What We Do
ColoBroker.net is setup as a source of information for potential purchasers of colocation and/or data center services. Our site offers a number of resources, including company listings for most major cities and datacenter maps. Aside from that, ColoBroker.net offer a free service which puts potential colocation buyers in touch with several providers, based on the buyer’s needs.
- ColoBroker.net takes your colocation request, review it, and send it out to all of the available colocation providers in the area of your choosing.
- On your behalf, ColoBroker.net then contacts each of the providers and have them confirm to us their capability to meet your needs.
- ColoBroker.net ensures those viable colocation and datacenter providers contact you directly to begin advanced discussions on your needs.
Did We Mention This is Free?
ColoBroker.net is a completely free service, with no obligation. No matter what stage in the planning process you are in, ColoBroker.net is ready to assist you in finding your next provider.
Ready to Get Started?
It’s easy, and we just need a few things:
- Your contact information, so the datacenters and colocation providers can send your custom quotes to you.
- The location in which you want to colocate your server(s)
- Your budget, power and bandwidth needs
…And we’ll take it from there!
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Colocation?
Colocation (also spelled collocation and co-location) is a service that allows an owner of a server to set it up in a named company’s data center. In a collocated environment, the server is your own. A server is mounted in a rack. A rack refers to the metal framework that holds electronic equipment and usually contains bays. The size of colocation facilities and servers available vary, server racks have a finite amount of space available, which is measured using “rack unit” dimensions the standard size of a rack mount server is 1 U or 1 ‘rack Unit’, 1U is equal to 1.75 inches or 4.45 cm. This is the unit of measurement for defining the vertical space within a colocation facility. A 2U server takes double the amount of space of a1U server, just as a 4U server would take the space of 4 by 1U servers. Rack mount servers come in several sizes depending on the manufacturer and the hardware contained within. The higher the rack unit the more space accessible and the more a collocations customer can expect to pay.
What is a Colocation Service Provider?
Operation of a colocation center requires expertise in Power Distribution and Cooling (HVAC), Networking, Security, and much more. A Colocation Service Provider takes the complicated procedures needed for your colocation server hosting needs and simplifies it by being your Colocation Service Provider. Colocation Service Providers build and operate a colocation data center to house your networking and colocation hosting servers. A Colocation Service Provider maintains a state of the art facility with all of the tested components for high availability hosting. Unmanaged Colocation Service Providers provide space and power and allow negotiations of bandwidth with various network providers in the building which results in a higher monthly fee. A Managed Colocation Service Provider like has already negotiated colocation network services and make available smaller quantities of bandwidth to save your organization money.