[lug] OT: Colocation Providers

[George Sexton]

This is across the street from the Denver Coliseum.  I don't think it's in a
flood plain.

George Sexton
MH Software, Inc.
http://www.mhsoftware.com/
Voice: 303 438 9585
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces at lug.boulder.co.us [mailto:lug-
> bounces at lug.boulder.co.us] On Behalf Of Nate Duehr
> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 3:58 PM
> To: Boulder (Colorado) Linux Users Group -- General Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [lug] OT: Colocation Providers
> 
> Not to pick on them, but if that's the building I think it is... it's
> also WAY below the 10-year Cherry Creek flood plane level...
> 
> If you have off-site backups and good insurance... well, anyway... not
> even sure it's the building I'm thinking of... but there are some down
> there near Downtown Denver that are in REALLY bad locations, as it
> relates to level above the river...
> 
> --
>   Nate Duehr
>   nate at natetech.com
> 
> On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:35 -0600, "George Sexton"
> <georges at mhsoftware.com> wrote:
> > Sean,
> >
> > I looked at Fortrust. They're actually selling shared cabinet space.
> 4U
> > for
> > $199 per month. I was really impressed with their facility. I was
> going
> > to
> > sign with them, but then I balked at the contract. They have a clause
> > that
> > requires a rather large insurance policy, with an endorsement making
> them
> > a
> > beneficiary, and along with that, you have to get the insurance
> provider
> > to
> > provide some sort of legal waiver. It was just ridiculous to have
> that
> > kind
> > of requirement for placing a 1U server.
> >
> > I also pointed out an error in their contract to their benefit and
> they
> > got
> > kind of argumentative and said I didn't understand it. I came away
> with
> > the
> > feeling that they weren't taking me seriously. My wife was a little
> > freaked
> > out by the location too. She pictures me going there at 1:00 AM on a
> > Sunday
> > morning and wigs out. They have the nice big fortress like fence and
> gate
> > in
> > the front, but the customers come in through the side by the rail-
> road
> > tracks...
> >
> > Between those things I decided not to go there.
> >
> > George Sexton
> > MH Software, Inc.
> > http://www.mhsoftware.com/
> > Voice: 303 438 9585
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: lug-bounces at lug.boulder.co.us [mailto:lug-
> > > bounces at lug.boulder.co.us] On Behalf Of Sean Reifschneider
> > > Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 2:33 PM
> > > To: Boulder (Colorado) Linux Users Group -- General Mailing List
> > > Subject: Re: [lug] OT: Colocation Providers
> > >
> > > On 08/17/2009 01:38 PM, Michael J. Hammel wrote:
> > > > Tummy.com runs my server.  They're based in Ft. Collins but I
> think
> > > the
> > > > data center is in Denver.  I think.
> > >
> > > Thanks, Michael.  However, I will note that we don't do co-location
> --
> > > only
> > > managed hosting and virtual hosting.  We don't allow third-party
> access
> > > to
> > > our site, which has its advantages and disadvantages.
> > >
> > > The advantages are that we provide the hardware, so you don't have
> to
> > > manage or keep spares, etc...  If it breaks at 3am on a Saturday
> > > morning,
> > > because we own the hardware we can go in and take care of it
> without
> > > bothering you.  But, if you really want to own the hardware, this
> is a
> > > disadvantage.  We also do monitoring of the system.
> > >
> > > To give you an idea, pricing is $150/month for a core 2 duo system
> with
> > > dual RAID-1 1TB drives and 2GB of RAM.  We also have virtual
> systems
> > > with
> > > 512MB RAM and 40GB disc for $25/month.
> > >
> > > The facility we're in doesn't do anything smaller than a whole
> cabinet,
> > > so it's probably not an option unless your budget is at least a
> grand
> > > a month.  It is indeed in Denver, near I-25 and I-70, and it's a
> great
> > > facility.  It's called Fortrust and if you're looking for a whole
> > > cabinet
> > > or more I'd highly recommend them.
> > >
> > > I'm not that familiar with area colo providers, because I'm just
> not in
> > > that market, but I've heard good things about Netrack in Boulder,
> and
> > > they'll do single systems.   I believe Data393 will also do smaller
> > > space
> > > allocations, but they're located in the DTC.
> > >
> > > Sean
> > > --
> > > Sean Reifschneider, Member of Technical Staff <jafo at tummy.com>
> > > tummy.com, ltd. - Linux Consulting since 1995: Ask me about High
> > > Availability
> >
> >
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