COLOCATION

Of course, the networking department at Coreix will be more than happy to assist you with advertising from our AS.

Yes, providing they are PAT tested prior to being commissioned. The technical support team on site will help you with that on the day of installation.

Of course, we can even help you arrange transit from our connectivity partners such as Level3 or Cogent.

The ampage required to run your server solution is dependent on the size and processing intensity of your equipment. For example, a colocation quarter rack is likely to need 2-4 amps of power, whereas a full colocation cabinet will need between 8 and 32 amps of power. If the servers in your rack are high powered, with large hard drives and top of the range CPUs, you will need a higher ampage for your colocation rack than if you have low-end servers in your rack. To ensure optimal performance, you should ensure you stay well within your power usage limits.

Whether you need a full, half or quarter rack colocation solution ultimately depends on your company's own individual needs and requirements.

Full Rack Colocation (42U/44U/48U)

Businesses needing full rack colocation are likely to require hosting for a number of servers with dedicated connections and high bandwidth requirements & are looking for full access to their own individual rack. This includes large e-commerce businesses that rely on a large amount of database processing power and large multinational companies that host their sites across the global market.

Half Rack Colocation (22U)

Half rack colocation is often used as a disaster recovery solution for larger companies as the majority of companies take the jump straight from a quarter rack straight to a full rack. This half rack will be located in an alternative data centre facility to the full rack solution, so if the worst should happen, all data can be backed up and available offsite. Small to mid sized businesses also occasionally employ half rack colocation solutions, although full rack colocation offers a better opportunity to expand than half rack solutions.

Quarter Rack Colocation (11U)

Perfect as an entry level colocation solution; combining significantly lower costs than a full rack colocation with upgradable bandwidth and power where necessary to ensure a flexible solution. Quarter racks are often lockable, ensuring extra security for your equipment. Quarter racks do have their limitations and are unlikely to be suitable for larger businesses that require an increased level of processing power or bandwidth - if you are consistently breaching your limits, quarter rack colocation becomes no longer effective for your requirements. Quarter rack colocation is ideal for smaller businesses that are looking to host their equipment in a secure facility that adheres to strict SLAs for uptime and other key variables.

This purely depends on what your equipment is being used for. Examples of server usage that may require large amounts of bandwidth are database driven servers (such as ecommerce sites), web servers and upload sites. Any server that is being utilised for a site with heavy traffic is likely to need large amounts of bandwidth. You are unlikely to need large amounts of bandwidth if you are running a basic website from your server or you are using your server as a backup device, as backups can be scheduled so as not to exceed limited bandwidth limits.