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What Size Colocation Rack Do I Need? UK Buyer Guide

By Chris Allen / 06/12/2019 / 0 Comments

Picking the right size rack for your colocation deployment looks simple (more servers means a bigger rack) but the real constraints are kilowatts of power and units of vertical space, in that order. This guide walks you through sizing properly so you do not over-buy or run out a year […]

What is a Data Centre? | HA Hosting Guide

By Chris Allen / 19/09/2019 / 0 Comments

What is a Data Centre? We’ve talked about Colocation a lot, but we’ve never really dedicated anything to explaining what a Data Centre is! I think it’s about time, don’t you?   Put simply, a Data Centre is a data storage Facility. You pay an annual or monthly typically, and […]

Colocation – What Exactly is it?

By Chris Allen / 18/03/2019 / 0 Comments

Colo-what? So, we’ve chatted about Colocation before and it’s one of the core services we provide here at HA Hosting. But what exactly is Colocation?   A Quick Rundown Colocation is a service where a provider will offer the facilities to hold your physical servers for you. They will provide […]

#8 Speed Vaults & Restore Times

By Chris Allen / 20/02/2019 / 0 Comments

What is a Local Speed Vault? Do you have a slow internet  connection? Does this affect how long it take to restore your data from an Online Backup? How would it work in an emergency or time-sensitive situation? This can make it seem like an unreliable solution/method. A Local Speed […]

#7 Can Virtualisation Save You Money?

By Chris Allen / 05/02/2019 / 0 Comments

Can Virtualisation save you money? Are you paying too much to back up your virtual servers? Are the costs of backing up multiple servers stopping you from doing it, potentially leaving your data at risk?    Watch our short video guide below for a quick rundown on Virtualisation: What is a Virtual Server?  A virtual server […]

#6 Is Your Office 365 Data Safe?

By Chris Allen / 29/01/2019 / 0 Comments

You can watch our short video below summarising the blog. It’s all about keeping your Office 365 data safe! Did you know Microsoft doesn’t backup your Office 365 data? As unbelievable as it sounds, its true! Microsoft don’t backup your Office 365 data. Instead what they do is they replicate […]