Insights & News

• Five hard criteria for choosing a Shenzhen colocation facility

  When comparing Shenzhen data centers, check facility tier (Tier III or above), power redundancy (dual utility feeds plus UPS and generators), carrier access (Telecom, Unicom and Mobile BGP), 24/7 on-site operations and physical security — not just price.

• Colocation vs cloud hosting: how should enterprises choose?

  Colocation means owning the hardware inside an IDC and keeping long-term costs and performance under your control; cloud means renting elastic capacity. Stable workloads with large data volumes and compliance requirements usually favour colocation.

• How much do 1U, 2U and 4U colocation differ in cost?

  Rack space is billed by height. In our Shenzhen facility, 1U starts at CNY 650 per month and 4U at CNY 1,380 per month. Confirm server height, power draw, dedicated bandwidth and IP count before signing to avoid later surcharges.

• Dedicated or shared bandwidth for colocation?

  Shared bandwidth is cheaper but contends at peak; dedicated bandwidth is predictable and suits video, downloads and sales events. Multi-line BGP facilities balance access quality across Telecom, Unicom and Mobile users.

• Why enterprises colocate instead of building their own server room

  A private server room requires capital spending on dual power feeds, precision cooling, fire suppression, monitoring and a 24/7 team. Colocation converts that into operating expense and typically halves the total cost.

• What is a dedicated-line server?

  A dedicated-line server sits on a dedicated network path such as fiber or CN2, providing high bandwidth, stable latency and predictable performance for websites and applications.

• What is blended bandwidth in Hong Kong servers?

  Bandwidth is one of the most important specifications when selecting a Hong Kong server. Blended bandwidth combines multiple carriers so that users on different networks each get a good path.

• Dynamic VPS vs static IP VPS: what is the difference?

  A static-IP VPS keeps the same address and is suitable for hosting websites; a dynamic VPS changes IP addresses and is not appropriate for public web services.

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