[lug] OT: Colocation Providers

Mon Aug 17 16:52:07 MDT 2009

I think that you are thinking of ViaWest.  They have multiple data 
centers.

They are good folks, flood plane not withstanding.

-Glenn

On Mon, 17 Aug 2009, Nate Duehr wrote:

> Ahh okay, my bad.  I think I'm thinking of that one down near the
> Auraria Parkway exit off of I-25.  Not sure their name all of a sudden
> for some reason.
>
> --
>  Nate Duehr
>  nate at natetech.com
>
> On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:08 -0600, "George Sexton"
> <georges at mhsoftware.com> wrote:
>> 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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