Colocation & Server Hosting
Colocation & Server Hosting
Flexible | Secure | Irish
Single servers up to full racks & private cages - across six data centre locations.
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Blacknight Meets the Challenge Every Time
Blacknight has been our co-location partner for the past decade. Our business in the aviation industry is mission-critical, and always evolving as the demands and expectations of our industry increase. Blacknight meets the challenge every time and delivers the infrastructure we need.
Ditch the noisy server room and re-home your infrastructure. We offer a secure, reliable and high-performance services in one of our world-class data centres across Ireland – strategically located near major cloud hubs like Google, Amazon, and Azure.
We offer flexible colocation options, from single servers to full private suites, including ¼ and ½ racks which most large providers don’t support. With bandwidth starting at 10Gbps (and scalable to 25Gbps or 100Gbps), a diverse global network, and certified security standards, you’ll benefit from guaranteed uptime and enterprise-grade reliability.
Our Smart Hands service means real engineers are on call to assist with your hardware on-site – giving you peace of mind and eliminating the hassle of physically managing servers. You bring the hardware; we deliver the power, cooling, connectivity, and expert Irish support.
All of this is backed by our commitment to sustainability. Our facilities run on renewable energy and offer optimal conditions that extend the lifespan of your equipment—unlike warm, inefficient in-office server rooms. We are a signatory to the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact and ISO 14001 certified for environmental management.
Whether you’re just starting out or scaling rapidly, Blacknight makes colocation simple, smart, and cost-effective.
Why Blacknight Colocation?
Fast deployment and scalability
Direct access to the Blacknight Network with port speeds from 10Gbps, 25Gbps or 100Gbps
Power and network connectivity guaranteed by SLAs
Flexible colocation options, with anything from a single server to your own private cage
Multiple geographically diverse data centre options for high availability solutions to well-positioned data centres for fast, reliable access
24x7x365 remote hands
BT Citywest
Brownsbarn, Dublin
Equinix DB1
Citywest Business Campus, Dublin
Equinix DB2
Clondalkin, Dublin 22
Interxion DUB1
Cherry Orchard, Dublin
Interxion DUB2
Park West Business Park, Dublin 12
Blacknight
Graiguecullen, Carlow
CIX
Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Cork
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is colocation, and how does it work?
Co-location is basically a service where you bring your own server equipment to our data centre. We plug it in and provide power and super fast network connections. You can manage it yourself, or we can manage it for you. It is also known as: Colo, Data Center Hosting, Data Center Space, Server Housing, Rack Space, Racks, Cages, Server Rooms and Self Hosting.
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What are the benefits of using a colocation service?
You get your servers out of your office and get them into a central data centre with much faster connections and 24/7 support.
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How much does colocation cost, and what are the pricing options?
It depends entirely on the space requirements for your equipment. You pay for the space, the power usage and internet connections, plus you can pay us to monitor and control access to your equipment.
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What security measures are in place at a colocation facility?
Only authorised visitors are allowed. All access is controlled with the latest ISO-certified security procedures.
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What types of equipment can be hosted at a colocation facility?
Anything from a single server to racks of servers, firewalls, switches, etc. Anything you need to run your company’s IT infrastructure, all secure, in one place.
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I need to isolate my equipment from other customers, is this possible?
Yes, you can, cages or suites can offer an additional level of security where the equipment is isolated from other customers.
