Co-location

About this service

IST offers a co-location service for internal campus IT groups that would like IST to host their servers for them.  IST can assist with migrating the hardware into the IST datacenter.  This includes rack space, network access, remote console, etc.

Who can use this service

  • Faculty

  • Researchers

  • Staff

How to request this service

Submit a request using the IST general request form and include the following information:

  • Server specification

  • Expected network utilization 

  • Information on faculty support group

  • Point of contact who must approve all change requests (must use a Waterloo email address)

Support for this service

Submit an inquiry using the IST general request form. 

Pricing/cost

While there is no cost for most co-location requests, some aspects of this service may require a fee. Please contact IST to confirm.

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