Server Colocation Services
Server colocation places hardware you own in a secure, carrier-grade data center with redundant power, cooling, bandwidth, and physical security, so you get data center reliability without building one yourself. ISP Locators is a channel-neutral colocation agent: competing colocation providers bid for your business, and you deal with each one directly to find the rack space, half rack, full rack, or caged colocation solution that fits.
How server colocation works
You own and configure the servers; the colocation provider supplies rack space, redundant power, climate control, bandwidth, and physical security in a hardened data center. Space scales from a single rack unit to a half rack, full rack, or a fully access-controlled cage as your footprint grows.
Typical colocation pricing
When it fits
✓ Great fit
Businesses that own their servers and want carrier-grade power, cooling, bandwidth, and security without the cost of building and running a data center. Colocation fits companies that need redundancy, compliance-ready facilities, and a presence in carrier-neutral data centers.
● Consider instead
If you would rather not own or maintain the hardware, managed hosting puts the equipment and its administration on the provider. If you need fully elastic, on-demand capacity, public cloud may fit better than a fixed colocation footprint.
How it compares
Colocation delivers redundant power, cooling, bandwidth, and 24x7x365 security an in-house server room rarely matches, and it lowers local access costs.
With colocation you own and control the hardware; with managed hosting the provider owns and administers it for you.
Colocation favors predictable cost and full control of dedicated hardware; cloud favors elastic, usage-based capacity.
What to look for
- ✓Power redundancy. Confirm N+1 or 2N power, UPS backup, and diesel generators, plus AC and DC power options.
- ✓Carrier-neutral connectivity. Look for redundant connections to optical-enabled networks and a choice of carriers.
- ✓Physical security. Key-card access, locked cabinets or cages, and 24x7x365 monitoring protect your equipment.
- ✓SLA and remote hands. Check the uptime guarantee and whether on-site remote hands can service your gear.
Common questions
What is server colocation?
Colocation is renting secure space, power, cooling, and bandwidth in a data center to house servers and network equipment that you own.
How much does colocation cost?
Individual rack units typically run $95-175 per month, half and full racks $400-1,500 per month, and full cages from about $600 per month, depending on power and bandwidth.
What is included with colocation?
Rack space, redundant power with UPS and generator backup, climate control, bandwidth, and 24x7x365 physical security and monitoring.
What is the difference between a rack unit, a rack, and a cage?
A rack unit is a small slice of a cabinet, a half or full rack is a locking cabinet, and a cage is an enclosed, access-controlled area for an enterprise footprint.
Colocation or cloud, which is right for me?
Choose colocation when you want full control of dedicated hardware and predictable cost; choose cloud when you need elastic, on-demand capacity.
Do colocation providers offer remote hands?
Most do. Remote hands lets data center staff handle reboots, cabling, and basic service so you do not have to visit the facility.
Is bandwidth included with colocation?
Smaller colocation plans often include a bandwidth allotment; larger deployments usually meter or commit bandwidth separately.
More on Server Colocation Services
Server colocation lets you place data communications equipment you own in a secure, climate-controlled data center, so your team spends less time managing facilities and networks and benefits from reduced local access costs. ISP Locators is a channel-neutral colocation agent, which means competing colocation and managed hosting providers bid for your business and share an informed, unbiased perspective while you deal with each provider directly.
Colocation facilities deliver flexible space configurations, from open racks and half rack or full rack lockable cabinets to caged colocation space, backed by redundant connections to state-of-the-art optical networks. Network, environmental, and power availability guarantees, AC and DC power with diesel generators and UPS backup, continuous temperature and humidity control, and key-card access keep your equipment online and protected around the clock.
Types of serviceOptions and variants
What businesses use it for
- ✓Redundant connectivity. Reliable, redundant connections to state-of-the-art, optical-enabled carrier networks.
- ✓Resilient power. AC and DC power options, multiple power feeds, diesel generators, and UPS backup keep equipment running.
- ✓Environmental control. Continuous regulation of temperature and humidity protects sensitive hardware.
- ✓Physical security. Key-card access, locked cabinets and cages, and 24x7x365 monitoring secure your equipment.
- ✓Lower operating cost. Offload facility and network management and reduce local access costs versus an in-house server room.