So what exactly is colocation? Or is it collocation? Wait, maybe it’s co-location. Let’s start by explaining what any of the before-mentioned means.

“Provision of space for a customer’s telecommunications equipment on the service provider’s premises.”

“Placement of your own server(s) and/or your network equipment in an Internet data center or colocation facility along with hundreds of others servers. The Data Center is managed to provide reliable networking, power, connectivity and security services. You can access you machines by going to the facility at any time.”

Colocation has several advantages for the customer:

So when searching for a provider to handle your colocation needs, what is the proper term to use in your searches that will give you correct search results? Colocation, collocation, or co-location? Data Center Map has created a great article to break down which term is most widely used by Google, Industry leaders, large providers, and media. Turns out that “colocation” is definitely the most widely used term and therefore the best term to be using if you want to reach the majority of your target group.

For a complete breakdown including graphs, check out this article.

Also, here is more information about PEER 1′s colocation plans.