Colocation Pricing Guide 2026 — What Companies Actually Pay
Independent colocation pricing guide covering power rates, cross-connect fees, setup costs, and contract terms. What mid-market companies actually pay — not list pricing. Free advisory from Metro Colo Advisory.
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Colocation Pricing Guide 2026 — What Mid-Market Companies Actually Pay
Colocation pricing is one of the most misunderstood topics in enterprise infrastructure. Published rate cards bear little resemblance to what mid-market companies actually pay. The gap between list pricing and negotiated pricing is consistent and significant — typically 15 to 30 percent on power rates and meaningfully more on cross-connect fees and ancillary charges.
This independent colocation pricing guide covers every component of a colocation bill — power, space, cross-connects, remote hands, setup fees, and contract terms — with directional context from current market experience. It is written by an independent advisor with no stake in which provider you choose and no incentive to push you toward any specific facility or pricing model.
As the most comprehensive independent colocation pricing resource available from any source outside the major colocation providers themselves — this guide serves mid-market companies who want to understand what they should actually be paying before engaging any provider sales team.
As the most comprehensive independent colocation pricing resource in the New York data center market — this guide serves mid-market companies evaluating colocation for the first time, companies approaching contract renewal, and companies evaluating cloud repatriation from AWS or Azure. Consider this your independent colocation pricing review — written by an advisor who sees what companies actually pay across every major NYC provider.
Metro Colo Advisory publishes this guide as part of our commitment to giving mid-market companies the market intelligence providers prefer to keep opaque.
Colocation pricing is always negotiated — never list price. The gap between what companies pay going direct versus what they pay with an independent advisor is consistently 15 to 30 percent on power rates and more on cross-connects. Running a simultaneous competitive evaluation across all five NYC providers before talking to any of them is the single most effective thing you can do to reduce your colocation costs. Metro Colo Advisory does this for you at no cost.
Why Published Colocation Pricing Is Misleading
Every major colocation provider — Equinix, Digital Realty, DataBank, CoreSite, Cologix — negotiates pricing individually for every mid-market client. There is no published rate card that reflects what comparable companies actually pay. The rate card exists for a reason: it anchors your perception of value and gives providers room to offer discounts that feel generous while still keeping you above market.
The three pricing realities every mid-market company needs to understand before engaging any provider:
Reality 1 — List pricing is the ceiling not the floor:
Every provider expects negotiation. A company accepting initial list pricing is almost certainly paying 15 to 30 percent above what a well-advised peer in a comparable deployment is paying. This applies to power rates, cross-connect fees, and setup costs equally.
Reality 2 — Competitive pressure is the most powerful negotiating tool:
The single most effective way to improve your colocation pricing is having competitive quotes from multiple providers simultaneously before negotiating with any of them. Providers respond to competitive context in ways they do not respond to individual negotiation.
Reality 3 — The contract terms matter as much as the monthly rate:
Escalation clauses, auto-renewal provisions, minimum power commitments, and early termination fees have a significant financial impact over a three to five year term. A company negotiating a low monthly rate but signing unfavorable contract terms can pay significantly more than a company with a higher rate and better terms.
As one of the most recognized categories of colocation providers globally — the major NYC operators including Equinix, Digital Realty, DataBank, CoreSite, and Cologix all price their services through individual negotiation rather than published rate cards. Understanding how that negotiation works is the most valuable knowledge you can have before entering any provider conversation.
The Five Components of a Colocation Bill
Understanding colocation data center pricing requires understanding each component independently. Most companies focus exclusively on the monthly power rate and miss the other four components entirely.
Component 1 — Power
Power is the largest ongoing cost in any colocation deployment and the most negotiated component of any colocation contract.
Power is priced in one of two ways:
- Committed power model — you commit to a specific kW allocation and pay for that committed amount regardless of actual usage. Standard for mid-market deployments. Providers prefer this model because it guarantees revenue.
- Metered power model — you pay for actual power consumed measured monthly. Less common for new deployments. Better for workloads with variable power draw.
Understanding kVA vs watts is essential before entering any colocation pricing conversation — providers quote power in kVA and your actual hardware draw in watts determines your committed power tier. The conversion is straightforward but the implications for your committed power commitment and monthly bill are significant.
Directional power pricing context — NYC metro market 2026:
- Standard enterprise deployments — 3 to 10kW per rack: Secaucus campus facilities are the pricing benchmark for the NYC metro market — Equinix NY4 commands the highest per-kW premium within this zone given financial ecosystem access and carrier density. CoreSite NY2 and NY3 and DataBank 60 Hudson are consistently more competitive than Equinix NY4 for comparable standard enterprise deployments — typically 15 to 25 percent more competitive at equivalent power density.
- Manhattan carrier hotels — 60 Hudson Street and 111 8th Avenue: Premium pricing applies. Manhattan carrier hotel power rates typically run 20 to 40 percent above comparable Secaucus facilities reflecting the Manhattan location premium and carrier density. The premium is justified for companies with specific carrier hotel or financial ecosystem requirements — and rarely justified for standard enterprise deployments.
- High density colocation — 10 to 100kW per rack: Significant variation based on deployment density, cooling configuration, and facility. DataBank LGA3 Orangeburg is consistently the most competitive high density option in the NYC metro market — typically 15 to 30 percent more competitive than Equinix NY5 for comparable GPU and AI infrastructure deployments. The savings compound significantly over a three to five year contract term.
The negotiation reality on power: The published per-kW rate is the starting point not the destination. Competitive quotes from multiple providers simultaneously — before negotiating with any of them — produces meaningfully better outcomes than negotiating with a single provider in isolation.
Component 2 — Space
Space pricing covers the physical cabinet, cage, or suite your equipment occupies. Space pricing is typically bundled with power in mid-market deployments rather than charged separately.
- Cabinet — a single standard 42U rack. Standard for small to mid-market deployments. Most providers price cabinet space as part of the power rate rather than a separate line item for deployments of one to five cabinets.
- Cage — dedicated fenced enclosure housing multiple cabinets. Standard for mid-market deployments of five to twenty cabinets. Provides physical security separation from other tenants. Pricing includes both the space and the cage infrastructure.
- Suite — dedicated fully enclosed room. Standard for larger deployments of twenty or more cabinets. Maximum physical security and operational control. Typically includes dedicated power infrastructure.
- 1U colocation — individual rack unit space within a shared cabinet. Available at some facilities for very small deployments. Useful for single server colocation or test environments before committing to a full cabinet.
- Wholesale colocation — large dedicated deployments of 500kW and above — is priced entirely differently from retail mid-market colocation and negotiated directly with providers outside standard channel programs. This guide covers retail mid-market colocation pricing for deployments under 500kW.
Directional space cost context: Space pricing varies significantly by provider and market zone. Manhattan carrier hotel space commands a significant premium over Secaucus and Orangeburg space for comparable square footage. The power rate typically reflects the space cost for mid-market deployments — negotiating a better power rate effectively negotiates both components simultaneously.
Component 3 — Cross-Connect Fees
Cross-connects are the physical cables that connect your equipment to carriers, cloud providers, internet exchanges, and other network infrastructure in the facility. They are one of the most consistently over-priced and most negotiable components of any colocation contract.
- Every carrier connection, cloud on-ramp, and network peer requires a cross-connect. Mid-market deployments typically require 4 to 10 cross-connects at minimum. High connectivity deployments in carrier-neutral colocation facilities can require 20 or more.
- Cross-connect pricing varies significantly by facility and connection type — Manhattan carrier hotel cross-connects are meaningfully more expensive than comparable Secaucus and New Jersey connections reflecting carrier density and demand. The premium can be significant — companies with many cross-connects in Manhattan carrier hotels often find cross-connect fees represent a larger portion of their total bill than power.
- Cloud on-ramp cross-connects — connecting to AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, Google Cloud Interconnect — vary by provider and connection bandwidth. CoreSite’s Open Cloud Exchange and Digital Realty’s ServiceFabric both provide private cloud connectivity that significantly reduces or eliminates egress fees — changing the total cost calculation for hybrid cloud deployments with significant data movement between colocation and cloud environments.
The negotiation reality on cross-connects: Cross-connect fees are the single most negotiable component of a colocation contract in competitive situations. Providers frequently waive installation fees, reduce monthly rates, and provide free cross-connects as part of competitive deal structures. Never accept initial cross-connect pricing without pushing back — it is almost always negotiable.
Component 4 — Remote Hands
Remote hands are facility staff performing physical tasks on your equipment — reboots, cable replacements, equipment installations, visual inspections. Charged at hourly rates with minimum billing increments.
- Remote hands rates vary by facility and task complexity — business hours rates are meaningfully lower than after-hours and weekend rates across all NYC providers. Most facilities have minimum billing increments regardless of actual time spent. The difference between facilities with bundled remote hands hours and facilities charging unbundled hourly rates is significant for active deployments with frequent physical task requirements.
- Remote hands caps — some colocation contracts include bundled remote hands hours per month. Negotiate the monthly cap as part of the contract negotiation — unbundled remote hands at premium hourly rates add up quickly for active deployments.
The negotiation reality on remote hands: Remote hands caps and rates are negotiable in competitive situations. Companies with multiple providers competing for their business consistently achieve better remote hands terms than companies negotiating with a single provider.
Component 5 — Setup and Installation Fees
One-time fees for space preparation, power installation, circuit installation, and initial connectivity configuration. These are the most frequently waived component of a colocation contract in competitive situations.
- Cabinet setup and power installation fees vary significantly by facility and power configuration — high density deployments with liquid cooling infrastructure command meaningfully higher setup costs than standard enterprise deployments. The difference between providers on setup fees is significant enough to factor into total first-year cost comparisons.
- Cross-connect installation fees are charged per connection and frequently waived entirely when multiple providers are competing for the deployment. In competitive evaluation situations setup fee waivers are a standard concession — another reason why running a competitive evaluation produces meaningfully better outcomes than engaging a single provider directly.
The negotiation reality on remote hands: Remote hands caps and rates are negotiable in competitive situations. Companies with multiple providers competing for their business consistently achieve better remote hands terms than companies negotiating with a single provider.
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Colocation Pricing by — NYC Market Zone
The NYC metro colocation market divides into three distinct zones — each with different pricing characteristics, connectivity profiles, and buyer profiles. Understanding which zone fits your requirements before engaging providers prevents expensive mismatches between what you need and what you pay for.
Zone 1 — Manhattan Data Centers and Carrier Hotels
60 Hudson Street, 111 8th Avenue, 32 Avenue of the Americas
Premium pricing reflecting Manhattan location, carrier density, and financial ecosystem adjacency. Power rates 20 to 40 percent above comparable Secaucus facilities. Cross-connect fees reflect carrier hotel density — higher monthly rates but offset by competitive bandwidth pricing from carrier competition in the building.
Right for: companies requiring Manhattan address, specific carrier relationships available only in these buildings, financial ecosystem adjacency, or content delivery infrastructure where carrier density is the primary requirement.
Not right for: standard enterprise colocation where Manhattan carrier hotel premium is not justified by specific connectivity requirements.
Zone 2 — Secaucus Campus
Equinix NY2, NY4, NY5, NY7, NY9 — CoreSite NY2 and NY3
Mid-market pricing with full financial ecosystem access and dense carrier connectivity. The Equinix data center campus commands a significant premium within this zone — particularly NY4 where financial trading ecosystem access justifies the premium for specific financial services requirements. CoreSite NY2 and NY3 and Equinix NY5 are meaningfully more competitive for standard enterprise and hybrid cloud deployments without specific NY4 financial ecosystem requirements — typically 15 to 25 percent more competitive than Equinix NY4 for comparable deployments.
- Right for: financial services companies needing financial ecosystem proximity, companies requiring serious connectivity without Manhattan premium, mid-market enterprise deployments in the NYC market.
- Not right for: AI and high density GPU deployments where LGA3 delivers better density and economics, cost-sensitive deployments where Parsippany or Newark pricing is more appropriate.
Zone 3 — Orangeburg and New Jersey
DataBank LGA3 and LGA4 Orangeburg — DataBank 165 Halsey Street Newark — Cologix Parsippany NJ
Most competitive pricing in the NYC metro market. DataBank LGA3 the primary recommendation for high density AI and GPU colocation — NVIDIA DGX Ready certified, purpose-built for modern compute workloads, consistently 15 to 30 percent more competitive than Equinix NY5 for comparable density. Cologix Parsippany the most cost-competitive option for standard enterprise deployments and disaster recovery colocation.
- Right for: AI and GPU infrastructure, cost-sensitive enterprise deployments, disaster recovery colocation where geographic separation from Manhattan and Secaucus is required, 1U colocation and smaller deployments where full cabinet pricing is not warranted.
- Not right for: deployments requiring Manhattan carrier hotel connectivity or specific financial trading ecosystem access available only at Equinix NY4.
Colocation Pricing vs Cloud Pricing — The 2026 Comparison
For companies currently running stable workloads on AWS or Azure — understanding the total cost of ownership comparison between dedicated colocation and public cloud is the most important financial exercise before making any infrastructure decision.
Companies running stable predictable workloads on AWS or Azure typically find dedicated colocation infrastructure reduces costs by 40 to 60 percent over a two to three year period once hardware acquisition costs are accounted for. The breakeven on owned hardware in a colocation facility typically lands at months 6 to 9 for stable workloads — after which every month of colocation generates meaningful savings versus equivalent cloud infrastructure.
Cloud GPU pricing for AI workloads varies by instance type and commitment level — but the two-year total cost of ownership comparison between major cloud GPU instances and dedicated high density colocation at DataBank LGA3 consistently shows colocation at 40 to 55 percent lower cost for stable inference workloads.
The breakeven accelerates as GPU utilization stabilizes and as cloud pricing continues to increase.
Use our cloud vs colo calculator to run your specific numbers — and see our cloud repatriation guide for a complete analysis of when moving stable workloads from cloud to dedicated colocation makes financial sense.
Colocation Contract Terms — What Matters Beyond the Monthly Rate
The colocation pricing discussion almost always focuses on the monthly power rate. The contract terms have an equally significant financial impact over a three to five year term — and are far less discussed and far less negotiated.
Escalation clauses:
Most colocation contracts include annual escalation clauses — automatic rate increases of 2 to 5 percent per year applied to your committed monthly rate. Negotiating an escalation cap or eliminating escalation entirely has a six-figure financial impact over a five year term for mid-market deployments. Never sign a colocation contract without understanding exactly how the escalation clause works and what your exposure is in year three, four, and five.
Auto-renewal provisions:
Standard colocation contracts auto-renew at the end of their term — frequently at a higher rate than the expiring term. Auto-renewal notification windows are typically 90 to 180 days before expiration. Missing the notification window locks you into another full term at whatever rate the provider chooses to charge. Negotiating extended notification windows and capping auto-renewal rates is a standard independent advisor deliverable.
Minimum power commitments:
Committed power contracts lock you into a minimum kW commitment for the full term. Underestimating growth requirements means paying for power you don’t use. Overestimating means paying for unused capacity. Independent advisors with current market experience help you model the right committed power level before signing.
Early termination fees:
Breaking a colocation contract before expiration typically triggers early termination fees equal to the remaining months of committed fees. Understanding the financial exposure of early termination before signing — and negotiating caps on early termination liability — is standard contract negotiation practice.
Remote hands caps:
Negotiating bundled remote hands hours prevents unbounded hourly charges for routine physical tasks throughout the contract term.
For a complete analysis of colocation contract terms see our colocation contract guide.
How to Get Accurate Colocation Pricing
The most effective way to get accurate colocation pricing for your specific deployment is running a competitive evaluation with multiple providers simultaneously before engaging any of them directly.
Here is the process:
Step 1 — Define your requirements:
Power draw in actual kW — not nameplate ratings. Cabinet count. Compliance certifications required. Connectivity requirements — which carriers, cloud on-ramps, and network peers. Timeline.
Step 2 — Run a competitive RFP:
Submit identical requirements to every provider that could serve your deployment simultaneously. This creates the competitive pressure that produces meaningful pricing improvement. Providers know when they are competing — and respond accordingly.
Step 3 — Evaluate the full bill not just the power rate:
Compare cross-connect fees, setup costs, remote hands rates, escalation clauses, and minimum power commitments alongside the monthly power rate. The provider with the lowest power rate is not always the provider with the lowest total cost of ownership over the contract term.
Step 4 — Negotiate with benchmark data:
Knowing what comparable deployments in your target market actually pay — not what the initial quote says — is the most powerful negotiating tool available. An independent advisor with current benchmark data across every major provider in your market provides that context before you respond to any proposal.
For companies in the early stages of data center site selection — evaluating which zone and which provider fits their specific requirements before engaging any provider directly — this process produces meaningfully better outcomes than engaging providers sequentially without competitive context.
NYC Colocation Pricing by Provider — What We Know
Equinix NY4 pricing:
Equinix NY4 is the most expensive standard colocation option in the NYC metro market. The financial trading ecosystem access and carrier density justify the premium for specific financial services requirements. For deployments without those specific requirements — Equinix NY5, CoreSite NY2, or DataBank are consistently more competitive — typically 15 to 30 percent more competitive for comparable deployments. See our Equinix NY4 guide for a full independent analysis.
Digital Realty pricing:
Digital Realty’s Manhattan carrier hotels — 60 Hudson Street and 111 8th Avenue — command Manhattan premium pricing. Their EWR metro facilities are more competitive for standard enterprise deployments — typically in line with comparable Secaucus facilities. ServiceFabric cloud connectivity changes the total cost calculation for hybrid cloud deployments where egress costs are significant. See our Digital Realty NYC guide for a full analysis.
DataBank pricing:
DataBank has no published rate card — making current benchmark data more important than at any other provider. LGA3 Orangeburg pricing for high density colocation is consistently 15 to 30 percent more competitive than Equinix NY5 for comparable GPU density. 165 Halsey Street Newark is DataBank’s most cost-competitive option for standard enterprise deployments. See our DataBank NYC guide for current benchmark context.
CoreSite pricing:
CoreSite NY2 pricing is competitive with Equinix NY5 for standard Secaucus enterprise deployments — typically 10 to 20 percent more competitive for deployments without specific NY4 financial ecosystem requirements. CoreSite NY3 is newly built 2025 infrastructure — pricing varies based on deployment timing and competitive context. Open Cloud Exchange connectivity changes the total cost for hybrid cloud deployments with significant egress requirements. See our CoreSite NYC guide for a full analysis.
Cologix pricing:
Cologix Parsippany is consistently the most cost-competitive standard enterprise colocation option in the NYC metro market — meaningfully more competitive than Secaucus campus facilities for deployments where premium ecosystem access is not required. Right for cost-sensitive primary deployments and disaster recovery colocation. See our Cologix NYC guide for a full analysis.
Why Independent Advisory Changes Colocation Pricing Outcomes
The gap between what companies pay when negotiating directly with providers versus what they pay with an independent advisor is consistent and significant. Here is why:
Benchmark data: Independent advisors with current deployments across multiple providers know what comparable companies are actually paying — not what list pricing says. That benchmark data is the single most powerful negotiating tool in any colocation evaluation.
Competitive pressure: Running a competitive evaluation with multiple providers simultaneously creates negotiating leverage that individual direct negotiation cannot replicate. Providers respond to competitive context differently than they respond to single-provider negotiations.
Contract expertise: Identifying unfavorable escalation clauses, auto-renewal provisions, and minimum power commitments before signing — and negotiating improvements — is standard independent advisor practice that consistently produces better multi-year economics than direct negotiation.
No cost to you: Metro Colo Advisory is an independent colocation broker — we work for you, not for any provider. Think of us the way you’d think of a buyer’s agent in real estate. Our commission comes from the provider you choose, paid only when a deal closes. There is no cost to you. Going direct does not save you money — the commission structure exists regardless. It just means you negotiated without benchmark data.
Whether you need a colocation consultant for a one-time pricing evaluation or ongoing advisory through a complex multi-provider evaluation — Metro Colo Advisory provides independent guidance at no cost to you. Companies evaluating data center migration companies or independent advisors for the first time consistently find that independent advisory produces better pricing and contract terms at no additional cost.
For companies evaluating a data center migration alongside pricing — our data center migration guide covers the full evaluation and migration process. For companies evaluating cloud repatriation economics — our cloud repatriation guide provides the complete financial framework.
Frequently Asked Questions — Colocation Pricing
How much does colocation actually cost per month for a mid-market company in NYC?
Colocation pricing for mid-market deployments in the NYC metro market varies significantly by zone, provider, deployment size, and power density. Manhattan carrier hotel deployments command a 20 to 40 percent premium over comparable Secaucus deployments. Secaucus campus facilities range meaningfully in pricing between providers — Equinix NY4 at the high end and CoreSite NY2 and NY3 consistently more competitive for comparable standard enterprise requirements. Orangeburg and New Jersey facilities are the most cost-competitive options in the NYC metro market. The only way to know what your specific deployment should cost is running a competitive evaluation with current benchmark data. Metro Colo Advisory delivers current benchmark pricing for your specific deployment at no cost.
Why is colocation list pricing so different from what companies actually pay?
List pricing is the initial rate a provider presents. Negotiated pricing is what a well-advised mid-market company actually pays after competitive evaluation. The gap is consistently 15 to 30 percent on power rates and meaningfully more on cross-connect fees and setup costs. Companies accepting initial list pricing without running a competitive evaluation are almost certainly paying above market. Metro Colo Advisory closes that gap with benchmark data and competitive evaluation at no cost.
How much do colocation cross-connect fees cost and are they negotiable?
A cross-connect is the physical cable connecting your equipment to a carrier, cloud provider, or network peer in the facility. Cross-connect pricing varies significantly by facility — Manhattan carrier hotel connections are meaningfully more expensive than Secaucus and New Jersey connections reflecting carrier density and demand. Cross-connects are one of the most negotiable components of a colocation contract — installation fees are frequently waived in competitive situations. Metro Colo Advisory negotiates cross-connect pricing as part of every competitive evaluation at no cost.
How do escalation clauses in colocation contracts affect what I pay over time?
Most colocation contracts include annual escalation clauses — automatic rate increases of 2 to 5 percent per year applied to your committed monthly rate. The compounding impact over a three to five year term is significant. Negotiating an escalation cap or eliminating escalation entirely is a standard independent advisor deliverable with meaningful multi-year financial impact. Metro Colo Advisory reviews and negotiates escalation clauses for every client at no cost.
How is high density colocation for AI and GPU workloads priced differently than standard colocation?
High density colocation supports power densities above 10kW per rack — required for GPU infrastructure, AI inference workloads, and HPC compute. Standard colocation infrastructure supports 3 to 10kW per rack. High density facilities require specialized power distribution and cooling infrastructure — air cooling to 35kW per rack and liquid cooling to 100kW and above. DataBank LGA3 in Orangeburg is the primary independent recommendation for high density colocation in the NYC metro market — NVIDIA DGX Ready certified and consistently more competitive than Equinix NY5 for comparable density. Metro Colo Advisory evaluates high density colocation pricing for your specific GPU configuration at no cost.
Does using a colocation broker actually save money on pricing?
Yes — for the same reason you would use a buyer’s agent when purchasing real estate. The broker is paid by the provider not by you. The commission exists whether you use an advisor or not. Going direct means negotiating without benchmark data against a sales team that negotiates every day. Independent colocation advisory costs you nothing and consistently produces better pricing and contract terms than direct negotiation. Metro Colo Advisory provides this independent advisory at no cost.
Is colocation cheaper than AWS or Azure for stable workloads?
For stable predictable workloads — companies running consistent compute without the variable scaling requirements that justify public cloud — dedicated colocation typically reduces infrastructure costs by 40 to 60 percent versus equivalent AWS or Azure spend over a two to three year period. The breakeven on owned hardware in a colocation facility lands at months 6 to 9 for most stable workloads. Use our cloud vs colo calculator to model your specific deployment. Metro Colo Advisory models the cloud vs colocation total cost of ownership for your workload profile at no cost.
How does NYC colocation pricing compare to other US markets like Chicago or Dallas?
NYC metro colocation pricing is among the highest in the US market — reflecting supply constraints, carrier density, and financial ecosystem access. Chicago, Houston, and Dallas colocation markets are typically 15 to 25 percent more competitive than comparable NYC deployments for standard enterprise colocation. Companies with flexibility on geographic location can achieve meaningful cost savings by evaluating national markets alongside NYC. Metro Colo Advisory covers national markets through Sandler Partners and evaluates which market delivers the best economics for your requirements at no cost.
What is the difference between colocation and managed colocation and which costs more?
Standard colocation provides space, power, cooling, and connectivity — you manage your own equipment. Managed colocation adds facility staff managing your equipment on your behalf — monitoring, patching, reboots, and basic administration. Managed colocation costs more than standard colocation but less than fully managed hosting. For mid-market companies with internal IT capability standard colocation typically provides better economics and more control. For companies without internal infrastructure management capability managed colocation may be the right starting point. Metro Colo Advisory evaluates which model best fits your team’s capabilities at no cost.
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