Colocation
Colocation is a hosting option utilised for businesses of all sizes for a variety of reasons. Small businesses can obtain needed features of a large IT department without the capital investment. Medium to large sized enterprises can expand their infrastructure capacity without undertaking costly construction or facility leasing.
We provide colocation facilities across the UK including resilient high bandwidth connectivity options with 24/7 support
Colocation is the practice of housing privately-owned servers and networking equipment in a third party data centre. Instead of keeping servers in-house, in offices or at a private data centre, companies can choose to ‘co-locate’ their equipment by renting space in a colocation centre.
You can choose to rent out space in a secure data centre facility so you can install your server/network equipment with the assistance of SR Cloud Solution’s engineers. A data centre colocation plan will include resilient power, connectivity and cooling so you can successfully deploy your business critical applications with added peace of mind.
Furthermore, colocation delivers much more stringent levels of security, including vetted security guards and biometric access controls. Resilience is another key feature, with our UK data centres providing backups and UPS devices to protect against outages, including those caused by natural disaster, fire or flooding.
How it works?
Space is rented out in terms of ‘racks’ and ‘cabinets’. A rack is a standardised frame for mounting equipment and hardware, usually horizontally.
Equipment that is to be mounted in a rack is measured in rack units (U), where one rack unit is 1.75 inches. The price for colocation plan is then calculated from the number of units required. A full size rack is 47U and is often called a ‘cabinet’. Depending on their budget and requirements, you have the option to rent a full, half or partial cabinet.
Our service
Our 3 main data centres are located in the UK. We can provide an array of public and private WAN network connectivity options via partnerships with telecommunications providers such as Level 3, BT, Talk Talk Business, Virgin Media and more.
We maintain an enterprise quality & security management system certified to ISO 27001.
- Up to 100Gb Connectivity Options, designed for UK businesses
- UK based 24/7 support team
- Tier 3 UK data centres adhering to ISO 27001
- Industry leading SLAs
- Competitive Pricing
Colo cONNECTIVITY OPTIONS
We offer the following public and private WAN connectivity options with 99.99% SLA with our Colocation services:
- Ethernet Internet
- Ethernet First Mile (EFM)
- Ethernet Fibre (FTTC)
- ADSL
- IP VPN/Ethernet VPN Services (Up to 100Gb)
- Point to Point
- Point to MultiPoint
- Express Route connectivity for Public Cloud
- SD WAN service overlays
Why choose SR Cloud Solutions?
SR Cloud Solutions has a 25-year track record of supplying network, cyber security and hosting services to businesses of varying sizes in different industries.
- The best technology – highest levels of accreditation with the world’s leading vendors such as Cisco, Fortinet, and Palo Alto.
- Skills and expertise with a UK-based 24/7 Network Operations Centre (NOC)
- We are a Joscar accredited business which means we are certified to work with leading defense companies who require the highest standards of cyber security.
- We are experts in cloud infrastructures so we are best placed to assist you design and implement a hybrid network architecture.
Book a meeting with one of our consultants to learn more about our colocation solutions.
COLOCATION BENEFITS
Better connectivity
Colocation allows customers to benefit from economies of scale that would not be available to them with an in-house option. Housing hardware in a colocation centre gives access to higher levels of bandwidth at a low cost.
Redundant power supply
Colocation data centers offer power redundancy through a combination of multiple power grids, diesel power generators, double battery backup systems and excellent maintenance practices.
Room for growth
Colocation allows you to expand your infrastructure to fit the needs of your company’s growth without having to take on capital expenditures. If you’re company grows, your IT infrastructure can expand to support it quickly and with less investment.
Improved network security
Data centers have top-notch network security, including the latest firewalls / IDS systems to detect and prevent unauthorized access to their customers’ systems.
Bursting capability
Colocation centers provide customers with the flexibility to burst to higher bandwidth levels to accommodate their traffic demand without having to make repeat capital investments. Since data spikes are distributed over time across numerous users, bandwidth costs are significantly reduced.
A step toward cloud migration
If your company is looking at cloud computing in the near future, colocation provides a smooth transition by allowing you to move your equipment to an offsite facility with increased capacity and performance to support business needs while ensuring a smooth cloud transition.
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