Insights on datacenter capacity and power.
How capacity is described, compared and contracted, and what the fields behind an offer actually mean.
- · For buyers · 2 min readTwo colocation quotes with the same headline price can cost very different amounts. The line items to compare, from power pricing to cross-connects and price indexation.Read the article
How to read a colocation quote: the lines that decide the real cost
- · For buyers and operators · 2 min readA letter of intent fixes the main terms of a capacity deal before lawyers draft the contract. What it usually covers, which clauses bind, and when to sign one.Read the article
What a letter of intent covers in a datacenter capacity deal
- · For buyers · 2 min readThe network between GPU servers decides how well a cluster scales. What InfiniBand and RoCE are, where each fits, and what to ask before you rent or build.Read the article
InfiniBand or RoCE: choosing the network for a GPU cluster
- · For buyers and operators · 3 min readTwo offers for the same need often describe power, dates and resilience in different terms. Which fields decide whether a site fits, and how one shared spec makes offers comparable.Read the article
Why datacenter capacity offers are hard to compare, and what a standard spec changes
- · For buyers · 2 min readA capacity search reveals growth plans, locations and budgets. Why buyers keep it quiet, how requirements leak, and the ways to stay anonymous until you choose to talk.Read the article
Why capacity buyers source quietly, and how to do it
- · For buyers · 2 min readA ready date is only as firm as the grid connection, construction and equipment deliveries behind it. What each depends on, and the questions that test a date.Read the article
What sits behind a ready date: power, building and equipment
- · For buyers · 2 min readReserved GPU capacity trades commitment for certainty and price; on-demand trades price for flexibility. What each contract usually covers, and how to choose.Read the article
Reserved or on-demand GPU compute: how the contracts differ
- · For operators · 2 min readAlmost all the power a datacenter uses ends up as heat. When that heat can warm homes or industry, what makes it work, and what EU rules now expect.Read the article
Heat reuse: when a datacenter's waste heat has a buyer
- · For buyers and operators · 2 min readLow-carbon power, a cool climate and district heating networks make the Nordic countries a natural home for datacenters. What helps, and what to check before choosing a site.Read the article
Why the Nordics attract datacenters: power, climate and heat
- · For buyers and operators · 2 min readGPU racks draw several times the power of ordinary server racks. What that changes in power distribution, cooling and floor loading, and what to ask a site.Read the article
Rack density for AI: what changes when racks draw 40 kW or more
- · For buyers · 2 min readTier ratings, EN 50600 classes and ISO certificates answer different questions about a site. What each one covers, and what to ask when an offer quotes them.Read the article
Tiers, EN 50600 and ISO 27001: what datacenter certifications tell you
- · For buyers · 2 min readN, N+1, 2N and 2N+1 describe how much spare power and cooling a datacenter keeps. What each level protects against, and how to match it to your workload.Read the article
N+1 or 2N: choosing redundancy for what you actually run
- · For buyers and operators · 2 min readA site's grid connection, its facility power and the IT capacity you can use are three different numbers. How they relate, and which one to compare.Read the article
Why a 10 MW grid connection doesn't mean 10 MW for your servers
- · For buyers · 3 min readRenting racks, leasing a building, buying land with power or committing to a site before it is built. What each route gives you, what it asks of you, and when it fits.Read the article
Colocation, powered shell, powered land or offtake: four ways to secure datacenter capacity