Does anyone know how VPS options compare to traditional colocation if I'm trying to decide where to host my infrastructure?
Yeah, it's worth thinking about both sides because a detailed VPS overview (https://www.hostzealot.com/colocation) and colocation serve pretty different needs. A VPS gives you virtualized resources you can spin up instantly, scale easily, and manage without dealing with physical hardware — which is awesome for most apps and cloud‑style workloads. Colocation, on the other hand, means you're putting your own servers into a data center, so you get full control of hardware performance and networking but also deal with costs like buying gear, maintenance, and hosting fees. If you want simplicity and flexibility, VPS is usually enough. If you need absolute performance and control, colocation might be worth the extra effort.