Arcato Global's Data Center Services
Today's Internet-centric marketplace creates the need for rich and robust web applications. And increasingly remote workforces often dictate efficient and secure internal applications that can be accessed from anywhere.
Of course, these applications do nothing unless they have hardware to run on, and good connectivity to the outside world.
Our team has extensive experience in establishing corporate data centers. Whether your need implies a room full of high performance computers, or just a few web servers, we can ensure your business applications are accessible to anyone who needs them. And no one else!
Design, Procurement, and Installation
It's easy to become overwhelmed with the hardware decisions to make in today's IT marketplace. Should you buy servers from HP, Dell, or IBM? Do you need redundant power supplies and hot-swappable drives, or is this a wasted expense? Are you better off with dedicated servers or a blade configuration?
And the decisions don't stop with the servers, either....
- How should the networking be configured?
- How much power and air conditioning do you need?
- What security policies will be in place?
- How will data be backed up?
- Should you establish your site at a co-location facility, or an internal site?
The team at Arcato Global has answered these questions many times, for many different needs. We have deployed hundreds of servers in data centers across the US and elsewhere. We can walk you through the design process, help you get the right hardware, and get everything up and running.
Reliability, Redundancy, Cost-Consciousness
Putting in the right IT solution for your business typically requires a compromise between minimal downtime and minimal deployment costs. We can help you maximize the reliability of your installation without breaking the budget. When the equipment vendors try to sell you on every new bell and whistle they've crammed into their hardware offerings, we can help you wade through the specifications -- and put in place what you really need.
Here are some of the factors we'll look at:
- Reliable hardware. Modern equipment rarely fails, but the impacts can be devastating when it does. We will understand your application well enough to know exactly what the impacts of a hardware failure will be. This will drive decisions on the more expensive reliability options from the hardware vendors (such as redundant and hot-swappable components). We'll ensure you get what you need, without overpaying for what you don't.
- Redundancy. Many organizations will get the uptime they need using ordinary servers with redundant power supplies and RAID disks. But your needs may be more complex. Do you need redundant CPUs? Multiple communication links? A presence in other parts of the world? We can help you walk through all of the parameters, network designs, and logistics.
- Cost-consciousness. Most organizations don't have unlimited budgets. Arcato Global offers a number of techniques to help you get the most capability for the least amount of money. We've already discussed how Arcato Global helps you avoid hardware costs that you don't need to pay. But we are also experts in Linux and other open-source technologies. We can help you avoid expensive license fees for proprietary solutions, and set you up with reliable, best-in-class offerings from the proven capabilities of the open-source community.
Data Center Configurations
Because our team is experienced in IT, establishing remote workforces, and software development, we understand how all of the pieces need to fit together in the corporate data center. Some of the configurations we're experienced with include...
- Web Services: Web sites and simple web services often require nothing more than Internet-facing web servers. Arcato Global can help you install the capacity and features you need -- complete with load balancing for scalable performance, and the requisite security to ensure that malicious individuals don't take down your site (or worse: Use your site for their own purposes!). We might even recommend that your application is best-served with no hardware whatsoever -- but rather with an established web hosting provider. If this is the case, we can tell you which providers offer the best service in each region of the country -- and which providers best support the web framework and other technologies used by your site.
- n-Tier Applications: We have written and deployed multi-tiered applications that serve nationwide audiences via the Internet. We know how to separate the Internet-facing portions of your application from the critical processes and data running behind the scenes. We know how to establish multiple layers of load balancing and replication, allowing your database and application processes to scale separately from your web servers.