Analysis, market trends, and practical guidance on data-center infrastructure, colocation, connectivity, and the global digital economy.
The quality of an on-site operations team rarely shows up in a sales pitch, yet it is often the single biggest determinant…
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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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Tightening vacancy rates change the negotiating dynamic entirely — in a supply-constrained market, buyers who move early keep leverage that latecomers simply…
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Colocation pricing rarely lines up cleanly across providers, because the headline rate is only one line in a bill shaped by cross-connects,…
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A well-structured RFP is what makes provider quotes genuinely comparable — without one, buyers are often comparing apples to oranges without realising…
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Cooling strategy has quietly become a capacity question as much as an engineering one — the racks a facility can actually support…
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A good buyer's guide earns its keep by naming the questions vendors hope you will not ask, not by repeating the ones…
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An SLA is only as good as its remedies. Service credits that amount to a small fraction of monthly fees rarely reflect…
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