1-866-778-1212NetSource provides mission-critical colocation services to businesses in the Chicago area. NetSource charges for our colocation services based on your space, power, bandwidth, and managed service requirements. This page will provide you with more information on each of these colocation parameters in order to help you understand our hosting services. If you are looking for information on service pricing, please visit our colocation colocation pricing page.
NetSource sells rack space by the U (1,2,3U...), or by the 1/3 rack (14U), 1/2 rack (21U), or Full Rack (42U) configuration. This provides our customers with many different options when selecting a colocation package. If you purchase space by the U, you will have 24/7 escorted access to your hardware. When you purchase a 1/3, 1/2 or Full rack, you get 24/7 unescorted access via a security key card and access code. NetSource is one of the few colocation providers in Chicago that offers our clients unique 1/3 and 1/2 combination racks if you don't need an entire full rack, but still want your own locked space. Our datacenter is under strict security with 24/7/365 video surveillance.
NetSource uses standard 19" racks that fit most standard rails. If you don't have rails we can provide a shelf for a small monthly fee. NetSource will go over the datacenter rules with each customer before they move in to ensure the safety and security of our center.
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APC AR3100 Rack | Colocation
Space Pricing
NetSource provides your PDU and UPS systems when you colocate your equipment with us. NetSource uses datacenter grade APC equipment throughout the facility because it offers a high reliability infrastructure. NetSource offers 20 Amp circuits in both 120V and 208V depending on what power feed your equipment needs. Each of NetSource's full racks can handle up to 60 Amps (3 x 20 Amp Circuits) with A/B redundancy when needed. This flexibility allows you to grow into your rack and add power as you need it. You can also purchase power by the single Amp with NetSource if you have smaller configurations.
If you have questions about the type of power your equipment uses please feel free to contact NetSource and we will be happy to discuss your colocation power needs with you. We have options like remote reboot PDUs if you have specific needs.
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APC UPS
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Power Pricing
NetSource has fully redundant Gigabit (1000 mbps) connections to the Internet. We use multiple Internet providers and have unique physical exit points out of the building to ensure that there is no single point of failure. NetSource has the capability to add almost unlimited bandwidth as we expand our business. NetSource is known for low latency bandwidth and we never saturate our lines like many of our competitors do. NetSource lets our clients burst to 100 mbps but can limit this or increase this if a customer wants better control of their bandwidth. Our network is BGP routed and our backup lines automatically re-route in case of a failure on one of the lines.
NetSource charges for bandwidth using two different methods. We can charge by the mbps (via 95th%), or we can charge by the GB transferred (usually better for low bandwidth users)
What Is 95th% | Per GB Example | View Datacenter Specifications | Colocation bandwidth Pricing
NetSource offers a complete line of managed services that you can add to most colocation or dedicated hosting plans. These services could include managed firewalls, data backup solutions, web server monitoring, OS patch updates, virus monitoring, and much more. NetSource has a full team of network engineers on staff that have working knowledge of both the Windows and Linux environments. While some of our colocation customers do all of their own management, NetSource provides managed services for many of our business clients. NetSource has years of experience in managing a hosting environment and will always be happy to provide an answer to any questions you might have.
All of NetSource's colocation and dedicated hosting plans come with free standard managed services. We also offer a fully managed solution as well as an ala carte menu of managed services. NetSource can also custom engineer a solution for your company.
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