Co-Location UK Hosting

Enterprise-Grade UK-BasedGain fast, unhindered access to your web-based services without needing to heavily invest in support staff, infrastructure support, or time. House your organisation’s servers in BlackBox Hosting’s state-of-the-art, UK-based Tier 3+ colocation data centres and scale your business with confidence.

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UK data centre co-location

Managing and Maintaining Physical Data Centres Can Be Challenging

Space can be limited by on-site infrastructure, and it comes with heavy investments in staff, systems, and security, which only grow as you do.

Enter co-location. House your servers off-site in our state-of-the-art, purpose-built facilities with supreme economies of scale and lower latency.

Not only does it come with unprecedented access to a team of specialists, but you’ll have around-the-clock, enterprise-level security protecting your assets, supported by complete disaster resilience, preparedness, and continuity.

The Challenges of In-House Data Centres

  • High Capital and Operational Expenses: Space can be limited on your on-site infrastructure and often comes with heavy investments in staff, systems, and security, which only grow as you do. In addition to the upfront setup costs, continued maintenance, energy bills, and upgrades can strain your organisation’s budgets.
  • Security and Compliance Burdens: Ensuring compliance with regulations and maintaining security can be complex and resource-intensive.
  • Power and Cooling Challenges: Managing power and cooling systems for optimal performance can be difficult and costly.
  • Limited Scalability: Expanding your infrastructure to meet growing demands can be restrictive.
  • Staff Availability and 24/7 Monitoring: Ensuring round-the-clock monitoring and support can be challenging with limited in-house resources.
  • Low Geo-Redundancy: Lack of geographic redundancy increases the risk of data loss during localised disasters.

With BlackBox Hosting’s co-location in London, you can house your servers off-site in our state-of-the-art, purpose-built facilities with supreme economies of scale and lower latency.

The Benefits of Using Our Data Centres

Lower Costs No Matter Your Scale

Get fast, unhindered access to your web-based services without being restricted by the escalating in-house costs of scaling, such as infrastructure, time, and staff. Fully or partially managed options are also available to suit your needs.

We Provide & Protect Everything

Get data centre rack space and connectivity in our purpose-built Tier 3+ UK-based facilities, with management of the data centre environment and Internet connectivity components as standard.

You’ll get around-the-clock, enterprise-level security protecting your assets, supported by complete disaster resilience, preparedness, and continuity.

  • Full DDoS and ransomware protection
  • Completely GDPR compliant
  • Purpose-built, Tier 3+ UK-based facilities
  • Ultra-secure next-gen layered security
  • Fortinet Next-Gen firewalls
  • Annual penetration testing
  • Internal security testing
  • All staff are security-cleared
  • Annual certification training for staff

What Is Co-Location and Why Do You Need It?

Colocation is renting physical space within a data centre to host servers and IT infrastructure. A colocation facility or data centre, like ours, consists of a physical space with the necessary equipment for optimal server and networking operations.

You bring the hardware, and we provide the space, power, cooling, bandwidth, physical security, and dedicated, round-the-clock monitoring.

BlackBox Hosting offers colocation services that eliminate the hassle and cost of building your server room while ensuring the best connectivity, disaster resilience, and compliance with the necessary regulations.

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Lower Costs No Matter Your Scale

Get fast, unhindered access to your web-based services without being restricted by the escalating in-house costs of scaling, such as infrastructure, time, and staff. Fully or partially managed options are also available to suit your needs.

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We Provide & Protect Everything

Get data centre rack space and connectivity in our purpose-built Tier 3+ UK-based facilities, with management of the data centre environment and Internet connectivity components as standard.

You’ll get around-the-clock, enterprise-level security protecting your assets, supported by complete disaster resilience, preparedness, and continuity.

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A Range of Premium Enterprise-Class Add-Ons

Combine your servers and equipment with our managed hosting services to outsource tasks, streamline productivity, and control your components. Data centre space and connectivity is included, and you can benefit from the full management of selected components (e.g., backup, proactive monitoring, and managed firewalls).

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Experience Secure Infrastructural Support with BlackBox Hosting’s Co-Location Services

Compliance and Certifications

As a well-known colocation service provider, we stay up to date with the latest compliance certifications. We’re certified in:

Reflecting our reliable security practices and focus on meeting stringent compliance requirements.

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Tailored Hosting,
Whatever Your Industry

BlackBox Hosting serves a wide variety of industries, offering tailored, managed private hosting solutions designed to meet the unique needs of every sector.

Why Choose BlackBox Hosting?

Here’s why you should choose us for managed private server hosting:

99.999% Uptime Guarantee

Your services stay online and available, always.

Transparent, Fixed Pricing

No usage surprises or inflated fees.

Security-First Philosophy

Multi-layered protection with advanced firewalls, access controls, and physical protection. Get complete protection from DDoS and ransomware.

Multi-Site Redundancy

Replicate services across our data centres for disaster recovery and full resilience.

Reliable Backup Systems

DRaaS and BaaS for complete peace of mind.

Key Features of London Colocation Data Centres

Some businesses are content running their operations on public clouds, while many others need or want to have their private IT infrastructure. When the choice lies between running your in-house, private data centre vs. using colocation, which one is best for you?

Here are eight attractive features of colocation hosting for your business:

Strong Physical Infrastructure

Data centres have cutting-edge IT infrastructure that supports optimal performance. These include redundant power systems, backup generators, advanced cooling systems, fire suppression systems, and physical security measures, including access control, surveillance cameras, and 24/7 monitoring.

Reliable Power Supply

Colocation data centre providers prioritise uninterrupted power by maximising redundant power feeds, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and backup generators.

Scalable and Flexible

As your business grows, colocation data centres support your scaling needs. You can expand your infrastructure within the colocation data facility by adding more rack space or upgrading to bigger colocation hosting options, still avoiding the cost and hassle of building or renovating an in-house data centre.

High-Speed Network Connectivity

Most London hosting centres have reliable, high-speed internet connectivity with multiple network carriers. Your servers and networking equipment benefit from high-speed connections with nearly zero latency.

Bolstered Security

Security is another top priority for colocation providers in the UK. To safeguard sensitive data and protect against unauthorised access or physical threats, UK colocation providers install advanced security systems with features such as surveillance cameras, biometric access controls, locked cabinets, and restricted entry.

Cost-Efficient

With accessible colocation in the UK, you can rule out the need to invest heavily in building and maintaining an in-house data centre. Your organisation can benefit from shared infrastructure and operational costs, which are distributed among multiple businesses. This cost-sharing model makes co-location a more affordable option, allowing you to redirect your in-house data centre investment to other aspects of your business.

Professional Hands-On Support

You’ll receive professional hands-on support from colocation service providers for all kinds of tasks, from server reboots to equipment replacement. This assistance should help you lower downtime and run your IT infrastructure smoothly without being physically present.

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

Organisations are susceptible to disruptions that affect the continuity of operations. Colocation hosting centres make the most of geographically diverse locations, with the strategic placement of power systems and backup mechanisms. This framework makes London data centres like BlackBox Hosting a dependable colocation data centre for disaster recovery and business continuity planning.

If you want to retain ownership and control over your servers without the high costs of building and maintaining them, all while ensuring maximum uptime and superlative performance, BlackBox Hosting’s colocation services are for you.

Popular Use Cases

Maintain Data Sovereignty

Our UK-based colocation services support GDPR and local data regulations.

Finance and Legal Archiving

Ensure secure, compliant archiving for sensitive financial and legal data.

High-Performance Hosting

Achieve high-performance hosting with low latency and high availability.

What our clients have to say

Uncompromising Performance, Predictable Cost, Total Sovereignty.

Your Questions Answered

What is colocation?

Colocation is a service where you receive rack space in a data centre for your server and IT hardware.

A data centre is a facility that houses servers and IT infrastructure, while a colocation centre is a type of data centre where multiple businesses can rent space for their own servers and equipment.

Colocation can vary based on the level of service, such as unmanaged, managed, or fully managed colocation, depending on the provider and your needs.

Yes, our colocation services are designed to meet high-security standards, with advanced physical and digital security measures in place.

Yes, you can upgrade to fully managed hosting as your business needs evolve.

Let us deliver your ideal solution, on time and within budget.

Education and Research

Universities and research bodies rely on scalable computing environments that support e-learning, Learning Management Systems (LMS), research portals, and collaborative tools.

Gain dedicated support for resource-intensive academic applications with us as your private cloud hosting provider.

Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC)

Firms in the architecture, engineering and construction domain bank on powerful hardware to run complex design software and securely coordinate large-scale projects on a remote basis.

Our private hosting solutions can support your CAD/BIM software hosting, cloud-based collaboration and document management requirements easily.

Legal and Professional Services

Law firms and legal services need to handle and process large volumes of confidential documents, which requires strict access control. We can meet this need by providing enterprise-grade security, encrypted backups, and controlled user access to ensure privacy and confidentiality.

Retail and E-Commerce

What retail and e-commerce vendors want is a strong infrastructure that supports fast, uninterrupted online experiences for their customers, especially during peak usage times.

Whether you’re looking to support your online shopfront, inventory system, ERP or need to analyse customer data, BlackBox Hosting’s dedicated private server hosting service ensures 99.999% uptime, with fast page load speeds and a secure environment to support high-traffic events.

Software Publishers & ISVs

Software publishers and independent software vendors (ISVs) rely on dedicated environments for software testing, deployment, onboarding clients, and white-labelled delivery.

BlackBox Hosting offers private server hosting environments with multi-tenant support and flexible specifications, helping software publishers and ISVs scale and control their deployments.

Finance and Fintech

Finance and fintech enterprises need robust infrastructure that guarantees uptime, sustains high transaction volumes, and maintains industry-specific regulatory compliance like PCI-DSS.

Our managed private cloud hosting solutions have a low-latency network with encryption, advanced firewall configurations and access control, ensuring your sensitive data and customer transactions are secure at all times.