Editing Colocation centre (section)

==Configuration==
Many colocation providers sell to a wide range of customers, ranging from large enterprises to small companies.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pashke|first1=Jeff|title=Going Open – Software vendors in transition|url=https://451research.com/report-long?icid=315|publisher=451 Research|access-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206163805/https://451research.com/report-long?icid=315|archive-date=6 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Typically, the customer owns the [[information technology]] (IT) equipment and the facility provides power and cooling. Customers retain control over the design and usage of their equipment, but daily management of the data centre and facility are overseen by the multi-tenant colocation provider.<ref>{{cite web|title=Colocation: Managed or unmanaged?|url=https://www.7l.com/blog/colocation-managed-or-unmanaged/|publisher=7L Networks|access-date=6 March 2016}}</ref> They may also have a network operations center (NOC), a help desk, and offices for customer employees, and they may offer remote hands or smart hands service in which on site technicians employed by the colocation provider are allowed to access customer equipment on request to solve customer issues. Some providers also provide roof access to customers for mounting wireless equipment.

* Cabinets – A cabinet is a locking unit that holds a [[server rack]]. In a multi-tenant data centre, servers within cabinets share [[Raised floor|raised-floor]] space with other tenants, in addition to sharing power and cooling infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web|title=Colocation Benefits And How To Get Started|url=https://www.psychz.net/client/kb/en/learn-about-colocation-benefits-and-how-to-get-started.html|publisher=Psychz Networks|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> Some providers sell half cabinets or quarter cabinets as well as space for single servers or rack units.
* Cages – A cage is dedicated server space within a traditional raised-floor data centre; it is surrounded by mesh walls and entered through a locking door. Cages share power and cooling infrastructure with other data centre tenants.
* Suites – A suite is a dedicated, private server space within a traditional raised-floor data centre; it is fully enclosed by solid partitions and entered through a locking door. Suites may share power and cooling infrastructure with other data center tenants, or have these resources provided on a dedicated basis.
* Modules – [[Modular data center|data center modules]] are purpose-engineered modules and components to offer scalable data center capacity. They typically use standardized components, which make them easily added, integrated or retrofitted into existing data centers, and cheaper and easier to build.<ref>DCD Intelligence [http://www.io.com/solutions/resource/assessing-cost-modular-versus-traditional-build/ "Assessing the Cost: Modular versus Traditional Build"], October 2013 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007014729/http://www.io.com/solutions/resource/assessing-cost-modular-versus-traditional-build/ |date=7 October 2014 }}</ref> In a colocation environment, the data center module is a data center within a data center, with its own steel walls and security protocol, and its own cooling and power infrastructure. "A number of colocation companies have praised the modular approach to data centers to better match customer demand with physical build outs, and allow customers to buy a data center as a service, paying only for what they consume."<ref>{{cite web |first=John |last=Rath |url=http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/10/26/dck-guide-to-modular-data-centers-the-modular-market/ |title=DCK Guide to Modular Data Centers: The Modular Market |website=Data Center Knowledge |date=October 2011 |access-date=1 October 2014 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006093258/http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/10/26/dck-guide-to-modular-data-centers-the-modular-market/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>