Analysis, market trends, and practical guidance on data-center infrastructure, colocation, connectivity, and the global digital economy.
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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Water usage is the metric that gets far less attention than PUE, yet it matters enormously in water-stressed regions where a facility's…
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Peering relationships determine real-world latency far more than geographic distance alone — two facilities the same distance from users can perform very…
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The advertised rack rate is rarely the number that determines total spend — cross-connects, power draw, and renewal terms usually move the…
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Provider consolidation reshapes the market from the buyer's side too, often shifting negotiating leverage well before a renewal date arrives.It is easy…
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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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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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Fire suppression design varies more between facilities than most buyers realise, and the difference matters enormously if it is ever actually tested.The…
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