Colocation offers space in the provider’s data center for your IT hardware. These facilities are typically audited for reliability and include racks, cabinets and cable trays for your equipment.

Colocation data centers typically have backup generators with varying levels of redundancy and/or battery backup systems or uninterruptible power supplies, depending on the facility.

Most colocation centers maintain high levels of physical security, including on-site security guards, 24x7x365 surveillance and biometric authorization.

Colocation services provide cooling systems to protect your hardware, typically including redundant HVAC systems and chiller configurations (e.g., centrifugal chillers, cooling towers and water loop pumps).

Metfone provides follow Tier 3 – Uptime Design Standard— We provide a support team (including a Network Architect and Deployment Engineer) to handle the entire hardware life cycle management, as well as tools to remotely manage your environment. By leaving both routine hardware management and late-night emergencies to Rackspace, you eliminate travel expenses and free your own IT staff to focus on more impactful activities.