A colocation centre is a type of data centre that provides space and bandwidth for any businesses and companies that might require it. Typically the companies and businesses that will rent these facilities are ones operating in the retail sector. The name, colocation, is a derivative of from the term co-location, which provides a clearer explanation of the facilities and how they're used to accommodate a number of companies. There are a number of aspects that these facilities provide for businesses including but not limited to power, cooling, space, physical storage, physical security for the server, storage and networking facilities for equipment or for a range of telecommunications and networking providers.

There are a number of advantages that a colocation data center Singapore can bring to a business:

Cost - Basically a colocation solution will often save companies significant costs. Outsourcing IT solutions can save hundreds of thousands of pounds every month as there is less power required, and bandwidth and space to host the equipment. Many businesses find that as they grow, their bandwidth costs, in particular, become extremely expensive and substantial savings can be made from moving to a dedicated colocation data centre faculty.

Security - One advantage to using a colocation facility is the security that it can provide. The best of these facilities will provide constant on-site security, full video surveillance, and physical security such as a perimeter fence. This is a far more stable location to host servers especially in comparison to the office.

Reliability - Any down time for a server can have some significant implications for a business, this is especially true for any retailers operating primarily online. Even the smallest of times can lead to detrimental effects on income and revenue, and cause a poor public image for a company. A dedicated colocation data center Singapore facility will provide dual power lines, modular equipment, and even backup systems, ensuring that connectivity will be maintained even when something goes wrong.

Technical Support - If a business chooses a reputable data centre to host it, there will normally be round the clock technical support from fully qualified and experienced technicians. So if any equipment does run into problems they will have it up and running without you having to travel to the facility. For this service without colocation you would have to hire specialist in-house technicians, which is not cheap.

Colocation or Dedicated servers - While both provide similar services there are some significant differences between them. A colocation centre is simply a location for your own equipment this means that you can make changes to it when and how you want. Although colocation might not be suitable for every business it certainly provides a greater level of flexibility. And because there is only a one-off purchase fee for the equipment it can often prove to be more economical than renting.