Colocation centre - Revision history

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−	A colocation data centre (or carrier hotel) is an external site ~~designed to allow~~ organisations to rent equipment and services required to support ~~their technical~~ infrastructure ~~needs~~. A colocation centre ~~can~~ include the physical premises along with adequate HVAC, power supply (including backup power), cable management infrastructure, bandwidth, fire protection and security. Customers may or may not be required to provide their own storage and server equipment.	+	A colocation data centre (or carrier hotel) is an external site that allows organisations to rent equipment and technical support services and equipment from a third party provider. These services are required to support the digital infrastructure demands of the client.
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		+	A colocation centre will include the physical premises along with adequate HVAC, power supply (including backup power), cable management infrastructure, bandwidth, fire protection and security. Customers may or may not be required to provide their own storage racks and server equipment.

	= History =		= History =

−	This business practice first emerged in the US in the late 1990s in conjunction with the growth of the tech bubble. As computing needs increased, organisations were reluctant (or unable) to accommodate technical demands onsite and so offloading those specialised requirements to colocation data centre providers became a popular option.	+	This business practice first emerged in the US in the late 1990s in conjunction with the growth of the tech bubble. As computing needs increased - particularly with the rapid increase of small dot com companies - organisations were reluctant (or unable) to accommodate technical demands onsite and so offloading those specialised requirements to colocation data centre providers became a popular option.

	= Telehouse West =		= Telehouse West =

−	Opened in 2010, Telehouse West in London's Docklands area, was Europe’s first purpose-built ~~neutral~~ colocation ~~provider~~. Colocation centres are now located throughout the UK, Europe and around the world.	+	Opened in 2010, Telehouse West in London's Docklands area, was Europe’s first purpose-built colocation facility. Colocation centres are now located throughout the UK, Europe and around the world.

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

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−	A colocation data centre (or carrier hotel) is an external site designed to allow organisations to rent equipment and services ~~that would be~~ required to support their technical infrastructure needs. A colocation centre can include the physical premises along with adequate HVAC, power supply (including backup power), cable management infrastructure, bandwidth, fire protection and security. Customers may or may not be required to provide their own storage and server equipment.	+	A colocation data centre (or carrier hotel) is an external site designed to allow organisations to rent equipment and services required to support their technical infrastructure needs. A colocation centre can include the physical premises along with adequate HVAC, power supply (including backup power), cable management infrastructure, bandwidth, fire protection and security. Customers may or may not be required to provide their own storage and server equipment.

	= History =		= History =

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−	This business practice ~~arose~~ in the US in the late 1990s in conjunction with the growth of the tech bubble. As computing needs increased, organisations were reluctant (or unable) to accommodate ~~the~~ technical demands onsite; offloading those specialised requirements to colocation data centre providers became a popular option.	+	This business practice first emerged in the US in the late 1990s in conjunction with the growth of the tech bubble. As computing needs increased, organisations were reluctant (or unable) to accommodate technical demands onsite and so offloading those specialised requirements to colocation data centre providers became a popular option.

	= Telehouse West =		= Telehouse West =

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= Introduction =

A colocation data centre (or carrier hotel) is an external site designed to allow organisations to rent equipment and services that would be required to support their technical infrastructure needs. A colocation centre can include the physical premises along with adequate HVAC, power supply (including backup power), cable management infrastructure, bandwidth, fire protection and security. Customers may or may not be required to provide their own storage and server equipment.

= History =

This business practice arose in the US in the late 1990s in conjunction with the growth of the tech bubble. As computing needs increased, organisations were reluctant (or unable) to accommodate the technical demands onsite; offloading those specialised requirements to colocation data centre providers became a popular option.

= Telehouse West =

Opened in 2010, Telehouse West in London's Docklands area, was Europe’s first purpose-built neutral colocation provider. Colocation centres are now located throughout the UK, Europe and around the world.

= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

* BREEAM Data Centres Annex Pilot.
* Data centre cooling.
* Data centres
* HVAC.
* Large hyper data centres demand for precision cooling.
* Top 10 tips for efficient data centre management.

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