[PLUG] Portland Co-Lo's

[Roman Robinson]

With SpireTech, what do you mean by "make sure you understand what kind of
A/C power you're buying" ?

--Roman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Todd" <jtodd at loligo.com>
To: <plug at lists.pdxlinux.org>
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: [PLUG] Portland Co-Lo's


> >Hi,
> >     I am trying to figure out where to put my server for co-lo. I am
> >currently looking at a rack in Texas, because they are much cheaper. I
need
> >between120GB/month to 200GB/month of transfer, and my current quotes have
> >been between $799 and $1250 for Portland-based locations. I have found
one
> >for $250, but they don't reply to emails, which is always a concern.. If
> >anyone can help with where to go to look for a co-lo, please post!!
> >
> >--Roman
> >
>
> I was looking at opening a tertiary location here in Portland a while
> ago, and did some non-exhaustive surveys of co-lo providers in the
> area.
>
> These are Portland-based services:
>
> SpireTech
> http://www.spiretech.com/shared_colocation.htm
> $100/mo for 100g
> - make sure you understand what kind of A/C power you're buying
>
>
> FORTiX
> http://www.fortix.net/
> - very responsive sales team
> - were willing to work with me on pricing
>
>
> Inherent
> http://www.Inherent.com/
> - by far the most expensive I had quotes from
>
>
> Synapse Global
> http://www.synapseglobal.com/colocation/index.htm
>
>
>
> Due to various external reasons, I decided to stick with my
> non-Portland West coast provider, which was Hurricane Electric.
> Their $500/mo for a full rack _and_ 256kbps (~80gb) of traffic is a
> hard number to beat, though their location in Fremont, CA is
> difficult to service on a regular basis.  (Hey, I've got some space
> left over, if for $25/mo anyone needs space for a 1u machine that
> consumes less than ~2gb per month - perfect for personal email, DNS,
> or authentication servers)
>
> JT
>
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