# Colocation: what it is and how it works · Zorraquino
> Colocation involves housing an organisation's own equipment in a provider's facilities, with space, power and connectivity supplied under an agreement.
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# Colocation

Colocation involves housing an organisation's own equipment in a provider's facilities, with space, power and connectivity supplied under an agreement

What it means, how it is used and where it comes up, with its related concepts.

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## What it is and how it works

It differs from renting a [server](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/internet/server.html) from the provider, although the services may be combined with management and support. Hosting does not necessarily mean full administration either. What matters is defining who maintains the hardware and software, who responds to incidents and what continuity provision is contracted. The commercial label does not replace that allocation of responsibilities.

Also known as

colo, server housing

Topics

[Technology and data](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/category/tecnologia-y-datos)

## Related concepts

- [Hosting](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/internet/hosting.html)
- [Data centre](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/internet/datacenter.html)
- [Dedicated server](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/internet/dedicated-server.html)