Co-location Hosting

What is Co-location Hosting?

The Co-location Hosting means the hosting the own server in the premises of the Data center. In this case client places their server in the Data center. The data center provides a space for placing the server, a high-speed connection to the Internet, controlled air temperature, high security, high-redundancy, managed server solutions and more. The Co-location hosting is also called Co-location, co-location or co location hosting.

Benefits of Co-location Servers - Co-location server provides a bunch of benefits to the customers. In case of Co-location Hosting you have the full access to the server. You can install and configure the server yourself and then place it in the data centers. With your own server you will get full server performance rather than a little portion of a shared server, you will gain a measurable sum of speed, performance, and reliability. Co-location hosting providers are responsible for providing the security of your server, backup power generators and monitoring of the system 24×7 online.

Here is the summarize list of benefits you will receive on choosing Co-location Web Hosting:

  • Flexibility: Co-location hosting is the mainly flexible plan, as it allows you to choose your own server and then install software on your requirement.
  • Superior performance: In case Co-location hosting you can choose your own hardware, so definitely you will choose superior hardware for hosting.
  • Remote Administration: As you have installed the software yourself, you can understand your server superior and can administer it remotely.

Understanding the Rack Space

Your Co-location hosting price depends on the Rack Space you choose.

The computer and networking hardware are well standardized. This hardware is standardized on a 19″ rack design. This is essentially a form of cabinet or stand that has the horizontal mounting hardware spaced 19″ apart. This standardization utilized by all hardware manufacturers to design their equipment to be simply installed inside of the racks.

The Co-location hosting providers charge the client on the sum of “Rack Space” your servers take up in their cabinets. The more “Rack Space” you use, the more it’ll price you. In fact you are leasing the “Rack Space” from your Co-location Hosting service provider on the monthly basis. The “Rack Unit” is introduced to determine the how much “Rack Space” is utilized.

1 Rack Unit (1U) = 1.75″ (1.75 inches high from top to bottom).

Here is the measurement details rack units:

  • 1U = 1.75″
  • 2U = 3.5″
  • 3U = 5.25″
  • 4U = 7″