Escorted Vs. Unescorted Entry in a Data Center
Saleh Tousi asked:
When you go into a colocation site to work on your server, there are two options for entry. Some facilities use unescorted entry and other use escorted entry. Both types of entry have their benefits and their drawbacks. Let’s take a look at the features of each:
Escorted Entry
With escorted entry, you are escorted into the server room by someone who works at the facility. They have the keys to the building and the code to the server room and do not share either with outside parties. If your server is locked in a specific case, they will also unlock it for you, or else show you where your server is located in the room.
Escorted entry provides extra security to the servers. Only authorized and confirmed clients are allowed access the servers. This prevents people from coming in and hacking into another user’s server or doing damage to other people’s equipment. The main benefit of escorted entry is to provide one more level of security to your server.
On the downside, with some providers you aren’t allowed 24-hour access to your server. Since you have to be escorted into the facility, there has to be someone on staff to let you in. Depending on the provider there may only be one or two shifts each day and there may be extended periods at night when you aren’t able to access your server.
This problem is often countered by providing 24-hour on-call service. For providers that offer this service, if you need access to your server during non-business hours, you simply have to phone up the company and someone will let you into the facility-usually within half an hour. Essentially, this feature gives you the exact same benefits of unescorted entry, but with the added security escorted entry.
Unescorted Entry
For unescorted entry, the customer is given a special access card to the facility. You can use this card to gain access to the building as well as to the room where the servers are held. Once you are inside the server room, you have a key to unlock your particular server.
The main benefit of unescorted entry is that you have access to your server 24/7. Anytime day or night, you can gain access to your server without any prior notice to the facility. Whenever a problem strikes, you can remedy it without delay.
Unfortunately, this unrestricted access comes with a slight risk to security. Without an escort, it’s possible for anyone to go into the server room and possibly do harm to your server. There are however, precautions in place to prevent this from happening. The use of individual keys to unlock servers is one such safeguard against unauthorized use. Also, facilities are equipped with security cameras and key cards that identify the user. These features are enough to prevent the theft and misuse of your server.
Depending on your needs you may chose escorted or unescorted entry to your colocation provider. If security is a big concern, you’ll probably want to go with escorted service. On the other hand, if you need round-the-clock access to your server then unescorted entry is probably better for you.
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When you go into a colocation site to work on your server, there are two options for entry. Some facilities use unescorted entry and other use escorted entry. Both types of entry have their benefits and their drawbacks. Let’s take a look at the features of each:
Escorted Entry
With escorted entry, you are escorted into the server room by someone who works at the facility. They have the keys to the building and the code to the server room and do not share either with outside parties. If your server is locked in a specific case, they will also unlock it for you, or else show you where your server is located in the room.
Escorted entry provides extra security to the servers. Only authorized and confirmed clients are allowed access the servers. This prevents people from coming in and hacking into another user’s server or doing damage to other people’s equipment. The main benefit of escorted entry is to provide one more level of security to your server.
On the downside, with some providers you aren’t allowed 24-hour access to your server. Since you have to be escorted into the facility, there has to be someone on staff to let you in. Depending on the provider there may only be one or two shifts each day and there may be extended periods at night when you aren’t able to access your server.
This problem is often countered by providing 24-hour on-call service. For providers that offer this service, if you need access to your server during non-business hours, you simply have to phone up the company and someone will let you into the facility-usually within half an hour. Essentially, this feature gives you the exact same benefits of unescorted entry, but with the added security escorted entry.
Unescorted Entry
For unescorted entry, the customer is given a special access card to the facility. You can use this card to gain access to the building as well as to the room where the servers are held. Once you are inside the server room, you have a key to unlock your particular server.
The main benefit of unescorted entry is that you have access to your server 24/7. Anytime day or night, you can gain access to your server without any prior notice to the facility. Whenever a problem strikes, you can remedy it without delay.
Unfortunately, this unrestricted access comes with a slight risk to security. Without an escort, it’s possible for anyone to go into the server room and possibly do harm to your server. There are however, precautions in place to prevent this from happening. The use of individual keys to unlock servers is one such safeguard against unauthorized use. Also, facilities are equipped with security cameras and key cards that identify the user. These features are enough to prevent the theft and misuse of your server.
Depending on your needs you may chose escorted or unescorted entry to your colocation provider. If security is a big concern, you’ll probably want to go with escorted service. On the other hand, if you need round-the-clock access to your server then unescorted entry is probably better for you.
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What to Expect on an Escorted European Tour
November 14, 2009 by admin
Filed under Vacation Rentals
Nick Kakolowski asked:
You are in a comfortable, climate controlled coach bus meandering down the hills of Tuscany. Surrounded by vineyards and while comfortably in your seat, you bask in the calm atmosphere. A half an hour later you stop outside a small village marketplace. Your tour guide gives you some handy tips on where to go, you grab a snack, maybe some wine and take a little bit of the country’s glow in for yourself. Then it’s back to the comfortable coach bus, and on to another stop.
This pattern repeats itself for a few more stops, and next thing you know, you are in Rome. Your bus stops outside the Coliseum and your tour guide informs you that you will be seeing this one as a group. However, instead of just wandering around, and maybe getting a tour that runs periodically, your guide has set up a special tour just for your group. You spend the afternoon enjoying ancient buildings, and retiring back to the bus just before dusk. Then it is on to a stunning hotel with a room that you could never afford without the group rate that was arranged in advance, and perhaps a visit to a gourmet restaurant or whatever other eating establishment meets your approval. Imagine this stress free bliss for your entire vacation. Imagine having all of Europe just outside the door of your bus, and an experienced guide who knows all of the destinations just waiting to reveal the secrets of the cities you will visit.
On an escorted tour through Europe you can expect to see cities such as Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Paris, Marseille, Madrid, Rome and countless others. You may spend a day or two at each destination, and time will be given for you to enjoy the thrills as either a group or on your own. During that day you will have access to your tour guide. He or she will be able to tell you more than just the basics. It’s pretty well understood that if you are going to London, then you will want to see Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace. But your guide can reveal for you all of the lesser known attractions that the city offers. The location truly does get unlocked by your travel operator, and you are given access to so many things that you otherwise would either not know about, or not be able to afford.
Speaking of that aspect, affordability is the best part about the escorted tour of Europe. Traveling in a group is one benefit that makes an escorted tour of Europe affordable. While in Europe, your tour will visit many different locations. Your operator is able to negotiate group rates for almost anyplace you may eat, sleep or visit.
Another feature to expect on a European tour is the number of transportation options. The ample supply of railroad tracks and water routes allows tour guides to be more creative in their methods of transportation. River cruises and train trips are common. Indeed, they can be some of the most popular escorted tours offered. Imagine floating through Europe’s major rivers, and in the process enjoying all of the cities that you pass by along the way. River cruises can truly be vacation bliss. When visiting Italy, your tour guide will provide you with a ride on a gondola. The gondola is an important aspect of Italian culture which was widely used in the 18th century. A gondola ride is very relaxing and allows you to experience the rivers of Venice, Italy.
All in all there is one thing you can expect to see of more than anything else on an escorted tour of Europe. That sight is the continent itself. You will not spend your days wasting away over maps. You won’t be constantly staring at the road in front as you try and navigate through areas that you don’t know. Instead, you will be free to experience Europe to its fullest under the watch and care of an experienced, well informed guide. On an escorted tour of Europe you will actually get to relax and enjoy your destinations. That, in and of itself, makes the prospect of an escorted European tour an attractive one.
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You are in a comfortable, climate controlled coach bus meandering down the hills of Tuscany. Surrounded by vineyards and while comfortably in your seat, you bask in the calm atmosphere. A half an hour later you stop outside a small village marketplace. Your tour guide gives you some handy tips on where to go, you grab a snack, maybe some wine and take a little bit of the country’s glow in for yourself. Then it’s back to the comfortable coach bus, and on to another stop.
This pattern repeats itself for a few more stops, and next thing you know, you are in Rome. Your bus stops outside the Coliseum and your tour guide informs you that you will be seeing this one as a group. However, instead of just wandering around, and maybe getting a tour that runs periodically, your guide has set up a special tour just for your group. You spend the afternoon enjoying ancient buildings, and retiring back to the bus just before dusk. Then it is on to a stunning hotel with a room that you could never afford without the group rate that was arranged in advance, and perhaps a visit to a gourmet restaurant or whatever other eating establishment meets your approval. Imagine this stress free bliss for your entire vacation. Imagine having all of Europe just outside the door of your bus, and an experienced guide who knows all of the destinations just waiting to reveal the secrets of the cities you will visit.
On an escorted tour through Europe you can expect to see cities such as Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Paris, Marseille, Madrid, Rome and countless others. You may spend a day or two at each destination, and time will be given for you to enjoy the thrills as either a group or on your own. During that day you will have access to your tour guide. He or she will be able to tell you more than just the basics. It’s pretty well understood that if you are going to London, then you will want to see Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace. But your guide can reveal for you all of the lesser known attractions that the city offers. The location truly does get unlocked by your travel operator, and you are given access to so many things that you otherwise would either not know about, or not be able to afford.
Speaking of that aspect, affordability is the best part about the escorted tour of Europe. Traveling in a group is one benefit that makes an escorted tour of Europe affordable. While in Europe, your tour will visit many different locations. Your operator is able to negotiate group rates for almost anyplace you may eat, sleep or visit.
Another feature to expect on a European tour is the number of transportation options. The ample supply of railroad tracks and water routes allows tour guides to be more creative in their methods of transportation. River cruises and train trips are common. Indeed, they can be some of the most popular escorted tours offered. Imagine floating through Europe’s major rivers, and in the process enjoying all of the cities that you pass by along the way. River cruises can truly be vacation bliss. When visiting Italy, your tour guide will provide you with a ride on a gondola. The gondola is an important aspect of Italian culture which was widely used in the 18th century. A gondola ride is very relaxing and allows you to experience the rivers of Venice, Italy.
All in all there is one thing you can expect to see of more than anything else on an escorted tour of Europe. That sight is the continent itself. You will not spend your days wasting away over maps. You won’t be constantly staring at the road in front as you try and navigate through areas that you don’t know. Instead, you will be free to experience Europe to its fullest under the watch and care of an experienced, well informed guide. On an escorted tour of Europe you will actually get to relax and enjoy your destinations. That, in and of itself, makes the prospect of an escorted European tour an attractive one.
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