Co-location Hosting
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Since you own the server you have complete control over what gets installed and what hardware gets used. As far as control goes, the only hosting solution that gives you more would be hosting the server in your own facilities. Though you pay more upfront, costs for Colocation will end up being cheaper in the long run. We always recommend that you visit the Web Hosts' site and read what their terms are before you buy, and while there, check what kind of support they offer as well.
Co-location Web Hosting Explained
Hosting solutions can be likened to housing. Virtual hosting is like renting an apartment. Managed hosting is like renting a condominium. Dedicated hosting is like renting a house. Co-location is like either owning your own house or paying the mortgage on a home, in hopes of owning it in the future.... more
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If you have already purchased the server, your monthly price will be fairly low. Your monthly bill will encompass two things, the use of the Host's facility (power, security, and the actual physical space where your server will be located) and the bandwidth and data transfer of your Host. If you are renting to own your server, the monthly prices will include the above as well as the server's hardware. This will typically cost more than a dedicated server's monthly charge, but will be less money in the long run.
Colocation offers maximum performance. Since you are building your server you have the opportunity to fine tune it to whatever specs your pocket book can take. Because you have full control over what goes in to the server be it hardware and software, indeed you also setup everything yourself, the possibilities are endless.
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Those who ran their sites in house and are looking to moving into a data center are very good candidates for colocation. They already have the servers, they have the technical knowhow. In these instances, Colocation will most likely save them money and even floor space. Utilities and data transfer consumption as well as bandwidth does not come cheap for enterprises were as Host Data Centers often times get discounts because they are a bulk buyer.
The main users of Colocation Hosting are in fact other Hosts. Hosts that are just starting out, but have plenty of starting capital generally purchase several servers and colocate them. It avoids the problems with reselling hosting plans, giving maximum control to the startup Host, but also makes it so that the new Host doesn't have to build or purchase their own data center.
