Figure 1   Co-location Shopping Checklist


How long has the service provider been in business?

How do they apportion and bill for bandwidth?

Where is the service provider located?

What service and support will they offer for your equipment?

Do they restrict or bill for access to your server?

Do they have a disaster recovery plan?

Is their facility hooked to backup generators?

How much bandwidth do they currently have or plan to have?

What percentage of their bandwidth is already consumed daily?

Do they bill for IP addresses?