Colocation Hosting- Advantages & Disadvantages Colocation might be the best hosting option for your small business if it needs the power, reliability, and efficiency that come with having an internal IT department without the cost. Corporations invest millions of pounds in creating the infrastructure needed to host their own websites, databases, and other applications, and they employ large teams of IT professionals to maintain these services ever ay dary. A small business may not have the funding for such a department, however, there are alternatives available in the market, including simple shared or dedicated hosting, as well as full colocation hosting. Colocation allows you to locate your server in another's rack inside their data center and share the bandwidth as if it were your own, without having to purchase a data center of your own. It is normally much cheaper than the cost of getting a permanent internet connection in your office, but it is still more expensive than...