When do we evolve from colocation?

Colocation often gets overlooked in the managed IT services family. It's the forgotten sibling to cloud computing, oversimplified and viewed as solution whose time has passed. But, there's all in all a place for colo in the IT solutions toolbox, and I think it's a great time to take a fresh look at ways to optimise and strategise to get the most out of this so-called legacy solution.

CIOs and IT directors, especially in Europe, have become more involved in the corporate decision-making process and have a vested interest to do more with less on their IT budget. They are eager to question and evaluate existing methods so that unnecessary fat can be trimmed from budgets to ensure their businesses stay lean and scalable.

You should work with your IT partner to build and operate infrastructure at peak efficiency, with maximum up-time. If deployed with in a strategic manner, colocation can help reduce capital costs, improve service levels and allow you to focus more energy on your core business

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