Our organization is actively looking for colocation providers that can reliably offer 100Gbps network connectivity (IP transit/blended bandwidth) for our infrastructure. We are focused on Europe

Which colocation facilities or providers are you using/aware of that offer 100G uplinks/ports for colocation customers?

What is the general pricing model (e.g., flat rate, metered, 95th percentile, commit size) and, if you're comfortable sharing, the general cost range per Mbps or per 100G port?

How is the network performance (latency, peering quality, network redundancy/uptime) for the 100Gbps service? Any issues with traffic shaping or overselling?

Is there direct access to a major Internet Exchange Point (IXP) or hyperscale cloud on-site (e.g., AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute)?

Are they carrier-neutral?

Any specific provider names (especially for smaller, regional players that might offer aggressive pricing) or advice on negotiating a 100Gbps circuit would be highly appreciated!

Thank you!

I manage the website for a number of clubs, local pharmacies and doctors' surgeries. I also do the accounts for some of them. I noticed that they were spending a lot of money on web hosting. Then I looked up how much money one club was spending per month on web hosting for a static website that was not even 100MB in size, and I was almost blindsided: this club was paying €99 per month for a dedicated root server. I investigated further and found out that the customers are all on one server, but the whole server is charged for each one. I can also prove that the same IP address but supposedly different servers. More interestingly, the server is only purchased as a reseller and costs less than €49 per month. According to my documentation, my admin customers alone transfer around €1000 per month to the reseller company.

Now comes the dilemma I find myself in. The hosting company that runs the servers used to be a good friend and colleague of mine.

The question is what should I do with the information, should I inform the customers or should I make it public by naming names or should I just stay out of it? I spoke to the host, my ex-colleague, yesterday and he said you have to exploit people's stupidity to maximise your profit. He pointed to his Porsche. He also subtly threatened me that my hosting company could get into trouble if I said anything.

Maybe you can help me or give me some advice? Thank you so much!

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