Colocation Services
Colocation services provide physical space, power, cooling, and network connectivity in a data center for customers to house their own servers and IT equipment. It allows organizations to outsource the infrastructure management of a data center while maintaining control over their hardware and software. This model is often used as an alternative to on-premises data centers or full cloud migration.
Developers should consider colocation when they need high-performance, low-latency infrastructure with full hardware control, such as for gaming servers, financial trading systems, or legacy applications that cannot be virtualized. It's also valuable for compliance requirements where data must reside in specific geographic locations or under direct physical control, offering a balance between cloud flexibility and on-premises security.