Which San Francisco Colocation Providers Have the Best Connectivity? (SlideShare)

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Which San Francisco Colocation Providers Have the Best

Connectivity?

With San Francisco colocation data centers competing with services offered, one key

factor differentiating providers is connectivity.

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The ability to connect with multiple networks, and to provide robust

interconnectivity are important for IT success. What determines good connectivity may differ between

businesses.

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Some may consider pricing to be the driving force, others may consider

bandwidth or latency key. Since one size doesn’t fit all, it is difficult to say what is best for you. However, let’s look at some San Francisco colos that tout connectivity

as one of their key features.

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ColoServe

ColoServe is in a facility previously owned by communications giant MCI,

so the infrastructure is rock solid.

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Screaming-Fast Network™, ColoServe’s multi-homed bandwidth, with

connections to over forty networks, provides high quality and high network capacity for its business customers. It also peers with Switch and Data’s PAIX in Palo Alto. PAIX is the largest Internet

Exchange point in the world.

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If you prefer to bring in your own network, ColoServe is carrier neutral

and is located in one of the most wired areas in San Francisco, with much of

the Bay Bridge Fiber Consortium terminating in ColoServe’s building. It

also provides two different fiber entrances for redundancy.

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TelxLocated in a 425,000 square foot seismic-rated facility in 200 Paul Avenue south of downtown San Francisco, Telx is a leading colocation and interconnection provider in

Northern California.

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It provides connectivity worldwide to more than 1,000 telecommunications carriers, ISPs, and content providers.High-speed access to both Asia and

the East Coast is available, as well as peering with SFMIX and AMS-IX.

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Being carrier neutral, Telx offers redundancy, reliability, and cost-efficiency.

Its extensive Interconnect Portfolio is tailored to meet your specific needs.

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UnitedLayerAlso located at 200 Paul Avenue,

UnitedLayer is a carrier neutral provider with access to over 60 carriers. Its

customers include the City and County of San Francisco, Wikipedia, Diamond Foods,

and AT&T.

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UnitedLayer provides extensive nationwide coverage with a dual-

stacked network backbone with high touch 24/7/365 support.

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CoreSiteCoreSite is a carrier neutral San Francisco Bay area colocation provider that provides connectivity from 100Mbps to 10Gbps, as

well as fiber and Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing, to meet client needs.

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It also owns and operates one of the leading peering exchanges, Any2.Any2 is one of the biggest Internet

Exchanges in the U.S. – and the biggest on the west coast. It provides improved

network performance and reliability.

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The Bottom Line

These are just a few of the San Francisco colocation data centers that

feature connectivity as an asset.The San Francisco-Silicon Valley region is one of the world’s top research and

development centers and has the highest concentration of data centers in

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It is also rated as the top Big Data city in the U.S.No matter what your definition of “best connectivity” might be, you are sure to find a colocation center that

will meet your needs in San Francisco.

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What San Francisco colocation providers do you feel have the

best connectivity, and why?

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Let us know your thoughts in the Comments box below.

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