Co-location in Singapore, your servers in a proper data centre, looked after by us
A server humming away in an office cupboard is a risk waiting to happen: a power trip, an air-conditioning failure over a long weekend, a broken pipe, or simply the limited bandwidth and security an office can offer. Co-location solves that by moving your servers into a professional data centre built for the job, with the resilient power, cooling, connectivity and physical security that no normal office can match. With CARE, you get more than just space in a rack. You keep full ownership and control of your hardware, while we house it in a Tier III data centre and look after it for you, so it is not just sitting safely, it is actively managed.
That is the difference between us and a plain co-location provider. The big data centres rent you space and leave the rest to you. We give you the space and the engineers, so your colocated servers are monitored, maintained and supported as part of your IT, not left as your problem the moment the rack is locked.
Why co-location, rather than an office server room or pure cloud
Co-location sits in the practical middle ground. Unlike a server in your office, it gives you data-centre-grade power, cooling, bandwidth and security without the huge cost of building your own. And unlike moving everything to public cloud, you keep your own physical hardware, your own control, and predictable costs, which matters when you have invested in equipment, have specific performance needs, or have data you want to keep on machines you own. For many Singapore businesses, it is the most sensible way to get enterprise-grade hosting without enterprise-scale spend.
Space to fit your needs
Whether you have a single server or a full rack of equipment, we can house it, and scale as you grow:
- Rack units (1U, 2U and up). For a single server or a few, space measured by the rack unit, ideal for smaller deployments.
- Quarter and half racks. Room to grow for a moderate set of equipment, in secure, dedicated space.
- Full racks and cabinets. A complete locked rack for larger deployments, with dedicated power and cooling.
- Private cages. Physically separated, dedicated space for businesses that need isolation for security or compliance reasons.
Resilient, secure and well connected
Your equipment is housed in a Tier III data centre engineered for uptime and protection:
- Redundant power. UPS systems and backup generators with redundancy built in, so a power failure does not take your servers down.
- Precision cooling. Temperature and humidity kept in the right range for equipment to run reliably and last.
- Carrier-neutral connectivity. A choice of bandwidth providers rather than being locked to one carrier, so you get the connectivity and resilience you need.
- Cloud on-ramp. The option to link your colocated environment to Azure, AWS or Google Cloud for a true hybrid setup, keeping your hardware and using cloud where it fits.
- Serious physical security. Multi-layered protection, including biometric access, 24/7 manned security, CCTV surveillance and locked cabinets, so only authorised people get near your equipment.
Remote hands, so you are not driving to the data centre
One of the real advantages of co-locating with CARE is that our engineers are there so you do not have to be. Need a server rebooted, a drive swapped, a cable rechecked, or new equipment racked? Our remote hands service handles the physical tasks for you, so you are not making a trip to the data centre for something routine. For businesses managing infrastructure from another office, or even another country, that is genuinely valuable.
Managed co-location, not just a rack
Because we are your IT partner, we can fully manage your colocated servers, not just house them. That means monitoring, patching, maintenance and support of the servers themselves, tied into our security and backup, so your colocated environment is as well looked after as anything we run on your own premises. You get the resilience of a data centre and the attentiveness of a dedicated IT team, in one service.
Why CARE for co-location
- Space plus engineers. Not just a rack, but a team who manage, monitor and physically tend your servers, which raw co-location providers do not offer.
- Tier III facility. Resilient power, cooling, carrier-neutral connectivity and serious physical security, without you building any of it.
- You keep control. Your own hardware, your own data, housed securely, with the option to go hybrid into the cloud when it suits.
- Remote hands included. Routine physical tasks handled by our engineers, so you are not making trips to the data centre.
- Part of your whole IT. Co-location joined up with our server support, security and managed IT, so it fits the rest of your environment.
Frequently asked questions
What is co-location?
Co-location means housing your own servers and IT equipment in a professional data centre rather than in your office. You keep ownership and control of the hardware, while the facility provides the power, cooling, bandwidth and physical security, and with CARE, our engineers manage and tend the equipment for you.
How is this different from cloud?
With cloud, you rent computing on someone else's hardware. With co-location, the servers are yours, you have full control over them, and you simply house them somewhere built to keep them running. Many businesses use both, and we can link your colocated setup to the cloud for a hybrid model.
How much space can I have?
Whatever you need, from a single rack unit (1U or 2U) for one server, through quarter and half racks, up to full racks and private cages for larger or compliance-sensitive deployments. You can start small and scale as you grow.
Do I have to go to the data centre to manage my servers?
No. Our remote hands service means our engineers handle physical tasks like reboots, drive swaps and re-racking for you, so you do not need to travel to the facility. We can also fully manage and monitor the servers remotely as part of your IT.
Will you manage the servers, or just house them?
Either. Some clients just want secure space; most prefer us to fully manage the colocated servers, monitoring, patching, security and support, the same way we look after on-premise systems. We will fit the arrangement to what you need.
How secure is the facility?
Very. Your equipment sits in a Tier III data centre with multi-layered physical security, including biometric access control, 24/7 manned security, CCTV surveillance throughout, and individually locked cabinets, so only authorised people can reach your hardware.
Can I connect my colocated servers to the cloud?
Yes. We can link your colocated environment to Azure, AWS or Google Cloud, so you keep your own hardware while using cloud services where they make sense, a practical hybrid approach.
Thinking about moving your servers out of the office? Talk to CARE about co-location that comes with the engineers to look after your equipment, not just the space to put it.
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