| |June 20209Security MeasuresCo-location data centers can manage certain data secu-rity needs of an organization without taking full control of security, which is the case with cloud service pro-viders. Co-location often helps to reduce the threat of shared cloud infrastructure and provides more physical security than most private data centers can offer. Typi-cally, co-location data centers have rigorous mechanisms for granting physical access, including various identity checks that are cross-referenced with an access list and biometric authentication. In several cases, server racks are locked inside caged enclosures with surveillance through both human and automated systems. Co-location companies at times might regulate me-dia types permitted in the data center, while forbidding removable devices like USB drives. For customers with managed infrastructure, co-location providers include additional security features like data encryption, unin-stallation tools, firewalls, and ransomware identification. Access to Multiple ProvidersData center co-locations, like other cloud service com-panies, allow customers the freedom to deploy applica-tions, store data, and divide workloads within the data center. Co-locations may also give their customers direct carrier-neutral connections to a range of cloud service services. These connections have reduced latency, which boosts efficiency by splitting the workload across various networks and accessing data stored in a different virtual location. Cross-connections in a co-located data center also minimizes the expense and certain `last mile' issues under which service providers cut their network. Flexibility & ScalabilityCo-located data centers make it simpler and easier for consumers to expand their operations as compared to private data centers. Instead of being involved in the time-consuming process of growing their own data center, customers can lease extra space at a co-located data center if needed. Co-location users have the choice of acquiring additional infrastructure from a cloud ser-vice company to an external network inside a co-located data center. Curated Cloud EcosystemsCo-location providers can also offer a carrier-neutral lo-cation that serves as a meeting point between customers and cloud services providers. This location usually of-fers simple access to cloud platforms with a low-latency cross-connection. Such cloud ecosystems are also man-aged, and the co-location data center has already vetted the cloud providers as reliable.Service AvailabilityCo-location data centers are systematically designed to handle natural hazards including tornadoes, flooding, and hurricanes. They often provide better storage and energy resilience than on-site data centers to keep the servers running in case of power disruptions or discrep-ancies.Control Over WorkloadsThe customers of a co-location facility provide their infrastructure, which is controlled and operated by the client. This system helps consumers to monitor their workload without bearing the heavy cost of installing their systems.Shift from CAPEX to OPEXThe colocation data centers allow consumers to pay for the services when required, usually on a monthly basis. This system helps consumers to move their spending from capital expenditure (CAPEX) to operational ex-penditures (OPEX), thereby eliminating the need to al-locate funds in a lump sum simultaneously. DevOps in itself is going through a transformation, where companies are re-inventing their own processes with the help of tools available in the market
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