[COLUG] Local colocation of server

[William Yang]

Tom Hanlon wrote:
> Hey Colug,
> 
> I need to find  a good place to colocate a machine. I sort of like the
> idea of setting up myself, but I may not have to much time , so perhaps
> a self managed dedicated machine would do.
> 
> Any advice ? Who do you like ?

Depends on what you need.

I'm very pleased with the box I put at Flexible Internet.  He offers
data center co-location in the BlueMile facility downtown -- diesel
backed power, UPS, multiple network feeds.  It's in a real tier 2 data
center.  He also has an office grade co-location facility, though I'm
not sure if he has any availability there.

The other option I'm aware of is with Cera.net, which is also $100/mo.
 Cera.net's facilities are, frankly, not as good as the data center that
Flexible Internet offers... but they operate without bandwidth caps, so
it really depends on how much your gear is worth and how much band you
think you're going to use.

I can provide contacts at either.  These are *you provide the box*
environments.

In my experience you get about 15x the box if you do this, provided you
can find someone who will locate a box for you.  I'm also looking at
colo spaces in Cincinnati and Cleveland, but you're probably looking for
local services.

	-Bill
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William Yang
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