Guides
Datacenter & colocation buyer guides
Vendor-neutral explainers for infrastructure buyers, from the team that verifies datacenter operators against network evidence. No sponsored placements — just how the decisions actually work.
What is a carrier-neutral data center?
Why a choice of carriers in one building means better latency, redundancy, and price.
Tier III vs Tier IV data centers explained
Concurrently maintainable vs fault tolerant — and why most buyers do not need Tier IV.
How to choose a colocation provider
A six-factor checklist and the questions to ask before you sign.
Internet exchange colocation, explained
What an IX is, peering vs transit, and why on-net exchange presence is a connectivity edge.