Colocation is the act of placing multiple (sometimes related) entities within a single location.

In an organization, it refers to placing related roles or groups in a single room, building or campus.

In computing, it refers to installing or running data or applications in a single process, store, computer or data center. Virtualization is an example of colocation where a host server provides a virtual hardware or software platform for running one or more instances of software on a (potentially different) platform. A data center is a facility used for housing a large amount of electronic equipment, typically computers and communications equipment. ... In computing, virtualization is a broad term that refers to the abstraction of computer resources. ...

In business, it refers to the practice of locating multiple similar businesses in the same facility.

In the fast food restaurant industry, one primary users of this concept is Yum! Brands with its KFC, Taco Bell, A&W Restaurants, Long John Silver's and Pizza Hut divisions. In the retail sector, Sears Holdings often operates its large format Sears stores with an H&R Block tax services office, a Land's End clothing store and other independent operations. This article needs cleanup. ... Yum! Brands, Inc. ... KFC, also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a food chain based in Louisville, Kentucky, known mainly for its fried chicken. ... Taco Bell Corp. ... A&W restaurant in Page, Arizona A&W Restaurants, Inc. ... Long John Silvers is a United States-based fast-food restaurant that specializes in seafood and fish and chips. ... Pizza Hut Inc. ... Sears Holdings is a proposed new retail holding company, created from the merger of Sears, Roebuck and Company of Hoffman Estates, Illinois and Kmart Holdings Corporation of Troy, Michigan. ... Sears Holdings Corporation NASDAQ: SHLD is the third largest retailer in the United States, behind Wal-Mart and The Home Depot. ... H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) is the leading tax preparation company in the United States, and claims more than 22 million customers worldwide, with offices in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. ... Lands End shown within Cornwall Lands End, the most westerly point in England The wreck of the RMS Mülheim at Lands End, 2003 This article is about the location at the western tip of Cornwall. ...

In the airline business, colocation commonly occurs at airports. Airline alliances will be assigned or build a fortress out of certain terminals or dominant carrier-specific terminals. An example would be at Tokyo's Narita Airport, where local carrier ANA, a member of the Star Alliance, and its partners operate in one terminal to facilitate partner connections and product offerings, even offering combined check-in, member lounges, and ground services. Airport - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Narita International Airport (Japanese: 成田国際空港 Narita Kokusai Kūkō) (IATA airport code: NRT, ICAO Airport Code: RJAA) is an international airport in the eastern portion of Narita, Chiba, Japan. ... Look up ana, Ana, ANA in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... All Nippon Airways aircraft with Star Alliance livery seen in 2006 A Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 in Star Alliance livery while still maintaining its corporate logo on the tail, the only Star Alliance member to do so. ...

See also: Colocation centre

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