Aquarius Web Hosting Pvt Ltd. (AWPL) now has 4 datacentres where you can choose to co-locate your servers. As a co-location server customer you can choose the backbone / line strength you would like to your server. The centres each have their own strengths and weaknesses. 

Centre 1: 

Strength : VSNL backbone with more than 3000+ local points of interconnect inside India and an multiple fibre routing outside India. Excellent UPS backup using Emerson switches thereby leading to almost zero downtime. 

Weakness: Very high prices. Only allows Rack Mount servers

Ideal for: Multinationals and high uptime database / mails servers

Centre 2: 

Strength : REACH & NIXI  backbones Excellent routing to most of the world via REACH nodes. Good datacentre at affordable prices 

Weakness: UPS backup does not have Emerson Switches but is quite good. Minor downtimes due to issues at NIXI end, purely NIXI based. Only allows Rack mount servers

Ideal for: Servers requiring high International connectivity

Centre 3: 

Strength : VSNL backbone with more than 3000+ local points of interconnect inside India and an multiple fibre routing outside India.  

Weakness: Standard UPS with generator backup. Physical terrestrial fibre connectivity so rare downtimes due to physical fibre damage. 

Ideal for: Servers requiring good connectivity but not mission critical like Central Accounts servers, Database servers running low end MIS etc. Allows both Rackmount and desktop servers

Centre 4: 

Strength : Bharti backbone with direct access to the I2I fibre which further connects to the A2A and C2C fibres giving excellent connectivity outside India.

Weakness: Mediocre UPS with generator backup. Single routing via Bharti whose local Indian routing leaves a bit to be desired.

Ideal for: Servers requiring 24 X 7 connectivity but not mission critical like Central Accounts servers, Database servers running low end MIS etc. Allows both Rackmount and desktop servers

What is Co-location ?

Co-location is when the server is provided by the customer and the following facilities are provided by us. 

• Bandwidth

• Clean power

• Environment control

• Security

Facilities included free with Co-location ?

Certain services are available free with co-location services at AWPL 

• Free server hard reboots 24 X 7

• Free bandwidth transfer monitoring

• Free firewall service

Facilities available at a fee ?

Certain services are available at a fee with co-location services at AWPL 

• Admin services on a AMC basis

• Installation of software for client

• Cutting of backup CDs & other backup services

• Disaster Recovery of servers in case of hardware crashes

• Extra Data transfer