Glad to help out Douglas. FYI, Macminicolo is now the Las Vegas operation of Macstadium, so you may find that they've raised their service standards there ... it depends on how "hands on" the Atlanta management became after the merger. The guy I dealt with in Las Vegas, who's still in the picture, made me feel like he was mostly interested in getting my money, rather than my business, which made me wonder how responsive he'd be if issues came up.
I had a very different experience with the Macstadium folks in Atlanta; they were helpful from the outset. They also appeared to have a larger number of hands on deck, and all of their support people that I've dealt with have been great. (You'll note that at the bottom of Macminicolo's marketing web page they mention they're "a Macstadium company"; still, they have a distinct marketing presence. But if you go to the Macstadium website, you'll see that they offer three data centers, in Atlanta, Las Vegas and Dublin. The Las Vegas center is actually Macminicolo.) Best regards, Ron On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 8:09 AM, Douglas von Roeder via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Ronald: > > Thank you for the info about Macstadium. I'd known of macminicolo.com but > didn't know about the troubles getting machines set up there. > > Your point about hurricanes in FL and GA is noted and that's the attraction > to having a data center in the desert Southwest or in the heartland. > > I like it that they did a clean install at no extra charge. That's > *excellent* customer service. > > My client and I will be talking this week and I'll pass this information > along to them. > > > -- > Douglas von Roeder > 949-336-2902 > > On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 12:21 PM, Ronald Rosell via 4D_Tech < > 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > > We’ve been very happy with Macstadium. I have two minis hosted there, > > while I have a MacPro hosted at a Host.net <http://host.net/> facility > in > > Florida. (I have nothing but good things to say about host.net < > > http://host.net/> either, especially since they’ve stayed online through > > several major storms over the years, but I do worry about what’s > happening > > to south Florida.) > > > > Since Macstadium also has racks for the Pros I've been considering > > migrating there. Our current installs are at their Atlanta facility, but > > after the hurricane fire drill we had recently in Florida (which also > > affected Georgia) we’re thinking that having a server that can be a > > “lifeboat” for the others in their Las Vegas facility (the former > > macminicolo) makes sense. > > > > I agree with others that the provisioning at Macminicolo was less … > > reassuring ... than Macstadium’s. The owner of that firm seemed largely > > annoyed by requests for information. I think he’s still onboard, but > > hopefully things in Las Vegas are better managed these days. > > > > We recently had to do a complete wipe & reinstall of the OS on one of our > > Minis in Atlanta. Macstadium took care of it … no extra charge. > > > > Ron Rosell > > __ > > > > Ron Rosell > > President > > StreamLMS > > > > > > > On Oct 13, 2017, at 8:25 AM, Douglas von Roeder via 4D_Tech < > > 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > > > > > I'm working with a company that has a seven user server running on a > Mac > > > mini. They've decided to go "office-less" and are looking to have their > > > system hosted. > > > > > > This is a new area to me so I'm looking for recommendations for hosting > > > services. We would like to use the current Mac mini and, for a variety > of > > > reasons, the hosting service should be located in the continental US. > > > > > > Checking in on the Mac mini colo reveals that they've been absorbed by > > > macstadium.com. Any comments on that service in particular? > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > -- > > > Douglas von Roeder > > > 949-336-2902 <(949)%20336-2902> > > > ********************************************************************** > > > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > > > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > > > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > > > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > > > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > > > ********************************************************************** > > > > ********************************************************************** > > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > > ********************************************************************** > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ********************************************************************** > ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
