Colocation guides
How colocation is priced, where quotes hide cost, and how to negotiate, renew and move. Every figure sourced and dated.
How colocation pricing works
Rent per kW, the three power billing models, cross-connects, setup and escalators, with a worked 36-month example.
Full rack vs half rack colocation cost
What a full rack, half rack and 1U cost on published list prices, per U and per kW, and when each one is the right buy.
Cross-connect costs and how to cut them
Install fees, monthly charges, how many you need, and why the building's network count matters more than the price list.
Remote hands: what's included and how it's billed
Remote hands vs smart hands, billing increments, bundled hours and how to budget for them over a 36-month term.
Colocation contract negotiation: escalators, power and renewal
The clauses that move a 36-month number most: escalators, power true-ups, renewal notice, SLA credit caps and exit terms.
Colocation migration checklist
A step-by-step checklist for moving racks between facilities: power, network, cross-connects, shipping, cutover and decommissioning.
High-density colocation
Power math for 20 to 100+ kW racks: circuits, amps, redundancy and what to ask a facility before you commit.
Liquid cooling colocation
Rear-door heat exchangers, direct-to-chip and immersion: what each needs from a facility and how it changes the contract.
Make facilities bid for it
Send your spec or the renewal notice you just received. At least three facilities that fit bid blind, and every bid comes back on one 36-month cost.
- Blind until you pick: facilities never see your name, email, company or files.
- Every bid on one basis: rent, power model, cross-connects, escalators and SLA credit caps.
- You sign direct with the facility. Participating providers pay our desk a placement commission when a buyer we introduce signs. It never changes their price or how we rank them.