Location, Location...
Finally, we offer an unbeatable menu of connectivity features and options. Located in Seattle's Westin Building - home to all major backbones - Semaphore is uniquely positioned to provide superior performance and reliability for enterprises with mission-critical Internet and communications operations:
- Internet Connectivity: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, T1, DS3, and OC3 services are provided via direct links of just a few feet or building-to-building circuits. Dedicated and shared port service in flat-rate and metered pricing models are available to best match your business needs.
- Cross-Connects: Available to most major telcos, CLECs and ILEC's. In most circumstances, connections require only a short cross-connect and no cable pull.
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The Best Way to Stay Connected
While our datacenter helps customers enjoy fewer points of failure, faster installation and faster service response, our system management and technical support services offer valuable benefits as well:
- Monitoring and Maintenance: Your system is tirelessly monitored by on-site staff trained in networking, Internet technology, and systems management; they proactively test both network systems and servers to detect, notify and resolve any service issues.
- Reporting: Semaphore can provide a variety of valuable reporting tools, helping you track system utilization to develop network strategies based on actual performance trends.
- Data Backup and Storage: We offer optional unattended backup services (with secure offsite tape storage), and can consult in designing, installing, and maintaining a backup and restore solution that best fits your specific business needs.
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Colocation and Beyond...
As an industry leader, our valuable expertise extends to a wide range of Internet and networking solutions: integrating voice and data for enterprise networks; designing and supporting e-commerce systems; developing complex database systems, and the software they work with. So while colocation can provide the solution you need today, it's good to know that Semaphore will also help tackle the challenges facing your business tomorrow.