Colocation and Collocation in the London Data Centre
What is a Colocation Data Centre?
A colocation - or collocation - data centre is an independently owned and run facility where multiple data or telecommunications carriers locate their connections next to one another and to their customers, enabling customers in the building to interconnect to them with a minimum amount of cost and complexity.
City Lifeline is an excellent example of a carrier neutral, central London data centre. We are located at the centre of the world’s internet backbone and we offer the highest levels of reliability and resilience, coupled with deep industry knowledge and proven experience
Why are there so many spellings?
Usage of the word colocation varies all over the world, and there is no agreed spelling. If information on the the differing spellings of colocation are not what you were looking for, please go back to our London colocation page.
- Colocation - Colocation is the most common spelling in both Europe and the USA.
- Collocation - Collocation is a linguistic concept, and Microsoft Word uses collocation as its default spelling, automatically changing colocation to collocation. For this reason, collocation is the second most common usage after colocation.
- Co-location - Co-location is an alternative linguistic form of colocation, where a hyphen is included, in much the same way as people include a hyphen in words like co-operation, although it is not technically necessary.
- Co location - Co location means the same as colocation, just differently presented, without the hyphen - but with a break in the word to aid pronunciation.
- Colo - Abbreviations are common in the technology industry, and the world colocation is often abbreviated to just colo for ease, especially when speaking.
- Co-lo - Even abbreviations of colocation are sometimes amended colloquially, and a hyphen is often used, as it is with the full word.
- Co lo - Likewise, the option to use two words separated with a space rather than a hyphen, is common practice.
Why City Lifeline?
We are independent, privately owned and have some of the best connectivity in London. We are small enough to be flexible and to know our customers personally, yet large enough to be able to invest in the plant, equipment, services and people needed to run a first-class London data centre.
To find out more about the benefits of working with City Lifeline as your London based colocation Data Centre (however you spell it!) please get in touch with us today.
