{"id":8707,"date":"2021-02-04T14:13:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T13:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.data4group.com\/?p=8707"},"modified":"2023-11-23T16:10:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T15:10:21","slug":"what-is-data-center-colocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.data4group.com\/en\/datacenter-dictionary\/what-is-data-center-colocation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is data center Colocation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Although data storage servers<\/strong> were initially underdeveloped, they are now a major issue for many fields of activity. Today, many companies need space to store their data. Colocation in datacenters therefore meets the needs of companies wishing to outsource<\/strong> their IT infrastructures<\/strong>, while optimising performance and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cloud is on Earth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In fact, the cloud<\/strong>, whether we are talking about a hybrid cloud<\/a><\/strong>, a private cloud<\/strong> or a public cloud<\/strong>, is not really in a cloud. Your data is not flying over our heads waiting to be used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what is the cloud made of then?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Physically, the cloud is a set of computing and storage servers<\/strong>, and the network equipment that connects them. Most of these servers are owned by IT service providers but also by companies – end users. With the constant evolution of IT infrastructures, an option has emerged to host data more simply and conveniently: colocation in a data center<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The growing role of storage servers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Historically, servers were dedicated to e-mails, company presentation web pages and some ERP or CRM software. At that time, they processed little data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, servers are at the heart of many companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some areas of activity are entirely dependent on their proper functioning, such as e-commerce, banking transactions, dating sites or even logistics platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One incident in the IT system<\/strong> and all activity stops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historically, servers were “at home”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Until recently, each company installed its own server directly on its premises<\/strong>. They had an entire room dedicated to the servers<\/strong> and constantly monitored them: security, power supply, air conditioning, Internet connection, computer maintenance, etc. The company did everything itself, or almost everything, to monitor its equipment<\/strong> and ensure its proper functioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although today some companies still operate this way, this practice tends to disappear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Servers have difficulty keeping up with IT development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, IT infrastructures<\/strong> have grown, along with the need for external connectivity<\/strong>. The monitoring of servers by companies themselves was becoming difficult and risky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It therefore seemed wiser to house their equipment<\/strong> in a more suitable location in the interconnection nodes of the information superhighways, where monitoring would be even better: colocation in a data center.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colocation in the datacenter: tailor-made hosting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is how datacenter<\/strong> colocation or server housing<\/strong> emerged, guaranteeing the security of the hosted data and freeing it from a heavy supervisory burden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data centre colocation thus offers a pooling<\/strong> of services and infrastructures<\/strong> for data storage<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n