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On Thu, 21 Aug 2008, Jon Lewis wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 [email protected] wrote:
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>> That's an incredible deal, and makes you wonder why the same company wants
>> to raise a 6Mbs + 1 cabinet colo from $912/mo to about $1,700/mo. It
>> certainly doesn't use THAT much electricity.
>
> Providing colo costs a LOT more than selling bandwidth. There's the actual
> power you use, the amps they likely reserve in case you go over your usual
> usage, UPS's, generator(s), cooling, staff to manage all those bits, finite
> floor space, etc.
I understand that...like I said, I used to it myself, albeit on a much
smaller scale. This place appears to be about 10% utilized in terms of
space and there's no staff at night. The day staff is fairly skeletal,
and doesn't include ANY IP expertise.
> Also, you're talking about 6mbps, while Jawaid was talking about 100mbps on a
> 2 year commit. You always get a better rate on bandwidth when buying it in
> bulk and on multi-year contracts.
Of course. I don't expect to get what he pays. Just something that
remotely reflects overall market trends and costs.
James Smallacombe PlantageNet, Inc. CEO and Janitor
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