An alternative to traditional colocation, ASX Colo OnDemand is a pre-built, tiered, fully managed, multi-tenant environment hosted directly within the Australian Liquidity Centre (ALC). This allows customers to rapidly deploy, access advanced analytics and connect seamlessly to the broader ASX ecosystem - all without purchasing hardware or managing infrastructure.

Why Colo OnDemand?

ASX Colo OnDemand was designed with three goals: to lower costs, reduce complexity, and enable broader ecosystem participation.

• Cost-effective: ASX Colo OnDemand is built around a clear subscription model, with minimal upfront investment and transparent, predictable pricing. 
• Reducing complexity: By using pre-built, standardised compute environments within the ALC, customers can deploy quickly without in-house specialist skills and avoid ongoing management burden. 
• Lowering barriers to entry:  A more accessible commercial model and flexible compute options open the market to smaller firms and those with fluctuating needs, supporting greater liquidity, diversity and innovation. 

International firms servicing Australian customers can also benefit from this simplified approach. Firms with no local presence can bypass traditional requirements like importing hardware, leasing space and power, and engaging a local MSP to rack, stack and configure equipment. 

The flexible approach supports firms looking to test new markets or strategies without long-term commitments, and entities seeking a compliant, APRA-aligned environment without the overhead of self-management. Whether scaling globally, entering the market or managing regulatory obligations, it provides a faster, lower-risk path. 

Built for performance 

A range of standardised compute options is designed to support everything from lightweight test environments to full-scale production workloads. Customers can select from virtual shared or one of three bare metal compute tiers. 

The bare metal server provide single tenant high performance compute with full access to CPU, memory and storage, and delivering the performance and control needed for resource-intensive applications. Available in three tiers (low-, medium- or high-specification), they support a variety of requirements, from basic deployments to latency-sensitive applications. 

Virtual colocation utilises machines running on multi-tenant infrastructure, offering cost efficiency, flexibility and straightforward scalability. Upfront costs are lower than those of bare metal, as users pay only for the resources they use, and it’s easy to scale in response to shifting demand.

All deployments are backed by Beeks Financial Cloud’s infrastructure expertise, with provisioning, networking and connectivity to ASX application services managed as part of the service. Once deployed, customers are connected into a high-resilience network fabric featuring dual firewalls, redundant uplinks and private segmentation for isolation and availability.

All environments benefit from direct access to ASX services, third-party platforms, and existing connectivity providers within the ALC ecosystem. Whether scaling up production or running tests, customers can rely on seamless, secure integration.

Traditional colocation vs ASX Colo OnDemand

Analytics for deeper insights

ASX Colo OnDemand delivers operational visibility through Beeks Analytics, an advanced toolset designed to help firms optimise their environments. This includes:

• real-time packet loss detection using PTP timestamped monitoring
• microburst management and market data quality verification
• performance issue identification
• detailed IP transaction-level analysis.

These insights help customers fine-tune their operations, troubleshoot issues quickly and maintain high-performance environments with the confidence that infrastructure is being monitored and optimised to meet market demands.

Inherent security and compliance

Operating within the ALC environment means ASX Colo OnDemand benefits from robust security foundations. Each customer environment is logically isolated at the network level, with standardised server hardening applied from the outset. The platform is aligned to  recognised governance frameworks, providing confidence that continuity and data protection meet the high standards required in financial markets.

The infrastructure remains entirely within Australia and is directly managed by ASX and Beeks, simplifying compliance with evolving APRA regulations and data sovereignty requirements. Built-in controls minimises administrative burden, allowing firms to focus on trading and operations, not infrastructure governance. 

Control, visibility and support

Each customer can access a dedicated ASX Colo OnDemand portal, offering real-time visibility into infrastructure health, including metrics such as CPU and memory utilisation. Combined with ASX’s standard support channels, including ticket tracking and issue resolution, firms benefit from a single point of contact for their infrastructure needs.

Both fixed and flexible commercial arrangements are available, enabling customers to select the model that best suits their operational needs.

A frictionless path to market

ASX Colo OnDemand represents a modern, flexible approach to infrastructure for financial markets. By removing the need to build, manage and secure their own infrastructure, firms gain a fast, frictionless path to market with enterprise-grade security and clear, predictable costs.

To find out more about ASX Colo OnDemand, get in touch with our Connectivity Services Team.