Is Colocation data center better? An Upfront Opinion
Data centers are the new reality of the booming IT world. Everything is going digital and with all these digital solutions comes tons of data processing. The place where all this data resides and is processed are called data centers. Though there are many other purposes of a data center, the primary one would always be to facilitate the flow of existing data. But here comes another twist. If data centers are so important, wouldn’t it be a better idea to have it as close to your business as possible? The answer is a yes and a no. Let’s understand why. What are colocation data centers? A colocation data center is basically a rented data center within an existing data center. To put it simply, rather than setting up one’s own data center, when the company decides to rent a specific amount of area in an existing data center to keep its physical resources, it is known as colocation. It is not exactly better than on-premises data centers in terms of strength and capacity. But it defin...