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Why Should You Choose Cloud Computing?

In the past, businesses and homes have stored all of their data on either their local hard drives, or their local networks. In today’s world, many are switching to a new, easier way of storing files, called cloud computing. This type of file storing is web based, and you don’t need to have your own servers in order to be on a network. There are many benefits to choosing cloud computing, and many reasons to pick Global IP Networks. Storing your files on a local hard drive can be very risky. Especially with a laptop. Since laptops are made to be

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Why Outsourcing Server Hosting Is an Excellent Idea

In order for certain businesses to function correctly, server hosting is a necessity. However, companies must decide between the two options of in-house hosting, or outsourced server hosting. It is important to learn about how outsourcing can be beneficial as this will help you make the right decision. No Need to Worry About Capital Depreciation Since outsourcing is an operational expenditure, you are not going to need to be concerned with depreciation of value over time. In-house server hosting means initial spending on getting equipment, but outsourcing prevents this from being a necessity. While in-house server hosting is a worthwhile investment

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Why is North Texas a good spot for data centers?

This time last year, Facebook joined several of its fortune 1000 neighbors in North Texas, building a $1 billion, 750,000-square-foot data center in Fort Worth. Data centers of this size and grandeur are becoming commonplace in the Lone Star state. A study conducted by Dallas commercial real estate firm JLL indicated North Texas is the number three data center market in the U.S. According to one Dallas Business Journal piece, “The area hosts at least 56 data centers, almost half of all facilities in Texas, according to Data Center Map, a website that has cataloged 2,500 facilities in 90 countries.

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Why is Network Security so Important?

You’ve heard over and over again that network security is one of the most important things to the continuity of your business, and therefore its success. You haven’t heard wrong, but you may be wondering exactly why it’s so important. Most people only have a vague idea of exactly why the security of their network is so important. Here are a few things that you’re protecting. Client information You most likely store all of the information that you have about all of your customers on your network. If this information were to fall into the wrong hands, such as competitors, or even

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Why Colocation Server Hosting Makes Sense: The Economy of Scale Effect

Everyone benefits from the economy of scale effect. For the lone individual to locate and dig out of the ground the iron ore and various alloy additives and then proceed to produce an alloyed steel cutting knife is cost prohibitive. It’s far easier to take advantage of the chains of businesses that produce the alloyed steel, manufacture the knives, and distribute them to nearby store outlets. The knife’s low cost that you see at the store is due to the fact that each business in this supply chain is large enough to achieve a sufficient economy of scale to produce

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Why Cloud Computing Is Better for the Environment

It was commonly assumed in the past that the move away from paper by business was beneficial to the environment. After all, less paper use means cutting down fewer trees and less demand for the output of paper mills which consume enormous quantities of water. Instead, the change from print to digital media merely altered the environmental impact. Large scale business use of servers consumes energy both in running and cooling them. Given the heavy reliance on coal for power generation in the United States, “going digital” is releasing more CO2 (a greenhouse gas) into the environment. Natural gas is also extensively used for

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