As a business owner you tend to be an all-rounder. You’re the admin person, the sales and marketing professional and so much more. That being said there are certain tasks that require specific expertise that you may not possess, especially when it comes to tech.
In situations such as these, a managed server is a fantastic solution. Colocation America offers a comprehensive range of colocation hosting solutions, managed services, and network services to keep your systems connected so that you can set your focus on other aspects of the business.

Standard Features for All Colocation America Managed Plans:
- End-to-end security monitoring and auditing for data centers, network, and physical infrastructure.
- Redundancy for data centers and network.
- Tools for remote access and management.
- Comprehensive reporting on network, hardware, software, applications, and security.
- Premium bandwidth
- 99.99% uptime, guaranteed.
- Network storage and backups for all data.
- Flexibility to design a your own system
What Are Managed Hosting Services?
Firstly, what exactly are managed services? In a nutshell, a managed hosting service provider is a company or individual that remotely manages a customer’s IT infrastructure.Most commonly, managed hosting providers will work on a monthly flat fee, so you simply pay x amount each month for their services.


Colocation America's Managed Dedicated Servers Include the following Services:
Hardware Management- Web server installation, configuration, monitoring, clustering
- Database installation, configuration, tuning, monitoring
- Web server and database support, 24-7-365
- Software installation and configuration
- Patches, upgrades and backups
- Software administration and support, 24-7-365
- Installation and configuration
- Management and monitoring
- Patches and upgrades
- Application maintenance and support, 24-7-365
How Managed Providers Can Keep Things Running Smoothly
In the instance of tech, the primary reason a managed server hosting provider like Colocation America can keep things running smoothly is because we take a proactive approach. We’re able to prevent IT problems from occurring and therefore from disrupting business operations. This is a good thing for any industry.
A perfect example is in managing a website. There are times where a small glitch can cause your website to not perform as expected or to crash completely.

That being said, nothing is foolproof and if your website is taken offline due to a small glitch, your managed service provider, Colocation America, will be able to provide you with the necessary support during the hours when your website is down and help you perform the necessary actions to get your site back up and running.
Features from Colocation America
24/7 Proactive Server Monitoring A team of dedicated IT gurus will carefully monitor and maintain your dedicated server. Server hardware be constantly evaluated and you will be notified if any are prone to failure. In case of failure, a text, e-mail, or phone notification will be sent out and a support ticket will be opened for your account. We will tell you what the problem is, how we can fix it, and then ask for your permission before we begin. Weekly Scheduled Maintenance An expert IT guru will perform weekly update services to keep your server and all your software up to date. This includes operating system updates and firewall definition updates for improve security. All update that’s installed are white-labeled and tested by certified technicians. This is to ensure that the updates to do negatively impact your server and there was no security flaws on new patch and software updates.

What Is the Importance of Managed Server Hosting?
Many small businesses may think that they don’t need to regularly update and maintain their server, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. There are countless tasks involved in server management and each one is essential to ensure the smooth running of all applications hosted on the server and that all backups or being recorded as expected. Examples of tasks that Colocation America would undertake to manage your server include:- Review all backup data
- Detect driver failures
- Update antivirus software
- Ensure there is adequate space on the server to bear the load