Kyle Faber of Edgio draws on 20+ years of choosing and installing equipment in co-location facilities to help you decide whether private colo is right for you – focusing not on BTUs and wavelengths but on what to prioritize. He introduces the ‘economics of minimum load’ (framing owned colo, bare-metal-as-a-service, and public cloud as the buy / rent / ride-share options of infrastructure), the often-overlooked human-capital and logistics costs, and how to evaluate providers: certifications (ISO 9001, SOC 2), mandatory site visits, redundancy and UPS, cooling and high-density heat rejection, connectivity, remote-hands support, and sustainability/ESG reporting. He closes on lifecycle planning and the art of blending owning, renting, and on-demand – it is not a zero-sum game.