[RndTbl] Co-location costs

[John Lange]

Just curious why you are looking to Colo a server vs. a vm in AWS or Azure?
Cloud is why it is so hard to find Colo these days.

Or why not just put it on a decent business internet service and put it
under your desk?

John

On Fri, Feb 15, 2019, 2:45 PM Adam Thompson <athompso at athompso.net wrote:

> Fiber Fortress is winding down and not accepting new customers, according
> to the owner.
> Quite a few ISPs are willing to let you place a small 1U rack server, if
> you already have a business relationship with them. (Have fun with physical
> access, though.)
> There's also Global Server Center (a division of The Exchange Group) which
> is Winnipeg's version of 141 Front St., and does offer 1U collocation.
> You may have talked to the wrong part of BellMTS, you want MTS
> Datacenters, don't have contact info right now, sorry. They have their own
> AS and domain.
> In general, though, there are a lot fewer options today than 10yrs ago.
> Mostly because everyone goes virtual, that being "good enough" for 99.999%
> of applications.
> -Adam
>
> On February 14, 2019 5:20:40 PM CST, Daulton <daulton at tetmail.ca> wrote:
>>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I wanted to contribute some information, I have researched others for
>> colocation but here are the top contenders so far. I am waiting for
>> quotes for more, so if I find more good options I will send them.
>>
>> Notably for local companies, Fiber Fortress and Bell MTS did not even
>> bother to respond. Manitoba Hydro Telecom appears to only sell 1/3
>> cabinets as their lowest size available.
>> ------------------------------
>> Company: Amanah
>> Location(s): Toronto at 151 Front Street and 1 Yonge Street
>>
>> Single 1U 1.88″(H) x 24″(W) x 42″(D) 1 Amp 110V 100Mbps / 1Gbps 8 IPs
>> (/29) -5Usable $99 Monthly & $99 Setup on a 12 Month term.
>>
>> They also have a free vlan for you as well, and have fiber between the
>> data centers and a cross connections.
>> ------------------------------
>> Company: Nuday
>> Location(s): 231 Amber St. Markham, ON
>>
>> Features: 1U Space, 2AMP / 120v UPS / Generator Power, 1000 Mbps Up/Down
>> Port, 5 Static Public IP ( /29 ), 3000 GB Data Transfer / Month, $59 / Month
>> ------------------------------
>> Company: Les Net
>> Location(s):  Winnipeg
>>
>> Costs: 1U space $30 / month, /29 IP addresses $20 / month, 6 power
>> outlets $30 / month, 100M internet connection $175 / month, Power usage
>> $135/KW
>>
>> Power usage wise it would cost $62 / month for something like a Dell R710.
>> ------------------------------
>> Thanks,
>> Daulton
>>
>>
>> On 2/6/19 6:39 PM, Daulton wrote:
>>
>>> Hi guys,
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any estimates they could give me for the prices for 1U
>>> or 2U colocation at any of the cities providers? Whether it be MTS,
>>> Les.net, Fiber Fortress, etc. I know I can contact them each for quotes
>>> but I am first wondering about your guys experience.
>>>
>>> To give an example of power usage it would be something such as a Dell
>>> R710.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Daulton
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