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You have two options. Colo if you still want physical access to your devices, or cloud, where you get access to nothing beyond some online portals.
by 0x1ch 10mo ago
You have two options. Colo if you still want physical access to your devices, or cloud, where you get access to nothing beyond some online portals.
- LoganDark 10mo agoColo is when you want to bring your own hardware, not when you want physical access to your devices. Many (most?) colo datacenters are still secure sites that you can't visit.
- kube-system 10mo agoI've only ever seen that at data centers that offer colo as more of a side service or cater to little guys who are coloing by the rack unit. All of the serious colocation services I've used or quoted from offer 24/7 site access. Basically anywhere with cage or cabinet colocation is going to have site access, because those delineations only make sense to restrict on-site human access.
- jcrawfordor 10mo agoTo be quite honest I've never seen a colo that didn't offer access at all. The cheapest locations may require a prearranged escort because they don't have any way to restrict access on the floors, but by the time you get to 1/4 rack scale you should expect 24/7 access as standard.
- firesteelrain 10mo agoSame. We would colo and had racks behind chain link fencing that was locked behind cipher locks
- 0x1ch 10mo agoEvery colo I've visited has a system for allowing physical access for our equipment, generally during specific operating hours with secure access card.
- calvinmorrison 10mo agosecure access cards, IDing, bag check, and a tech following you around. Of course cabinets are all locked up as well. A lot of these places are like fortresses
- immibis 10mo agoWhile this is true, you stated a tautology: of course every colo you visited allows visiting.
- speed_spread 9mo agoThey could have visited in an official function such as inspector while customers didn't have direct physical access to the facility.
- olyjohn 10mo agoI don't think so. I don't think anybody is going to hand off their server and ask someone else to hook it up. Also, you need access so you can troubleshoot hardware issues.