{"id":2819,"date":"2013-09-24T15:49:13","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T15:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aerocominc.com\/?p=2819"},"modified":"2015-05-07T16:06:05","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T23:06:05","slug":"why-businesses-choose-a-data-center-colocation-over-building-their-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aerocominc-staging.vitalclients.com\/info\/why-businesses-choose-a-data-center-colocation-over-building-their-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Businesses Choose a Data Center Colocation Over Building Their Own"},"content":{"rendered":"

 
\nA data center collocation<\/strong> is a type of data center<\/a> where equipment space and bandwidth are available for rental to retail customers. Colocation facilities provide space, power, cooling, and physical security for the server, storage, and networking equipment of other firms \u2013and connect them to a variety of telecommunications and network service providers at a minimal cost and minimal level of complexity.<\/p>\n

Colocation has become popular especially as an option for midsize-IT needs, especially those in internet related businesses. This is because it allows the company to focus its IT staff on the actual work being done, instead of the logistical support needs which underlie the work. Significant benefits of scale (large power and mechanical systems) result in large collocation facilities.<\/p>\n

Colocation centers provide many resources for their users:<\/em><\/p>\n