{"id":98330,"date":"2024-05-27T12:57:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T10:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/glossary\/server-housing\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T23:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:53:15","slug":"server-housing","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/en\/glossary\/server-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Server Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"98330\" class=\"elementor elementor-98330 elementor-48793\" data-elementor-post-type=\"glossary\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50026ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50026ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac288e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ac288e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce332d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ce332d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-140544aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"140544aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf0ea20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cf0ea20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is meant by server housing?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f4cd01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58f4cd01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Server housing\u2014also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/glossar\/colocation\/\">colocation<\/a>\u2014is a service model in which companies place their own physical <a href=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/glossar\/server\/\">servers<\/a> in an external data center. Unlike traditional hosting, the hardware remains the customer\u2019s property, while the data center provides the basic infrastructure: redundant power supply, professional cooling, highly available internet connectivity, and physical security measures. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35919816 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35919816\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6531024a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6531024a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Outsource IT infrastructure professionally<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a05b68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70a05b68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Server housing is ideal for companies with high requirements for availability, performance, and security. The hardware is outsourced to a professional data center. There, companies benefit from an environment with high operational stability. This includes an uninterruptible power supply via UPS systems and diesel generators, modern fire protection systems, and access controls. 24\/7 monitoring provides additional security. Network connectivity is carrier-neutral, with high bandwidth and low latency.     <\/p><h2>Maximum control despite outsourcing<\/h2><p>Another advantage is scalability: Depending on requirements, additional rack units (U), entire racks, or even cages can be rented. At the same time, companies retain full control over their systems\u2014from hardware configuration and the operating system to installed software. firstcolo supports this with Remote Hands services, optional monitoring, or customized DDoS protection to ensure smooth operations.  <\/p><h2>Scalable and customizable<\/h2><p>Server housing is particularly suitable for companies with sensitive data or specific requirements that cannot be covered by standard cloud offerings. It combines the flexibility of owning your own hardware with the security and stability of professional data center operations. <\/p><h2>Who benefits from server housing?<\/h2><p>In particular, technically savvy IT teams appreciate the ability to operate systems according to their own specifications while still benefiting from a highly available infrastructure\u2014ideal for projects where full sovereignty over the server landscape is required.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f6d21c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59f6d21c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1054f1e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1054f1e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf4af91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5bf4af91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/en\/knowledge\/glossary\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Glossary<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is meant by server housing? 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