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Consultation
We will consult with you to better understand your current services, business challenges, future technology needs and selection criteria for choosing a San Francisco colocation provider.
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Information Collection
What are your colocation requirements for location, space, power and bandwidth? What other factors are important to your decision process? How quickly do you need to be up and running? The answers to these questions will help us match you with the best-fit San Francisco colo facility.
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Vendor Research
We will research your hosting options pulling from services offered by over 20 quality colocation data centers in the San Francisco area. We will focus our recommendation around your priorities which may include vendor preferences, price, SLA, solution reputation, included features, etc.
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Presentation
We will present our recommendation to you including projected monthly expenses, transition costs and an explanation of all services and vendors we are recommending to you. We may provide one or multiple alternatives to consider depending on your situation. Our goal is to provide you all the information you need to take advantage of the opportunities available to you.
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Discussion
Collocation hosting can be complicated so there is often some back and forth between steps 3 and 4 until everyone is satisfied with a solution strategy.
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Implementation Planning
We will work with your team to plan an implementation strategy. We recognize that your business relies on these services everyday and we want to make sure transition happens as smoothly as possible.
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Implementation
We will work with your team to accurately order new data center services. If you need implementation assistance, we will recommend consultants as part of our evaluation.
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Billing
Your colocation provider will bill your services directly. We are available to help review and clarify your initial bills with your hosting provider.
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Support
Your vendors will support your services directly. We are available to help escalate support issues and work with you to adjust your services as your business grows and/or your colocation needs change.