Colocation

Colocation in Cardiff

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

Cardiff colocation data centre rack space

Overview

Colocation Hosting in Cardiff - What to Expect

If you are looking for server colocation near Cardiff, Glitch Servers operates carrier-neutral data centre facilities at four UK locations: London, Manchester, Newcastle, and Wolverhampton. Your closest option is our Wolverhampton facility, with LINX and Tier-1 transit via NTT and GTT - 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 Cardiff. Cross-connects to LINX and LONAP are available, giving your colocated hardware direct access to the UK internet exchange ecosystem and keeping Cardiff-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 Cardiff Choose Glitch Servers

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

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Smart PDUs with per-outlet power monitoring

Smart PDUs with per-outlet power monitoring - identify hardware faults before they become outages

Structured cabling

Structured cabling with CAT6A and OM4 fibre, neatly installed and labelled by our engineers

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Escorted and unescorted access

Escorted and unescorted access during business hours; escorted-only access out of hours

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Compliance-ready: ISO 27001

Compliance-ready: ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, and Cyber Essentials Plus certification available

Colocation rack space in Cardiff

Infrastructure

Our UK Network Reaches Cardiff Fast

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

South Wales colocation options (Teledata Cardiff, TelecityGroup facilities) offer local Welsh presence. Glitch colocation provides LINX and LONAP peering via AS212868 at lower monthly rates - suited to Cardiff businesses whose customers are distributed across the UK rather than primarily in Wales. If your workload specifically requires proximity to Welsh carrier PoPs or local authority network connectivity, a Cardiff-based facility is the more appropriate choice.
Colocated equipment connects to AS212868 with LINX and LONAP peering - reaching BT, Virgin, Sky, TalkTalk, and 800+ other networks on domestic UK paths. NTT and GTT provide international Tier-1 transit. For Cardiff's insurance, financial services, and Welsh Government supply chain businesses colocating servers with national customer bases, LINX peering provides efficient routing to every major UK ISP from a single well-connected facility.
Cardiff's financial services sector - Admiral Insurance, Legal & General - and its significant Welsh Government and public sector IT estate require documented physical security, UK data residency confirmation, and GDPR compliance documentation. Glitch provides physical access logs, chain-of-custody records for remote hands operations, and written confirmation of UK data residency. A Data Processing Agreement under UK GDPR Article 28 is available on request, supporting Welsh Government procurement and FCA audit requirements.

Colocate in Cardiff from £59.50/mo per U

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

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