Colocation

Colocation in Cambridge

Nearest Glitch Servers colocation facility: London - carrier-neutral racks with LINX, LONAP & 24/7 remote hands

Cambridge colocation data centre rack space

Overview

Colocation Hosting in Cambridge - What to Expect

If you are looking for server colocation near Cambridge, Glitch Servers operates carrier-neutral data centre facilities at four UK locations: London, Manchester, Newcastle, and Wolverhampton. Your closest option is our London Docklands facility (Telehouse North), with direct LINX and LONAP exchange connectivity - providing dedicated rack space for your own hardware alongside our AMD Ryzen infrastructure, NVMe Gen4 storage, and UK-native routing through AS212868. Our colocation service gives you full physical control of your own servers inside a professionally managed facility - no cloud tenancy, no shared compute, and no vendor lock-in. Power is delivered on redundant A+B feeds with N+1 UPS, and 24/7 remote hands are available for hardware interventions without requiring an on-site visit from Cambridge. Cross-connects to LINX and LONAP are available, giving your colocated hardware direct access to the UK internet exchange ecosystem and keeping Cambridge-bound traffic on domestic ISP paths. All four Glitch Servers colocation facilities - London, Manchester, Newcastle, and Wolverhampton - are connected via the same AS212868 backbone, with Tier-1 transit through NTT and GTT. Whether you choose the nearest site or a specific location for redundancy purposes, your hardware benefits from the same carrier-neutral infrastructure and UK data sovereignty compliance for UK GDPR requirements.

External resources: LINX (London Internet Exchange) and the ICO (UK data protection authority).

Why Choose Glitch Servers

Why UK Businesses in Cambridge Choose Glitch Servers

Our UK-owned infrastructure is built for organisations that need performance, reliability, and genuine UK data sovereignty.

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100G cross-connect to LINX available

100G cross-connect to LINX available for BGP peering or transit, installed in 5 business days

Remote KVM-over-IP and serial

Remote KVM-over-IP and serial console access so you can manage hardware without visiting the DC

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Redundant UPS

Redundant UPS with diesel generator backup tested monthly under full load

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Security cage options

Security cage options for clients requiring physical separation from shared colocation space

Colocation rack space in Cambridge

Infrastructure

Our UK Network Reaches Cambridge Fast

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Glitch Servers does not operate a Cambridge facility - our colocation is based in the UK. Cambridge and East Anglia have very limited carrier-neutral colocation with direct LINX and LONAP peering, making London Tier 3 the default option at London pricing. Glitch Servers offers carrier-neutral rack space, redundant N+1 UPS power, Corero Smartwall DDoS protection, and AS212868 routing with direct LINX/LONAP cross-connects at substantially lower cost per rack than Docklands or Slough equivalents, while remaining a straightforward drive from Cambridge via the M25.
Cambridge's biotech and pharma cluster - AstraZeneca, Illumina, and hundreds of Science Park spinouts - often requires written documentation of infrastructure location and network path for clinical trial data governance, UKRI data management plans, and investor due diligence. Glitch Servers UK colocation operates under AS212868 with all traffic via NTT and GTT Tier-1 UK paths and LINX/LONAP direct peering - no EU routing, no US intermediaries. We provide rack location, network path, and power source documentation, making Glitch a simpler compliance choice than multi-region hyperscale cloud.
Cambridge research groups managing UKRI-funded datasets face a choice between on-premise infrastructure (capital-intensive, limited external connectivity) and hyperscale cloud (complex data residency documentation). Glitch colocation offers a third option: your own hardware in a carrier-neutral UK facility with direct LINX peering, remote hands, 24/7 access, and written UK data sovereignty confirmation. For Computer Lab, Cavendish, or MRC groups needing consistent compute for long-running simulations or large dataset processing, colocation avoids both the capex of self-hosted infrastructure and the compliance complexity of cloud data residency audits.

Colocate in Cambridge from £59.50/mo per U

Carrier-neutral racks with 24/7 remote hands. No long-term commitment required.

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