Insights · Editorial
Long enough to argue with.
Short enough to actually read.
We publish when there is something specific to say — not on a content calendar. Each post tries to give you the load-bearing point in the first paragraph and the supporting reasoning underneath, so you can stop reading whenever you have what you need.
Writing on European colocation, grid capacity and datacenter procurement.
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NIS2 essential vs. important entity — what it means for where you host
Most colocation buyers we talk to know they fall under NIS2 — but cannot say whether they are an essential or important entity. The difference changes the facility shortlist.
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PUE belongs in the procurement filter, not in the marketing deck
Power Usage Effectiveness has been a sustainability talking point for fifteen years. It is also one of the few facility metrics that translates directly into operating cost. We treat it as a hard input, not a brochure number.
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Datacenter tier classifications, the version that actually filters facilities
Tier I through IV is a Uptime Institute framework, not a quality grade. We use it as a hard filter on the shortlist — and we tell buyers when their stated tier is over- or under-specified relative to the workload.
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Direct-to-chip vs. immersion cooling — pick the one your facility can actually deliver
Liquid cooling has stopped being a research topic and started being a procurement question. The right answer depends less on the technology and more on what the facility is willing to commit to in writing.
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AI training infrastructure — power, cooling, and network, in that order
GPU clusters fail at the facility, not at the chip. Most AI infrastructure procurement gets the order wrong — picking compute first and trying to retrofit power and cooling. We work the other way around.
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