Colocation means housing your own servers in a provider secure data centre.
Instead of keeping the servers that run your business in a closet or back room, you place them in a professionally managed facility that provides power redundancy, cooling, physical security, and high-bandwidth network connections – while you keep full ownership and control of the hardware.
What a colocation facility provides
- Physical security: controlled access, surveillance, and on-site staff protecting your equipment around the clock.
- Power and cooling: redundant power feeds and industrial cooling that a typical office simply cannot provide.
- Connectivity: direct high-capacity network connections – your servers sit steps away from the carrier network.
- Local, hands-on support: with a local provider, technicians can physically reach your equipment quickly when needed.
When colocation makes sense for your business
Colocation is worth considering when your business runs applications that must stay online – client portals, internal systems, databases, or customer-facing services – but you do not want the cost and complexity of building and maintaining your own server room. It is also a common step for businesses that have outgrown office-based servers but are not ready to move everything to the public cloud.
Why location matters
A local data centre means lower latency to your offices and local technicians who can service your equipment without shipping it away. Agilis Networks operates hosting and colocation services right here in Northeastern Ontario, with facilities supporting businesses in Sudbury, North Bay, and Barrie.
Curious whether colocation fits your setup? Request a quote and our team will walk through your options with you.
