Data storage and processing power are more important than ever in today’s heavily digitized, post-COVID world, and private cloud providers are seeing more demand than ever as a result. Data center vendor competition is heating up, creating an unprecedented level of choice for colocation buyers.
Although there are tons of tools out there to help you find data centers in a geographic area, and configuring space and power needs isn’t difficult, there isn’t a ton written on how to think about procuring data center connectivity. Almost every colocation buyer purchases at least one IP transit or wide area network (WAN) connection with their data center space, and oftentimes the performance of their entire network can hinge on the quality of connection purchased. In this guide, we’ll help you understand the major factors to consider when buying any type of connectivity at a data center.