The Service of Colocation

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The Service of Colocation
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Table of Contents

• Colocation
• Data center
• Main Reasons for choosing Colocation

• Colocation Features
• Disadvantages of choosing Colocation
• Tier System

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Colocation

• Colocation, also referred to as colo, is a
  facility provided by a data center that enables a
  business to rent space for servers as well as
  other computing hardware. The facilities that are
  provided in colocation include building, power,
  cooling, bandwidth, physical security etc. The
  clients of this facility provide the servers and
  storage. Space in such a facility is usually
  leased by the cage, rack, cabinet or room. There
  are certain colos that have extended their
  services to include such managed services which
  cater to supporting their clients business
  initiatives.

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Data Center

• A data center refers to a physical facility,
  which is used by companies for housing their data
  and applications. It uses a network of storage
  and computing resources which deliver shared data
  and applications.
• To digress, web hosting companies also use data
  centers. A web hosting company provides the
  service of web hosting, which renders websites
  accessible over the internet. The most popular
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  the Best Windows Hosting Company, the Best
  Cloud Hosting Company etc.

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Main Reasons for choosing Colocation

• The main reasons for which colocation is chosen
  are mentioned below, in no particular order.
• Enhanced performance
• Availability of a greater amount of bandwidth
• Security
• Reliability
• Risk management
• Convenience
• More flexibility with regard to customization
• Better speed
• Reduced maintenance
• Ensures savings with regard to cost and space
• Scalability

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Colocation Features

• The features offered by colocation providers tend
  to vary but some of these are common. The main
  and the most common colocation features are
  mentioned below.
• Cross connectivity
• Physical security and durability
• Redundant power and Internet connectivity
• On-site technical support
• Guaranteed reliability
• Compliance with different types of regulations

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Disadvantages of choosing Colocation

• There are certain drawbacks of choosing
  colocation. These are mentioned below, in no
  particular order.
• Colocation hosting is more expensive than any
  basic type of hosting service
• The costs incurred initially are high
• One needs to purchase ones own equipment as well
  as relevant updates
• Budgeting is rendered challenging due to
  fluctuations in monthly costs, which depend on
  bandwidth usage
• It can be challenging to locate a data center
  that is near ones location
• Server maintenance needs to take place off-site
  at data center location
• Access to maintenance might be less convenient
  due to time restrictions at data center
• One is responsible for maintaining ones own
  server. Hence, one needs technically
  knowledgeable employees.

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Tier System

• The uptime delivered by data centers is usually
  expressed as one of the following four tiers-
• Tier 1- Nonredundant power, cooling and network
  connectivity
• Tier 2- Limited redundancy for power and cooling
• Tier 3- Capability to withstand a 72-hour power
  outage
• Tier 4- Capability to withstand a 96-hour power
  outage

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