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Unlock resilience and flexibility with colocation

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Secure, Modern and Scalable Infrastructure

Many businesses face mounting pressure to modernise infrastructure while maintaining control, compliance, and cost predictability. Legacy data centres can create operational friction, limit agility, and expose businesses to risk, making change essential for future growth.

Our colocation services provide a robust, future-ready foundation, anchored by our Microsoft partnership and deep expertise in cloud, data, and security, for ambitious, complex businesses seeking commercial agility and operational confidence.

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Top 1% of Microsoft Partners, Globally

We’re an end‑to‑end Microsoft partner with all six Solutions Partner designations, five consecutive Inner Circle years, 3,000 certifications, and Direct CSP status – delivering priority access, funding, and expert support.

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The Problems We're Solving

Rising costs and inefficiencies from ageing on-premises facilities
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Difficulty meeting evolving compliance and security requirements
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Limited scalability to support business growth and transformation
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Limited scalability to support business growth and transformation

Resource drain from managing non-core infrastructure
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Increased exposure from an expanding digital footprint
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Barriers to cloud adoption and hybrid strategies
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What This Means for Your Business

By shifting to a secure, modern colocation platform, your business benefits from clearer insight, streamlined operations, and the freedom to scale without constraint.

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Streamline operations and reduce overhead by consolidating infrastructure in secure, expertly managed facilities.

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Insight
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Gain transparency and control over your environment, with real-time monitoring and reporting to inform business decisions.

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Productivity
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Free up internal teams to focus on strategic initiatives, not day-to-day infrastructure management.

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Scalability
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Expand capacity and adapt to changing business needs without the constraints of legacy data centres.

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Experience
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Deliver reliable, high-performance digital services to customers and employees, backed by robust support.

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Colocation From Node4

Designed for real-world workloads, we deliver high-performance, resilient and sovereign infrastructure and secure, direct access to the cloud. Giving you the freedom to modernise by minimising disruption, balancing control, cost and scalability.

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    Secure, Tier 2-3+ data centres

    UK-based facilities with advanced physical and digital security.

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    Cloud-Ready connectivity

    Direct, high-speed links to Microsoft Azure and other cloud platforms.

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    Compliance & data sovereignty

    Support for regulatory alignment and UK data residency.

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    Flexible commercial models

    Predictable, transparent pricing to support business planning.

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    24/7 expert support

    Proactive monitoring and rapid response to ensure uptime and resilience.

UK Sovereign Data Centres

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Located in the heart of the Midlands, our Derby Data Centre is purpose‑built to deliver enterprise‑grade colocation, security and connectivity for organisations that demand resilience and reach.

With 16,000ft² of space, four data halls and capacity for 330 racks, the facility is ISO 27001 accredited, PCI compliant and built to Tier 2+ standards.

As part of our core MPLS network, Derby provides dedicated business internet and seamless site‑to‑site connectivity, all backed by 24/7 monitoring from our state‑of‑the‑art Network Operations Centre.

 

  • 16kft2 High-spec Space
  • 4 Data Halls
  • 330 Rack Capacity
  • 3MVA Up to 32 Amps per rack
  • Tier 2+ Standard Data Centre
  • ISO 27001 Accredited and PCI compliant
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What Powers Our Solution

Built on trusted, enterprise‑grade technologies that deliver resilience, efficiency, and seamless integration with your hybrid cloud strategy.

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REGO (Renewal Energy Guarantees of Origin)
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Delivers our commitment to sustainability along with our Powe Usage Effectiveness (PUE) program.

Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute
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Enables private, high-performance connectivity between your collocated infrastructure and Azure cloud services.

Azure security & compliance
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Provides advanced protection and regulatory support for hybrid environments.

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Why Node4?

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Geographic Advantage
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Strategically located along the M1 Growth Corridor, our facilities serve high-growth regions, delivering easy access.

Owned & Operated
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We design, build, and manage our UK data centres, giving you complete confidence in security, performance, and service quality.

Hybrid On-Ramp
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Colocation is just the beginning. Seamlessly integrate with our cloud, networking, and security services for a full digital transformation.

Supplier Consolidation
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Simplify your IT strategy with one trusted partner for all your infrastructure needs.

Operational Excellence
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99.87% SLA on data centre operations and 98.22% CSAT (July–Oct 2025) proven reliability and customer satisfaction.

Sustainability
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Powered by REGO-certified green energy and continuous PUE improvements, supporting your ESG goals.

Colocation FAQ

What is colocation?

Colocation allows your business to host your server in a third-party environment and share their bandwidth as your own. Moving your on-premises server into a data centre means that you can leave the time and cost of maintaining its environment to your UK colocation provider.

What's the difference between colocation and a data centre?

Colocation means that instead of hosting your IT equipment on-premises, you host it offsite in a data centre run by a colocation provider. You might colocate your primary equipment, or a secondary backup as part of your business continuity and disaster recovery strategies. A data centre is the purpose-built facility that hosts your IT equipment. Racks within the data centre provide storage, and your colocation provider will manage and monitor the environment to ensure that conditions are at their optimum. Here at Node4, for instance, we build, design and manage our data centres, taking into account security, connectivity, space, power and cooling.

 

What's the difference between colocation and cloud hosting?

Cloud is a type of colocation, where you move your IT to a third-party data centre and they operate the hardware and software infrastructure for you. Many businesses are moving to cloud for cost-savings and scalability. It’s a great option if you don’t have an existing infrastructure, or you want to replace existing, ageing infrastructure.If you want full control of your hardware and don’t want to be reliant on a third-party for its operation, colocation is a good alternative. It means moving your own IT equipment into a colocation data centre, and still benefiting from having it in a purpose-built environment.

Why have a UK colocation data centre?

There are several benefits to colocation, when compared with hosting IT on premises. Predictable monthly OPEX costs, and the ability to easy scale up (or down) or move offices without having to move your IT equipment, are a just a few.Also, with colocation, you can leave building and maintaining the infrastructure to your provider – and instead focus on what you do best. Colocation providers invest millions in their purpose-built data centres, more than most businesses can. This means they provide better security, disaster recovery and resilience. Operating at a larger scale, they often have better green credentials too.

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