Server Collocation
Co-locate Your Server in an OthelloSuite
Othello Technology Systems Ltd is the UK's leading provider of managed collocation (colo) services for the business and hosting sectors. We operate our own DataCentre suites in London, Amsterdam and New Jersey, offering the most secure, reliable and fastest interent service available.
What is colo ?
Colocation is where we provide space within a state-of-the-art datacentre for your equipment.
The Othello::Colo service make it easy for your business - Instead of investing in expensive hi-end telecommunications equipment, infrastructure and staff training, take advantage of our fully switched cisco-labs networks and 11 years of colo experience.
Our Co-Lo packages are designed for ...
- Web Designers looking to host / manage lots of domains
- Web Hosts breaking away from a reseller arrangement with an ISP
- SME's looking for more control over their internet systems
- Corporates running a mission critical or e-commerce sites
- Online business contingency planning / DR purposes
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* 1u rackspace for 1 server
* 1 Fixed routed IP address
* 10Mb/s dedicated switch port
* 20GB/month DataTransfer Allowance
* 50w UPS Power
29.95/month, with 99.00 setup
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Why choose to co-locate your server ?
Own-server co-lo provides you with the unrivalled reliability, power, flexibility and advanced functionality that can only be achieved through servers dedicated to serving the needs your business, fully under your control over hardware, software and operating system.
Othello:Colo facilities provide the ideal solution for your companies to securely house and backup your data, run your e-commerce system, intranet and extranets, host your website and fulfill your large bandwidth/data-transfer requirements. Internet service providers, web design companies, domain registrars, online business, network consultants, and corporate email providers all benefit from our extensive collocation service
What kind of colo do I need ?
The type of Othello::Colo you need, depends on the number of servers, the amount of power they draw, how much internet connectivity you will use, and what kind of access to the equipment suits your needs.
We can will provide you with facilities for 1 server or 10,000 servers. Pre-configured packages are available, and we are happy to tailor the service to your exact requirements. Consultancy for complete DataCentre builds is also available Contact Us for more details.
Colo Dimensions / Rack Housing Sizes
All Othello::Colo rack-housings are industry standard 600mm wide, 900mm deep. Built to our exactling standards and designed to provide the perfect environment for standard 19" wide rackmount equipment.
- 1u 2u 4u - Othello::Colo::Unit
1u to 4u rack-space is available as part of the Othello::Colo managed own server collocation service.
Recommended for small business wishing to house their web servers or a DR server for offsite backup. - 11u Secure Quarter Rack - Othello::Colo::Locker
A combination or key lock secured quarter rack (11u) suitable for rackmount, mini-tower or matx servers.
Recommended for ecommerce companies and financial institutions requiring high-security for their data and systems - 22u Secure Half Rack - Othello::Colo::Locker
A combination lock secured half rack (22u) suitable for rackmount, tower, mini-tower or matx servers.
Recommended for web hosts and gsp's hosting on a budget - 47u Secure Full Rack - Othello::Colo::Rack
A freely configurable 19 inch wide digially lockable rack cabinet, giving increased capacity for a number of dedicated/collocated servers.
Recommended for ISPs, web design agencies and networking companies looking to expand their server housing capacity. - Multi-Racks - Othello::Colo::Cage
A 6 foot square steel cage able to hold upto 6 open racks (back-to-back) racks or 3 standard racks (with space all round) or can be freely configured to hold whatever IT equipment you require.
Recommended for larger ISPs and Corporates looking to centralise their server operations in the best location, especially usefull if most of your kit is *not* rackmountable. - Multi-Racks - Othello::Colo::Suite
A dedicated secure room with ventillated or solid walls built to your own precise and exact specifications and featuring a variety of customisable security features, including centralised logging of access, pac tags and combination locks etc.
Recommended for Enterprise companies and Government Agencies running applications and holding data where the ultimate levels of strict privacy is essential or where physical security is paramount.
For custom combinations of space and ip transit/connectivity Contact Us.
Options and Extras
- Firewalls
- Remote Reboot Switches (WAP/WEB/SMS based)
- Backup/NAS/SAN Services
- Own Daily Tape Backups
- KVMoIP
- SSL Certificates
- IP Addresses and RIPE Consultancy
- Switch Management and Leasing
- Secondary Mail (MX) Facility
- Onsite Hardware Maintenance and Upgrades
- Backup / Secondary DNS Management
About our co-location service ...
From as little as £20/month Othello::Colo can house your server in a secure and correctly maintained environment, ensuring consistent peak performance and availability at all times.
We can manage every aspect of your internet presence or just those elements you choose, or simply provide the facilities for offsite data storage and back-up thereby giving you a cost-effective and always available business contingency plan for your vital information.
In our state-of-the-art Data Centre facilities in UK's London Docklands (the heart of the internet in Europe) we can supply bandwidth and secure rack-space for your current servers, or supply you with the best in new rackmount appliances and (subject to availability) 2nd user reconditioned equipment.
All Othello::Colo DataCentres boast building-wide UPS with N+1 backup generators, fully redundant incoming power supplies, diverse redundant network feeds, FM2000 fire suppression, HVAC air conditioning, multi-stage identification processes with 24/7 security.
Othello::Connect bandwidth is all fully redundant cisc0-switched multi-homed BGP4 transit for providing 100% availability.
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Servers may burst upto 1Mb/s, 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s or 1Gb/s dependant on chosen switch port speed. If your usage should exceed your pre-purchased allocation in any calendar month you will be invoiced for the excess bandwidth at the rate of £1 per additional Gb used. |
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Bandwidth by Limitation provides DEDICATED but restricted bandwidth (it's all yours but it's non-burstable) and helps you budget by knowing in advance the total cost of your throughput. |
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Bandwidth by Connection provides BURTSABLE fully uncontended (you pre-purchase a set level, but can burst all the way upto 1000Mb/s if required) and helps you handle even the most demanding of internet applications, knowing that you'll always have enough throughput resource to handle the requests of your visitors. |
Othello::Colo is as simple and transparent with our charging as possible - there are no hidden extras - you get what you pay for guaranteed (all our services are 100% uncontended), and you only pay for what you need. We do NOT oversell rackspace, power, bandwidth or any other resources, our systems and services are 1:1
