Barracuda network, what you need to know
Therefore, in the server colocation service, all the user pays for to the service providers is the rent for the physical space he is using for his machines, and for sharing the data centres communication facilities and networking. The advantage of server colocation is the flexibility it offers in terms of use. The hardware and physical components are all owned by the user, so he can choose them to be of any configuration he wants, as per his requirements. The server colocation system is cost effective in the regard that it does not cost much to rent space for the hardware, and the communication facilities being provided by the data centre is being provided to hundreds of others as well, so that leads to an effective cutting of the costs since it is being split so many ways. However, despite this obvious advantage, server colocations is still the most expensive form of web hosting available, simply because of the cost you incur in purchasing your own machine in the first place instead of renting them, since they are typically prohibitively expensive.