With which data center type can a company lease the equipment and infrastructure?

In a managed services data center model, the provider owns all physical equipment and infrastructure and leases it to the customer under a subscription or service agreement. The provider also takes responsibility for day-to-day management, maintenance, and operations, relieving the customer of capital expenditures and operational overhead. This distinguishes managed services from other models where customers either own their equipment or manage their own operations.

In a colocation data center, the customer owns and brings their own servers and equipment, leasing only the physical space, power, and cooling from the facility provider.

Green technology data centers are defined by their focus on energy efficiency and sustainable practices, not by a leasing arrangement for equipment or infrastructure.

An enterprise data center is wholly owned and operated by the company itself, meaning the company purchases and manages all equipment and infrastructure rather than leasing it.