Trust your servers and mission-critical applications to our Class A ultra secure Server Colocation data centres.
“Primus’ Server Colocation service allows you to place your own servers in ultra-secure, class "A" Data Centres in Canada; Toronto, Ottawa, Edmonton, London or Vancouver. This gives you full access to our multi-homed, high-speed Internet backbone connections.
Primus’ network is one of only a few "multi-homed" ISP networks in Canada, consisting of redundant backbone connections to five major backbone providers and two Internet Exchanges, the Toronto Internet Exchange (TORIX) and the Ottawa Internet Exchange (Ottix). Read more about our Performance/Backbone.
We offer a wide range of data centre Server Colocation options and services, including shared and dedicated cabinets, and custom built cages.
By utilizing our Server Colocation services you retain complete control over the operation and maintenance of your equipment.
Primus’ Network Operations Centre (NOC) is staffed 24/7 by technicians who monitor Primus’ network and services to ensure optimal uptime and performance.
Server Colocation is the perfect solution if you already own or want to own your own servers and your e-business demands the ultimate in reliability and security.
Server Colocation - Service Details
- Choice of shared shelf space, shared cabinet space, dedicated cabinet space, or custom-sized cage space
- Bandwidth billing based on gigabytes transferred per month or 95th percentile megabits per second / month
- 100Mbps Ethernet connection with redundant 100Mbps Ethernet connection to backup router as an option (HSRP)
- Daily tape backup swaps by a Primus technician
- "Remote hands" assistance - a Primus technician can reboot your server on request or assist with problem troubleshooting
- 24/7 physical access to your server by you and your pre-authorized technicians
- Access to a powerful web-based portal to monitor service performance metrics, manage security for your authorized contacts,submit and view trouble ticket requests, manage DNS and optional email services, and manage your account
- Primus supports PCI Compliance and adheres to SAS70 requirements
Managed Services and Other Options
Primus provides a number of other services which you can choose to purchase at any time. These include:
- Colocation High Availability - The Colocation High Availability option provides automatic failover capabilities to clients hosting mission critical applications. When 100% uptime is essential, colocation customers should add the HA option to their colocation service
- Managed Services - Choose from a number of Managed Services which leverage Primus’ world-class Data Centre, 24/7 technical support teams, and extensive server and network management expertise
- Dedicated Servers - Do you have a requirement for additional servers which must be met quickly? Primus can provision servers running Linux within very short timeframes for your dedicated use
- Ethernet Over Fibre - If you need a High Speed connection from your office to your servers collocated at Primus’ Data Centre, our "Ethernet over Fibre" service is your best bet. The link can be configured for normal Internet access, or for high-security, it can be configured as a "private" connection from your office directly to your servers
- Our Multi-Homed, Redundant Backbone
- Our Class "A" Data Centers
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Server outages can occur at anytime. Managed Monitoring service provides you with 24/7 notification by email, pager, or fax if outages occur on your servers or network devices.
