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Edge colocation trades the economies of scale of a large campus for proximity to end users, a trade-off that makes sense once…
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A total cost of ownership model only earns its name if it includes the costs that do not show up on the…
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Certifications are a useful filter, not a guarantee. They confirm a facility has the right controls in place at the point of…
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Colocation contracts reward careful reading precisely because the parts that matter most — renewal escalators, exit terms, and SLA remedies — are…
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Modular and pod-based design trades some of the economies of scale of a large build for speed to market and flexibility to…
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Remote hands economics are easy to overlook during procurement and easy to notice once the invoices for on-site support start arriving.There is…
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Physical site risk rarely gets the scrutiny it deserves during procurement, even though a facility's location says as much about resilience as…
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Due diligence on a colocation provider is worth treating like due diligence on any critical vendor: verify what is claimed, do not…
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