Colocation Blog & Insights
Expert insights on data center colocation, market trends, and best practices.
Colocation vs Cloud Cost Factors for Small Rack Deployments
Colocation vs cloud for a 1–10 rack footprint: the cost factors that decide it, what to put in the quote request, and when cloud or hybrid wins instead.
How to Exit a Closing or Overpriced Data Center
Facility closing or renewal priced too high? How to exit a data center: read the contract, set a timeline, quote replacement space and move safely.
Questions to Ask Before Signing a Colocation Contract
The final questions to ask a colocation provider before you sign: power, delivery dates, SLA remedies, cross-connects, renewal, expansion and exit terms.
Hybrid Cloud On-Ramps in Colocation: A Buyer's Guide
How cloud on-ramps in colocation work for hybrid cloud: direct connections vs interconnection platforms, what to verify per building, and quote questions.
Choosing Between Two Metros for Colocation or a Second Site
How to choose between two colocation markets for a new or second site: latency, hazard separation, power availability, carriers, staff access and quotes.
AI Inference vs Training: How Colocation Requirements Differ
AI training and inference need different colocation: power density, cooling, network and location. Questions to ask providers before you quote GPU space.
Colocation Broker vs Going Direct: Which Is Better for Buyers?
Should you use a colocation broker or advisor, or go direct to providers? How each works, the trade-offs, and questions to ask before you choose.
How Many Colocation Racks Do You Need?
Work out how many colocation racks you need: count rack units, check power per cabinet, add growth room, then choose partial, full, cage or suite.
12 Mistakes First-Time Colocation Buyers Make
The most common mistakes first-time colocation buyers make, from sizing power wrong to skipping expansion rights, and how to avoid each one.
When a Secondary Colocation Market Makes Sense
When colocation in a secondary market beats a major hub: latency to users, regional DR, staff access and fewer competing tenants. What to check first.
Half Rack vs Quarter Rack Colocation Sizing
Size half racks, quarter racks, cabinets, and cages from real load. Plan growth before you request colocation quotes.
Edge Colocation: When Regional Markets Beat the Big Hubs
Edge colocation puts infrastructure in regional markets close to users. When it beats a major hub, what to verify, and how to compare regional providers.
Sustainable Colocation: How to Evaluate a Provider's Claims
How to evaluate sustainable colocation: energy sourcing, efficiency reporting, water use and cooling, plus the questions to put in your RFP.