1u Colocation Advantages And Pricing

November 20, 2019 1U COLOCATION ADVANTAGES AND PRICING Colocation services come in a variety of rack space options. Large IT centric companies prefer full racks/cabinets and private cage colocation. Others companies with less server hardware, prefer partial... More

November 20, 2019 1U COLOCATION ADVANTAGES AND PRICING Colocation services come in a variety of rack space options. Large IT centric companies prefer full racks/cabinets and private cage colocation. Others companies with less server hardware, prefer partial rack options like 1/4 rack, 1/3 rack and 1/2 racks. A “U” can be defined as 1.75″ which is the actually the thickness of the individual server. Major hardware manufactures like Dell and HP offer new 1U “starter” servers starting around $1000 per server. Refurbished 1U servers can be found through a hardware vendor or on Ebay for around $500 per server. 1U Colocation pricing is much more competitive compared to other traditional hosting options. 1U colocation offers plenty of advantages: 1 Less