Colocation
Managed Colocation in the UK
Your hardware in our data centre, managed by our engineers - zero internal headcount required
Your hardware in our data centre, managed by our engineers - zero internal headcount required
About This Feature
Managed Colocation in the UK from Glitch Servers provides carrier-neutral rack space with direct LINX and LONAP connectivity - backed by AMD Ryzen hardware, NVMe Gen4 storage, and UK-native routing through AS212868. Standard colocation provides the physical environment: power, cooling, and connectivity. Managed colocation adds a layer of operational support - our engineers monitor your hardware, perform OS patching, respond to incidents, and handle hardware replacements. For businesses without a dedicated infrastructure team, managed colocation provides the performance and compliance benefits of owning physical hardware without the 24/7 staffing overhead. We support all major server platforms (Dell iDRAC, HP iLO, Supermicro IPMI) and offer managed services ranging from basic remote hands to full NOC-level monitoring with defined SLAs.
Colocation at Glitch Servers is carrier-neutral, meaning you are not locked to a single upstream provider. The facility connects to LINX and LONAP through AS212868, giving colocated customers access to over 800 networks reachable directly via the UK's primary internet exchanges without paying Tier-1 transit rates for every byte. Power infrastructure is N+1 redundant with UPS and generator backup.
BGP multi-homing through NTT and GTT Tier-1 upstream carriers provides path diversity and automatic failover if a single transit provider experiences degradation. Remote hands are available 24/7 for customers who need physical access assistance, hardware reboots, or cabling work without travelling to the facility.
UK data sovereignty is preserved by design - traffic from colocated servers traverses UK and Irish exchange points before reaching international networks, supporting GDPR and UK GDPR compliance requirements for data residency. Full rack options and pricing are detailed on the UK colocation page.
Key Benefits
Every plan includes these capabilities as standard - no tier-gating, no hidden extras.
IPMI/iDRAC/iLO monitoring with automated alerting. We detect failed drives, overheating CPUs, and power supply faults before they cause downtime.
Monthly OS patching windows for Linux and Windows Server, with change notification and rollback procedures.
4-hour P1 SLA for server-down incidents. Our engineers handle the physical side - you handle the application layer.
We stock common spare parts (drives, PSUs, RAM, NICs) on-site and replace failed components within the SLA window.
Technical Specifications
Real specs on real hardware - not marketing numbers.
Monitoring: IPMI/iDRAC/iLO + OS-level agent (Zabbix or Prometheus)
P1 SLA: 4-hour response (server down); P2 SLA: 8 hours
Supported vendors: Dell, HP, Supermicro, Lenovo, Cisco
Use Cases
This feature is particularly well suited to these workloads and teams.
Companies with remote IT teams or limited headcount - managed colocation provides remote hands, hardware monitoring, and OS-level support so you don't need staff near the rack.
Organisations moving from fully managed dedicated servers to owned hardware - managed colo gives the cost benefits of hardware ownership with retained hands-on support for maintenance tasks.
Firms requiring documented change control, maintenance windows, and remote hands audit trails - managed colocation provides the oversight documentation that internal server rooms often lack.
FAQ
Get managed colocation from £59.50/U/mo
Your hardware, our management. 24/7 monitoring, 4-hour incident response.
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