Datacenter operations & colocation
Colocation rents space, power, cooling and physical security while the customer owns the IT equipment. We help clients choose and move into a colocation facility, order cross-connects, use the meet-me room where carriers exchange traffic, and decide what remote hands can do for them. Many facilities supply redundant A and B power feeds, so servers with two power supplies are cabled to separate feeds.
What we do
- Colocation requirements, site selection and contract review
- Cross-connect and carrier ordering with documented demarcation
- Remote-hands runbooks with photo confirmation
- MOPs, change windows and rollback plans
- Asset register tied to rack elevation and power feed
- A/B power cabling checks at install
- Decommissioning with NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2 sanitization records
- Handover documentation and as-built diagrams
Day-to-day operations run on paper discipline: a method of procedure (MOP) for every change, agreed change windows, rollback steps, and an asset register that matches the racks. When equipment leaves, decommissioning follows NIST SP 800-88 Revision 2, Guidelines for Media Sanitization (September 2025), which helps organizations choose sanitization and disposal techniques according to data sensitivity.
We work as the client's own team in the cage: install, label, document and hand over, then monitor from our managed IT service. We have worked in facilities run by operators such as Equinix, Digital Realty, Iron Mountain Data Centers, Flexential, DataBank and Cologix, and with regional and international providers. That is experience with colocation and operations practice, not a partnership with any provider.
Leading platforms we work with
- NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2
- Equinix
- Digital Realty
- Iron Mountain Data Centers
- Flexential
- DataBank
- Cologix
- QTS
- CyrusOne
- Switch
- Centersquare
- OVHcloud
- Hetzner
Platforms and practices
- Colocation selection and moves
- Cross-connects and meet-me rooms
- Remote hands and smart hands
- MOPs and change windows
- Asset tracking
- A/B power feed cabling
- Decommissioning and data sanitization
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How we use Datacenter operations & colocation for clients
Frequently asked questions
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Send us a messageWhat does colocation include?
Colocation rents space, power, cooling and physical security while you own the IT equipment. We help you choose a facility, move in, order cross-connects and decide what remote hands do for you.
What is a cross-connect?
A physical link between two networks inside a data center, ordered through the facility. We document the demarcation so you know who owns each end.
What are A and B power feeds?
Many facilities supply two independent power feeds. Servers with two power supplies are cabled one to each feed, so the loss of one feed does not stop the server. We check this at install.
What is a method of procedure?
A written step-by-step plan for a change, with an agreed change window and rollback steps. Every change in the cage runs from one, and the asset register is updated afterward.
What can remote hands do?
Hands in the cage on your behalf: swap a part, move a cable, power-cycle a device. We write runbooks with photo confirmation so work is repeatable. The facility's terms decide what it will do.
How do you retire equipment safely?
Decommissioning follows NIST SP 800-88 Revision 2 (September 2025): choose clear, purge or destroy by data sensitivity and keep a sanitization record for each item.