Colocation in Lake in the Hills
Colocation Features
24x7 Access
Keycard-controlled access with security and surveillance systems
Lake in the Hills
One owned and staffed data center in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago
Critical Power
Backup power for uninterruptible service in the event of a power outage with dual redundant power feeds
Redundant Backbone
Dual 10 Gbps feeds on diverse paths into the Chicago carrier hotels
Remote Hands
Remote operational support of colocated equipment is available
Our Data Center, Our Operations Team
DLS operates its own data center in Lake in the Hills, a northwestern suburb of Chicago. Our network operations team ensures high availability of DLS services and infrastructure in order to meet and exceed the standards set forth in our service level agreements. Our datacenter services provide organizations with the advantages of redundant power and climate control systems, eliminating single points of failure, disruptions and bottlenecks.
- Multi-layered infrastructure monitoring
- 24x7x365 network operations support
- Physical space management
- Asset management
- Provisioning
- Change control
Cloud-Based Virtual Networks vs. Colocation
Datacenter co-location and cloud computing are essentially two sides of the same coin. Both are meant to help companies control IT infrastructure costs and improve efficiency. Cloud-based Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and networks are designed to deliver computer infrastructure as a service, through the shared use of hardware resources for a computing cluster. In a typical cloud, operating costs are spread across multiple users, requiring each user to pay only for the portion of overall cluster resources they actually consume. Cloud systems almost always rely on the public Internet to deliver encrypted data and applications. This provides an extremely convenient solution, but also exposes users to the typical security risks that are commonly associated with the public Internet. To combat this, many co-location providers offer private interconnects and specialized network systems to transmit data to corporate WAN and LAN systems, providing an added layer of security.
Access to Multiple Carriers
Access to multiple Internet or telecom carriers is one of the advantages that DLS co-location offers its users, since Telcos take every opportunity to bill clients for connecting to their premises because it’s how they make money. Switching carriers or adding redundant carrier connections can be accomplished quickly via a cross-connect within the same facility. Co-location’s cost savings comes from sharing computing facilities. This service model enables organizations to lease physical space, power, network infrastructure and Internet access in a third-party data center while exercising control over their equipment and data, savings are realized through the organization’s access to data center resources at a fraction of the cost of building and owning their own facility. The lesser known value of co-location is comprised of the service levels, expertise and management functionality that it offers that individual businesses are unable to easily reproduce. Moreover, the cost savings in human capital may offer a ROI that actually exceeds the cost of the co-location service itself.
Colocation Pricing
Custom quotes and options are available; contact our sales department for details. Colocation customers agree to the terms of our acceptable usage policy.
Come See the Facility
The best way to judge a data center is to walk through it. Call 800-323-2099 to arrange a visit, or send the form and we will quote rack space, power and bandwidth.