Colocation Data Center

What is Colocation data center?

There are several things about Colocation data center, it is about renting out servers and other network equipment to different companies, this means one data center is holding data of more than one company. Companies have the option to use their own IT hardware in data center, which would be best for any companies as they can choose best configuration for their IT hardware as per required business needs.

It also refers to the idea that a company’s equipment can be located in multiple locations. They may have servers in three or four different colocation data center, for example. This is critical for businesses with large geographic footprints who want to ensure that their computer systems are close to their physical offices.

 Benefits of Colocation Data Center

There are great benefits not only to companies but to individuals as well, who are looking for the service of colocation data center. Below mentioned are some great benefits that will help the organization if they want services of colocation data center or not. 

• Lower Cost- If we compare the cost of renting out a colocation data with building your own data center, the colocation center becomes a default choice. Because it can take time and lots of money to build your own data center, but with colocation center the company needs to provide hardware and that’s just it.
• Technical Staff- With colocation data the company should feel free from the responsibilities like running cables, power management, installation of equipment, etc. In most of the cases the colocation data center will perform these jobs and thus it means that company will not require to manage a big technical staff to perform these kind of work.
• Reliable- Colocation data center are usually built strong that means with highest possible specifications in order to avoid any kind of redundancy, this involves back up generators for power, security of the facility, more than one network connections, etc.
• Location- Companies have choice of selecting the location of their data center so that it can be near there users.
• Expenses- The cost of colocation data center is quite predictable, the companies goes into contract the colocation data center providers that last long usually one year or two. And if there is any kind of change in the prices the facility will let the company know in advance.
• Scalability- When business is growing the company can ask the facility to add new servers and other equipment. When companies has their own data center or server closet then it becomes much difficult to add or to expand.

 How Profile IT help you in setup co location data center?

Profile IT helps businesses to choose right colocation data center partner for services, Profile IT also help businesses to choose right infrastructure as per the requirements.

 Services offered by Profile IT:-

•  Design and Deployment- When we design a data center it is not just efficient energy it is also efficient in space so that you have the luxury to increase your data center.
• Cooling Solutions- As mentioned above hardware produce heat inside the facility and it is important to keep them under a certain temperature to remove the excess heat and downtime.
• UPS Solution- One thing about servers is they require a flow of electricity all the time and downtime of servers can cost a company a lot, not just in money terms but it can really affect their data and name. We provide UPS solutions to keep the servers up and running.
• Racks and PDU- The place in which servers are kept is known as Racks, we at Profile IT provide server sizing along with smart rack and networking.
• Raised Flooring- A raised floor helps in extra space for storing and cooling.
•  DCIM- DCIM stands for Data Center Infrastructure Management, and our goal is to provide the data center’s administration with an integrated view of the performance of the data center so that types of equipment, power, and space can be used efficiently.
• Server Room- What makes a data center a data center the answer is Servers. The data center provided by us is on-site with complete surveillance security. 
• Data Center Park- There are some small businesses that do not have a place even for a micro data center, but still they can store their data on our Central Data hub center with maximum security and control.
• Electrical and Power Solutions- Server downtime can prove expensive to businesses. so, in order to keep the servers up and running, we provide electrical and power solutions.