# How Experienced Companies Utilize Virtual Colocation Source: https://expedient.com/knowledgebase/blog/2012-04-11-how-experienced-companies-utilize-virtual-colocation/ [](#) # How Experienced Companies Utilize Virtual Colocation April 11, 2012 2 min Read Why are companies experienced with VMware turning to [virtual colocation](https://www.expedient.com/services/colocation/ "virtual colocation")?  Well, consider this: The problem many growing companies face is allocating resources to match their growing IT needs. Yes, it is important to have an infrastructure in place capable of supporting your services, products and customers. However for small to large companies, the challenge of allocating resources to meet these ever-changing system requirements can present quite the paradox: As business grows, it’s important to increase your system’s capabilities. But this can also mean new capital expenditures, which in turn can take your focus away from what really is important: _The customer_. #### Benefits of Virtual Colocation With [virtual colocation](https://www.expedient.com/ "virtual colocation"), a company can locate their network, server, and storage in a virtual environment. This allows for the quick set-up and development of server space, bandwidth, data management, monitoring functions and IT Services in a separate building. In short, the company maintains control over this virtual environment, while the associated IT resources are managed by an independent staff of dedicated technicians and specialists. Benefits include: - Lower start up and maintenance costs - Solutions are scalable on demand - Ability to manage virtual resources via virtual data center - Hosting offsite means better disaster recover and business continuity - No need to own, manage and audit servers and other infrastructure resources - Meet auditing requirements without further investment In essence, companies turn to virtual colocation and [data center services](https://www.expedient.com/data-centers/ "data center services") as a proven way to increase their infrastructure and IT resources while simultaneously eliminating capital costs. If you are interested in learning more about the benefits of virtual colocation services, [**visit Expedient**](https://www.expedient.com/services/colocation/ "visit Expedient"). #### #### #### #### [ ![Expedient](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/explogo.png) ExpedientIntelligent Infrastructure Services for Cloud + Data + AI ](/knowledgebase/blog/authors/expedient) [Cloud](/knowledgebase/blog/tag/cloud) ### Related Posts [ #### The VMware Wait Tax: Why Every Quarter of Delay... Inaction on a VMware migration is widely treated as a neutral position, a de... Learn More ](/knowledgebase/blog/2026-08-04-the-vmware-wait-tax-why-every-quarter-of-delay-has-a-price-tag/)[ #### The Great Inversion What was easy is now hard. What was hard is now easy. {% include blog-key-... Learn More ](/knowledgebase/blog/2026-07-29-the-great-inversion/)[ #### Your New Cloud Strategy: Rebalancing for Cost a... {% include blog-key-takeaways.html items=page.key\_takeaways %} A few years a... Learn More ](/knowledgebase/blog/2026-07-15-your-new-cloud-strategy-rebalancing-for-cost-and-performance/) ## Subscribe to Our Blog VMware September 29th, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET ## It’s Time to Decide Your VMware Path [Join us →](https://go.expedient.com/VMWarePath) ### VMware September 29th, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET ## It’s Time to Decide Your VMware Path [Join us →](https://go.expedient.com/VMWarePath)