Colocation / Data Centre
Put your own servers in a professional data centre — power, cooling and security handled for you.
Colocation means housing your company's own servers in a rack inside a professional data centre. The facility provides stable power, backup generators, cooling, 24-hour security and high-speed network, so your servers run round the clock without you building a server room in the office. You can rent a full rack, a half rack, or by the U (a single slot in the rack).
For companies that own servers and need high reliability and connectivity — online services, finance, or firms needing a local data centre or an off-site DR facility.
Same product, different names.
Each carrier brands this differently — here’s how to recognise it when you compare quotes.
The honest pros and cons.
Benefits
- Stable power, backup generators and cooling keep servers running all year.
- 24-hour physical security and access control beat an office server room.
- High network density makes it easy to connect many carriers and clouds (carrier-neutral).
- Works as an off-site DR location to support a disaster recovery plan.
- Flexible space: full rack, half rack or by the U, scaling with your needs.
Watch-outs
- You buy and maintain the server hardware, and someone must visit to fix faults.
- Beyond rent, power (by usage) and cross-connects are usually billed on top.
- Site access needs booking and security clearance — less casual than your own office.
- Top-tier facilities and prime locations cost more and are quoted per rack.
From about $500/month per U; half or full racks from roughly $3,000–$15,000/month depending on facility tier, power and location, with enterprises usually quoted per rack.
Common questions
Q01How is colocation different from renting a cloud server?
Q02How much space do I need?
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