Colocation

Comparing on-premises with cloud and colocation

Here, Pulsant provides an overview of 'on-premises', cloud and colocation to help businesses that are looking to expand their digital infrastructure that will aid the success of the businesses in years to come. When it comes to digital infrastructure, deciding between utilising either ‘on-premises’ or cloud remains a divide amongst all business decision makers - and both sides have their benefits, depending on which way you look at it. Cloud, for example, its often believed to be a runaway success. The UK Regulator, Ofcom, produced a report into the domestic cloud service market and noted that the UK cloud infrastructure market is expanding, with overall revenues increasing from a rate of 35% to 40% annually. Despite that, Synergy analysts have discovered that by 2027, enterprise data centres will still account for more than a quarter of data centre capacity. This year, there were 350 UK IT leaders involved in a 2024 research project, which recorded 93% of its respondents who have been involved with a cloud repatriation project in the last three years. Furthermore, 25% of those businesses have already migrated half or more of their cloud-based workloads back to an ‘on-premises’ infrastructure. However, for many businesses, especially those experiencing growth, SMEs and medium-sized enterprises, the reality is there are two types of ‘on-premises’ infrastructures. Some businesses (usually within technology) will host their own data internally within their own data centre, while there are others that will host their entire IT infrastructure within their own office. The latter group of companies are often seeking solutions to manage their servers and treat it as a critical asset which they need to protect. Migrating to serviced offices Businesses that are experiencing growth or are already at a medium-sized level, tend to be already discussing their next steps. Usually driven by the increase in energy prices, higher borrowing, operational costs, and evolving work patterns, they tend to reassess their property portfolios. One focus has been the migration to serviced offices. Lambert Smith Hampton, a commercial property specialist, cites the following Mordor Intelligence forecasting which says that, “The UK market will grow by 8% per year during 2022-27.” There also been an “exceptional rise in demand”, for flexible offices in the UK, according to Savills reports. It also highlights that the increased demand has led to an increase in prices by 15%, and enquiries are also up by 17%. Despite that, issues have begun to arise with serviced offices. With critical business technology being operated within a shared space, restrictions have emerged. Firstly, serviced offices are rarely equipped with the necessary infrastructure and connectivity to host high-growth company needs. The power supply is shared throughout the entire building and can therefore be insufficient. Also, connectivity options and data management capabilities tend to be at a bare minimum. Shared offices also lack the necessary physical and cyber security assets. With the demand in costs, a serviced office typically has less physical security than a data centre and on-site staff aren’t comprehensively trained in cybersecurity. From a technological perspective, serviced offices are more vulnerable to cyber-attacks because they use less secure connections to keep the costs low. Finally, serviced offices have limited space for businesses looking to grow. By having a limitation on room-size, this can restrict business attempts to scale their IT infrastructure, because their office operators need to prioritise space for furniture etc. Colocation data centre When it comes to digital infrastructure, serviced offices often bring challenges for high-growth businesses. It is difficult for them to operate their own, expensive property facility or carry their ever-expanding infrastructure with them. On the other hand, businesses can experience a lack of control over their own technologies, so are forced to reduce their control over systems and key processes. Then there is the case of growth not being a ‘one time deal’ for businesses. It goes beyond legacy on-site strategies, expansions and adapting their infrastructure with every opening of a new facility. With a colocation centre, businesses can move their IT infrastructure, while focusing on their growth and agility. Firstly, businesses can exploit a flexible office space to move, optimising their capital expenditure (CAPEX) investment and operational expenditure (OPEX), by acquiring the minimum they need. In context, this is often a complete migration to OPEX as businesses seek to release themselves of expensive liabilities. The increased agility can fuel businesses to expand their operations. They also receive reassurance of greater security, and as they evolve, their colocation partner can also advocate a wider range of suppliers in connectivity and ecosystems. Business operations can become more resilient as the colocations provides managed connectivity, power and cooling issues which can assist their sustainability concerns. The issue however for businesses, is finding the right colocation partner who are local to them, available for support across the UK and can deliver transparency at a reasonable price. However, once a business finds a suitable colocation supplier, than they can benefit by splitting their IT infrastructure into a dedicated colocation space and benefit with the best of both worlds. They can gain an optimal operation focus with more control over costs and greater flexibility to grow. Adopting an interconnected approach To optimise any IT infrastructure migration, businesses need to clarify their approach within the decision-making process. They can do that in five simple steps: Establish what the data is going to be used for and thus, the primary attributes in successfully managing it. Is speed of access the top concern? Or security? Or real-time analysis? Consider scalability, business continuity and disaster recovery. Define the technologies that will most effectively serve these key purposes. Technically, this means assessing space, power, cooling, and connectivity requirements and accounting for data volume, bandwidth, and downtime. Find and connect with suppliers in those spaces that are prepared to become real partners. In a digital, data-driven age, the software and infrastructure a business is built on matters. Tour facilities and develop service level agreements (SLAs). Develop a detailed migration plan that anticipates delays and establishes clear definitions of success. Install and configure hardware to achieve this, spanning routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers and virtualisation platforms and hypervisors if applicable. Keep an eye on the future: embracing data and taking steps towards managing and optimising it typically accelerates growth for a business. As such, businesses must ensure that any strategy to put the data in the right place now, does not mean it is in the wrong place tomorrow. For more, visit pulsant.com/colocation. For more from Pulsant, click here.

DE-CIX partners with Kansas City data centre operator

DE-CIX, a leading internet exchange (IX) operator, and NOCIX, a Kansas City data centre operator and dedicated server and colocation provider, have announced a new strategic partnership to interconnect the NOCIX data centre in Kansas City with the DE-CIX internet exchanges in New York City and Dallas. This agreement enables NOCIX customers to gain direct access to more than 280 networks in New York and 150 in Dallas, as well as allowing them to directly connect to multiple clouds and gain remote access to other DE-CIX exchanges – from Phoenix, Arizona, all the way to Frankfurt, Germany – both affordably and on a low latency path. As a colocation data centre based in Kansas City, Missouri, NOCIX specialises in offering budget-friendly, highly reliable solutions for mission-critical hosting needs. Alongside DE-CIX New York and Dallas, which provide NOCIX customers access to the Northeast and Texan ecosystems, NOCIX also interconnects with other regional players, such as SIX (Seattle) and MICE (Minneapolis), bringing the total to 14 internet exchanges across the US. In this way, NOCIX can serve up the whole US to customers in Kansas City and the surrounding area. Ed d’Agostino, Vice President DE-CIX North America, comments, “We are thrilled to be working with NOCIX to bring their facility online at DE-CIX New York and DE-CIX Dallas. Together, we are pioneering a new type of partnership that will allow data centres from throughout the US, from outside of the major metros, to partner with us and benefit from our vast interconnection ecosystem. “The combination of NOCIX’s local strength and network density and DE-CIX’s carrier grade interconnection platforms brings the world to Kansas City, and we are delighted to be part of NOCIX’s connectivity solution.” Aaron Wendel from NOCIX adds, “Working with DE-CIX brings new capabilities to our customers in Kansas City. DE-CIX is a partner of choice in further extending our reach because of its unique position as the dominant commercial IX operator in the world. This partnership brings immense value and diversity to our overall peering ecosystem, adding to the already many switches for various IXs in our facility. We feel we offer a unique value through the combination of a world class facility and diverse network partners, combined with our position in the geographical centre of the country, making us 35 milliseconds or less from either coast.” DE-CIX’s turnkey connectivity enables data centres outside of the major metropolitan hubs to provide access to relevant regional, national, and international networks and helps to close gaps in the national connectivity map. The innovation enables regional data centres to extend to the DE-CIX cores, providing instant access to the entire DE-CIX carrier and data centre neutral interconnection ecosystem in North America and beyond: The DE-CIX IXs in New York and Dallas are interconnected with DE-CIX’s other IXs in the US, offering remote peering at IXs in Chicago, Phoenix, and Richmond. The agreement also allows data centre customers to gain direct access to cloud connectivity solutions at all locations, including the dedicated cloud exchange in Seattle. On top of this, DE-CIX’s global backbone connects the North American IXs with DE-CIX’s global interconnection ecosystem. “This agreement demonstrates how data centre operators can leverage DE-CIX’s neutrality to gain access to key networks, especially content, that is not present in their local markets and wouldn’t be readily available otherwise,” Ed d’Agostino continues. “This strategic capability positions DE-CIX uniquely in many markets to support regional connectivity and help grow regional data centres’ revenue streams, and it offers a way forward to close the digital divide across the nation. DE-CIX’s solution brings regional enterprises online instantly to connect with relevant networks easily and hassle-free.” End customers are direct DE-CIX customers, reducing the burden for data centre operators and allowing them to enhance their colocation offering and focus on their core business. Not only is the solution turnkey, and therefore easy to implement, it is also possible at a much lower cost than if data centre operators implement such connectivity on their own. The set-up uses the data centre’s own local switch and connects virtually to the DE-CIX platforms, moving the access from the physical layer to the VLAN layer. By avoiding additional cross-connect costs on the far side, the solution makes interconnection affordable for the data centre operator, presenting the opportunity to develop new revenue streams. Data centres can use the solution for their own traffic, can offer connectivity services to their customers, and can bring additional cloud connectivity options to their current and future enterprise customers. Also available as a white-label solution, the service can be used to enrich the data centre’s service portfolio with turnkey connectivity made easy. For more from DE-CIX, click here.

STT GDC achieves TIA-942-C Design Certification

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), one of the world’s fastest-growing data centre colocation services providers, has announced that its first data centre facility in Japan – STT Tokyo 1 – has achieved the TIA-942-C Design Certification, the latest update to the globally accepted data centre infrastructure standard. “We see great opportunity in the AI boom for data centre operators like STT GDC to supplement the already thriving market for public cloud data centres,” says Daniel Pointon, Group Chief Technology Officer, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres. “Being able to address the infrastructure prerequisites demanded by both traditional cloud and high-performance accelerated computing workloads, while continually advancing reliability and sustainable energy practices, presents us with a generational opportunity to redefine the infrastructure that is foundational to our digital future. “We put enormous effort into deploying and operating consistently high quality infrastructure globally and are pleased to bring important international standards, such as TIA-942-C, to the Japan market. Such certifications are a validation of our own in-house design and operation standards which we have refined over a decade in business to uphold the highest levels of data centre reliability.” STT Tokyo 1 has achieved Rated-3 certification of design documents under the updated TIA-942-C standard. The standard was updated to revision C in early May 2024, meaning the data centre is amongst the first globally to be certified to the latest standard. Major enhancements of the TIA-942-C design certification centred around modernising the standard, including a greater focus on sustainability and climate change; updated cabling infrastructure requirements, new requirements for higher rack power densities associated with technologies like AI, updated guidelines to reduce the probability of data centre outage due to human error, and increased focus on safety requirements. The data centre has also been designed with the guidelines of the Japan Data Centre Council (JDCC) in mind, which are important to many local customers in Japan. Data centres are the physical foundation of our digital world, ensuring the safety, functionality, and reliability of the digital services we rely on. The growing interest and adoption of AI has resulted in significantly higher computational requirements; and combined with the substantial data volumes required for applications like model training, are pushing data centre operators to rethink data centre design, and to reconsider their approach to delivering the immense compute, storage, and networking capabilities essential for AI applications. Slated to open in first half of 2024, STT Tokyo 1 is the first building in our data centre campus located within Goodman Business Park in Inzai City, in the Greater Tokyo area. The campus will support up to 70 megawatts of IT capacity in total, with STT Tokyo 1 supporting up to 32 megawatts when fully operational. To learn more about the TIA-942-C certification, visit tiaonline.org. For more from STT GDC, click here.

Host-IT to offer server colocation services in Swindon

Host-IT, an nLighten company, has announced that its popular server colocation services - including lockable quarter, half, full and multi-tenant racks with fully managed and resilient internet connectivity - are now available to local businesses and organisations in Swindon and the surrounding area. Served from within a state-of-the-art data centre owned and managed by its parent company, nLighten, and strategically positioned in Swindon, Host-IT can install hosting solutions and make this facility available to clients with smaller scale requirements. The data centre showcases nLighten's dedication to innovation, efficiency, and sustainability. Featuring a ‘containerised’ design, the facility covers an area of 1580m2 and provides enhanced security and resilience. With 5.7MW of available power at its final phase of development, it is fully equipped to meet the increasing demands of businesses, providing scalable and high-performance data solutions. “We are excited to integrate our server solutions into the nLighten data centre in Swindon as part of our ongoing UK rollout and look forward to showcasing this facility to both new and existing customers," says Andrew Willis, Managing Director of Host-IT. Key features of the new data centre include: Robust Security Measures: The facility is fortified with advanced security protocols, 24/7 Service Desk / NOC, and redundant security systems, ensuring the utmost protection for sensitive data. High-Performance Infrastructure: Built with cutting-edge hardware and networking equipment, the data centre delivers strong performance and reliability, supporting the most demanding workloads and applications. Clients can utilise Host-IT’s connectivity solutions as well as those from other tier 1 providers. Scalability and Flexibility: Designed for scalability, the facility offers flexible deployment options and customisable solutions to meet the evolving needs of businesses of all sizes. Services include colocation, shared, quarter and half racks, as well as bare metal options. Sustainable Operations: Due to nLighten's commitment to sustainability, the new data centre incorporates energy-efficient technologies and innovative infrastructure to support a carbon-free commitment. Host-IT says that the integration of its server solutions within the Swindon data centre underscores its commitment to providing robust data solutions. The company says that with its strategic location, advanced infrastructure and dedication to customer satisfaction, the facility is set to become a cornerstone of the region's digital ecosystem. For more from Host-IT, click here.

atNorth named Colocation Provider of the Year

atNorth, a leading Nordic colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence service provider, has scooped two significant industry awards. The business has been awarded the ‘Colocation Provider of the Year’ award at the Electrical Review & Data Centre Review Awards. atNorth has undertaken a significant expansion strategy in recent years, which has ensured that the business can offer high performance infrastructure at speed and scale. This award reflects the business’ growth journey as it continues to innovate and adapt to technological advancements and client requirements. atNorth has also won ‘Digital Infrastructure Project of the Year’ at the Tech Capital Awards for its work with client, Shearwater Geoservices. The global marine imaging and processing leader achieved a 92% reduction in CO2 output and an 85% reduction in cost by moving a portion of its UK HPC infrastructure to one of atNorth’s Icelandic data centre sites. Fuelled by the abundant renewable power sources of the Nordics, atNorth‘s services deliver performance and efficiency for high density workloads in a sustainable way that enables clients to decarbonise their IT footprint and reduce overall costs. Winners are voted for by a panel of industry experts for both awarding bodies in a process that aims to recognise the outstanding achievements within the digital infrastructure industry. “We are thrilled to receive these acknowledgments for our data centre services”, says Eyjólfur Magnús Kristinsson, CEO at atNorth. “atNorth has experienced significant growth over the last couple of years and this industry recognition is a testament to our dedication to delivering excellence across the board. We are determined to continue decarbonising the world's most demanding workloads in an efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective way.” The news follows atNorth’s announcements of colocation clients Crusoe, BNP Paribas and Advania. The business has also received recent recognition from multiple other awarding bodies including; the Datacloud Global Awards, the Energy Awards, TechRound’s Sustainability60 and the UK Green Business Awards. For more from atNorth, click here.

Host-IT announces two new colocation customers

Host-IT, an nLighten company, has announced two new customers for its colocation and managed connectivity services based at nLighten’s UK data centres. Penetration testing firm, Ruptura Infosecurity, is now using the data centre in Milton Keynes; while NTT Stanton Lea, a charity, fundraising and marketing call centre business, is using the facility in Bristol. This follows a recent review by both firms of their immediate and future IT requirements, with Raptura deciding to migrate servers and switch equipment off premise, and NTT Stanton Lea moving servers directly from its previous local data centre provider. “When our previous data centre provider announced its closure at short notice, we knew we wanted to maintain a Bristol presence for the convenience of our staff,” says Nathan Wisbey, IT Manager at NTT Stanton Lea. “The immediate availability of Host-IT’s impressive and highly secure Bristol colocation solution was a huge relief. Their responsive, hands-on approach to accommodating our immediate requirements and being on-hand during our move was also a further major bonus.” NTT has been implementing telemarketing awareness and fund raising campaigns on behalf of charities and the third sector since 1988. It is the call centre behind various well-known national campaigns, including, for example, ‘The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ organised by Macmillan Cancer Support. For larger client projects, the company may process as many as 100,000 data records. Tom Heenan, Founder and Managing Director of Ruptura Infosecurity, adds, “Our new conveniently sited and highly certified colocation solution in Milton Keynes meets our requirement for security and compliance. This is especially important for our financial and professional services clients due to it being a fully UK-based and secure data centre location. The colocation approach versus hosting in the public cloud was a prerequisite for us due to the highly specialised and sensitive IT environments we manage. We can spin-up new penetration testing services and tools very quickly while knowing Host-IT’s excellent tech support is always on hand should we need it.” Ruptura InfoSecurity’s remote-based team of highly accredited penetration testing specialists provides a range of cyber security services to over 150 end clients. These include major financial institutions, fintechs, crypto exchanges, HR, legal and insurance clients. CREST approved ethical hacking and adversary simulation techniques are deployed to test ‘real-life’ vulnerabilities of existing and new applications and services. Andrew Willis, Managing Director of Host-IT, comments, “We are delighted to have been able to respond quickly to Ruptura and NTT Stanton Leas’s requirements. We are also pleased by the smooth migration of their equipment which is testament to the quality of our facilities at both locations and the high standard of technical support available.” For more from Host-IT, click here.

TRG Datacenters appointment supports expansion plans

TRG Datacenters, a rapidly growing data centre and colocation provider, has announced that Robert West has joined the company as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Speaking on his appointment, Robert says, "I've known Chris Hinkle and the TRG Datacenters team for several years and was intrigued by their drive to turn the industry on its head. TRG is known for delivering an exceptional customer experience with its fully managed Colo+ platform and free cross connects. My mission is to help TRG and the team accelerate awareness, drive revenue growth and expand into new markets." Chris Hinkle, Chief Executive Officer of TRG Datacenters, adds, "We look forward to Robert’s strategic vision and expertise in driving revenue by leading our sales and marketing teams. Robert is a strategic hire for TRG, with the clear focus on scaling up our business with expansion and entrances into new markets. His passion for the industry makes him an excellent cultural fit for us." Robert joins TRG Datacenters at a time when the company has plans to expand its colocation offering to multiple cities across the US to meet demand for both data centre expansion with the rise of AI and the use of its innovative Colo+ service. Colo+ is a fully managed colocation service, providing high levels of reliability and convenience, and is distinguished by features such as overnight migrations within 12 hours, exceptional rack management and customer service. The service is designed to significantly reduce human error caused downtime, which causes 70% of worldwide outages according to the Uptime Institute. TRG says that Robert brings with him a wealth of experience to support this growth. His 20+ years experience in sales and marketing, alongside time at another national colocation provider, means he offers a keen insight into lead generation, building and maintaining positive client relationships, and engineering product identities. Furthermore, Robert's understanding of enterprise data centre use cases gives TRG another level of depth to its leadership team. His extensive experience in building best-in-class teams, creating efficient processes and executing strategies will support TRG’s growth towards becoming a nationally recognised data centre brand.

atNorth announces new Chief Development Officer

atNorth, a Nordic colocation, high-performance computing and artificial intelligence service provider, has announced the appointment of Anna Kristín Pálsdóttir as Chief Development Officer. An experienced engineer with extensive experience in leading innovation and operations in large corporations, Anna will be tasked with guiding atNorth’s development initiatives, driving the expansion of atNorth’s existing sites, and delivering new data centre campuses across the Nordics as the business continues its significant growth plans. As the demand for sustainable infrastructure continues to increase, atNorth says that it remains committed to its goal of raising awareness of the environmental, technological, and financial benefits of its data centres. Anna’s background in innovation and service performance complements this goal. An expert in portfolio strategy, governance and business engagement, the hire also supports atNorth’s dedication to investing in the right people to ensure demand is met with speed and second-to-none customer service. “Anna has an established history of achievement in dynamic innovation and cross-organisational operations”, says Eyjolfur Magnús Kristinsson, CEO at atNorth. “Her collaborative leadership style and strategic vision make her ideally suited to help us grow our data centre portfolio. We are delighted to welcome her to our unified and dedicated team”. Prior to joining atNorth, Anna held several senior positions at Marel, a global provider of advanced food processing solutions. Most recently, she served as President North America (NAM) and Executive Vice President, Innovation at Marel and is also a member of several boards of directors. Anna has a master’s degree in engineering from the Technical University of Berlin. Her wealth of experience brings a unique visualisation of global business transformation and the importance of messaging and communication, atNorth says. “atNorth’s expansion strategy has been hugely successful and illustrates the quality of the solutions they offer”, Anna says. “As the demand for their sustainable infrastructure continues to increase, I am excited to join this cohesive team to lead the development of atNorth’s new data centre sites”. atNorth’s success is evidenced by its continual industry recognition and the increasing demand for its sustainable high-performance infrastructure. The business is currently building three new sites: FIN02, a 15MW site near Helsinki, Finland; FIN04, a 60MW mega site in Kouvola, Finland; and DEN01, a 30MW data centre in Copenhagen, Denmark, in direct response to this demand. For more from atNorth, click here.

Pulsant commits to edge partner ecosystem

Pulsant, a UK-based provider of data centre and edge infrastructure, has launched a partner programme designed to create a partner ecosystem enabling regional businesses and channel partners to jointly capitalise on rising demand for colocation, Edge, and IaaS solutions. Pulsant's new programme offers partners access to its platformEDGE digital infrastructure and aims to develop a collaborative ecosystem by providing Managed Service Providers (MSPs) with new commercial models, sales enablement resources, incentives and dedicated support staff. Not only will this facilitate digital innovation while accelerating hybrid cloud adoption, but it will also allow partners to deliver compelling solutions for their clients without major capital outlays. Wendy Shearer, Director of Partners and Ecosystems, comments, "The UK Digital Strategy emphasises the need for partnerships to drive innovation. As organisations seek to take advantage of AI, IoT and other transformative technologies, they require robust regional infrastructure supported by a strong ecosystem. "Regional firms often lack these resources to build successful digital infrastructure investments. Our interconnected ecosystem strengthens their ability to capitalise on high-growth markets such as AI or IoT, turning collaboration between enterprises, service providers, platforms and connectivity companies into competitive advantage." Pulsant's established environment already includes over 200 IT service providers, 100 SaaS platforms, 500+ enterprises, and connectivity providers including LINX and Megaport. Combined with its 12 regional data centres, this ecosystem provides the foundation for channel partners and their clients to fully leverage emerging tech capabilities. "The digital economy demands robust infrastructure combined with thriving partner ecosystems to foster sustainable growth and transformation," Wendy adds. "Our programme facilitates that collaborative environment regionally." To support the programme's expansion, Pulsant bolstered its channel team by hiring a Head of Partnerships and three Regional Partner Development Managers. For more from Pulsant, click here.

Colohouse acquires Hivelocity to create next-generation service provider

Colohouse, a portfolio company of Valterra Partners and a player in the colocation, cloud, hosting and network services sector, has announced the successful acquisition of Hivelocity, a provider of bare metal hosting. This strategic move combines the portfolio of two well-established providers with a focus on cloud and bare metal services to meet growing market demand. "Our acquisition of Hivelocity is a strategic move to enhance our capabilities and reinforce our commitment to delivering top-tier IT infrastructure services," says Jeremy Pease, CEO at Colohouse. "Together, Colohouse and Hivelocity create a unique, next-generation provider that places the customer’s needs and success at the forefront, providing them with the connectivity and computing power required to deploy and manage modern applications and data.” "Our mission at Hivelocity is to create a company with a singular focus on simplifying hosting with an exceptional customer experience. We have continuously excelled at our mission, grown our customer base and kept up with their demands, which led us from a single rack of servers to operating 40+ world-class data centres on six continents,” says Mike Architetto, CEO of Hivelocity. “Combined with Colohouse, Hivelocity can accelerate its capabilities and continue its legacy of simplifying IT for its customers.” Key benefits of the acquisition:  Full-service hybrid cloud product offering: The acquisition bolsters Colohouse's infrastructure and existing hosting services with Hivelocity's robust bare metal servers, network automation, and virtual private cloud solutions. Combined, the company can address the demand for a more comprehensive range of solutions for applications and data that require more computing power and connectivity options as customers seek to optimise cost, performance and security. Automation and self-service capabilities across private infrastructure: As a next-generation service provider, the combined company will enable rapid deployment and scalability of private compute and connectivity resources across dozens of domestic and international locations. This platform enables and integrates modern capabilities including developer tools, APIs, and SDN. Top tier talent helping customers succeed: The acquisition is founded on a shared commitment to focus on our customer’s needs and success. The most impactful solutions provide automation when wanted and expertise when needed. With decades of experience as a service provider, the combined teams are committed to exceptional customer service. As businesses increasingly rely on advanced IT infrastructure to drive growth, the acquisition of Hivelocity by Colohouse sets the stage for the most comprehensive and mature suite of hosted infrastructure paired with expertise, resources, and innovation capabilities. Kevin Reed, Managing Director of Valterra Partners, adds, “The combination of Colohouse and Hivelocity is the result of a multiyear strategy to acquire and develop a differentiated data centre and hybrid cloud provider that provides a platform of significant scale within a high growth market. The combined business provides a talented executive team, completes strategic offerings and expands capacities across a substantial geographic footprint that will support substantial growth.” Houlihan Lokey served as financial advisor and Hogan Lovells served as legal advisor to Colohouse. DH Capital served as financial advisor and Gunster served as legal advisor to Hivelocity.