For organizations looking to roll out Internet GIS applications, Metropolis offers Metropolis GIS Colocation—a custom colocation service for ESRI® ArcGIS Server, ArcIMS and ArcSDE that enables you to distribute secure or public GIS applications, data and web services via the Internet with your own software and servers without having to maintain Internet infrastructure and operations in-house. Unlike ordinary colocation services, Metropolis is an authorized ESRI business partner and reseller that has built a comprehensive business practice to fully support enterprise-class ESRI server implementations.

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Why colocate your GIS with Metropolis?

• Metropolis GIS Colocation enables organizations to house mission-critical Internet GIS servers off-site in a Tier-1 Internet Data Center for improved security, bandwidth, and high reliability and performance
• Deploy your enterprise GIS today, with the confidence that your investment in servers and software is fully-supported by Metropolis and can be moved to another provider or in-house at any point in the future
• Avoid the in-house expenses of networking and security hardware, high-speed Internet connectivity and the IT personnel needed to deploy and manage servers on the Internet with a traditional colocation service
• Maintain network security by physically separating your shared GIS from your internal networks
• Ensure business continuity in the case of a power outage or other local emergency
• No long-term agreements. Pay as you go—month-to-month

Key elements of Metropolis GIS Colocation service:

• Tier-1 Internet Data Center built to withstand earthquakes, flooding, and other natural disasters
• 99.99% Power Up-time SLA
• 99.99% Network Up-time SLA
• 24/7 Advanced Server Monitoring
• Bandwidth burstable to 100Mbps
• Managed Cisco Network and Firewall
• Intrusion Prevention System
• Skilled, on-site, technical staff to verify power, security, fire safety, environmental conditions, backbone equipment and more
• Complete hardware installation
• Complete software installation and configuration
• Systems Administration Services
• Domain Name Service
• Remote Hands Service

Available Add-ons:

• Backup and Recovery Services
• Oracle and MS SQL Server Database Administration Services
• Software Support Services
• VLAN services
• VPN services
• Load-balancing
• VeriSign Secure Server IDs
• RSA SecureID services

If desired, Metropolis can procure your servers and any required software licenses for you. For more information about Metropolis GIS Colocation please contact sales at (408) 297-4600 or .