I used to run some medium sized colo. I concur with Eric's comment
below. However:
To get or keep 'smarter' and lower maintenance customers offer this type
of service:
-Offer PP&P
--(Ping Pipe & Power ONLY to the customer. HVAC is included.
-NO physical/unescorted access to their machine.
--If it breaks to the point that they can no longer get into it they can
come pick it up and return it the next day or something or.
-Smart hands cost money.
--If you have to touch the machine then you charge $$. (period)
--After hours? $$$$
I charge just enough to make a little profit over the charge for my rack
in another colo provider's DC. The smart customers I have know this so
they 'put up' with the line items above.
I have about 5 colo servers sitting fat and happy in a rack.
Over a 3 year period I have had 1 call for assistance as the customer's
power supply failed and 1 escorted (I tapped my foot the entire time)
trip to the rack for some memory upgrades on a server. I did not charge
for the time as it was scheduled WELL in advance and he bought dinner.
ryan
On 10/28/14 1:34 AM, Eric Kuhnke via Af wrote:
don't mess around with the low end, the sort of customers who want
$100/mo colocation for one server are more of a pain in the ass than
they're worth. the hosting/colo business has very thin margins.
On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 10:16 PM, TJ Trout via Af <af@afmug.com
<mailto:af@afmug.com>> wrote:
Has anyone made a successful try at offering colocation and would
like to point out some details on Do's and don't's? Seems like a
great way to build additional revenue off of completely unused
upstream bandwidth ? Is it worth the hassle and DDoS?
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D. Ryan Spott | Iron Goat Networks, llc
broadband | telco | colo | community
PO Box 1232 / 603 W. Stevens Sultan, WA 98284
360-799-0552 | gtalk: rsp...@irongoat.net
