Data center co-location presents the enterprise with an opportunity to avoid facility and maintenance costs. Enterprises planning to build or refresh the data center should explore co-location options as an alternative to in-house facilities to realize cost savings associated with outsourcing the data center.
This note will discuss the following:
- Co-location.
- Managed services.
- Fully managed services.
- Case study for the build versus buy decision for co-location.
Understand the options in data center co-location to evaluate if it is a fit for the enterprise data center.