In former companies I worked for it was always Equinix because every market they went into, Equinix had options for them. Also we knew what to expect, how their operation/support runs, and could apply deeper discounts based on volumes….
In some markets, they simply have the best power and cooling options too … Paul From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric Kuhnke Sent: June 19, 2016 1:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Seen this Brocade before? You know that Equinix doesn't own or run 350 E. Cermak, right? They're just one tenant. It's owned by Digital Realty Trust. On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 2:52 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: In some markets, that's the only viable place to go. Chicago, for instance. Equinix at 350 E. Cermak has a commanding lead over anywhere else for connectivity. With AMS-IX, Megaport and United-IX here now, we'll likely see some of that shift around a bit, but it'll take time. ----- Mike Hammett <http://www.ics-il.com/> Intelligent Computing Solutions <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP _____ From: "Eric Kuhnke" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 11:02:51 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Seen this Brocade before? Smart people don't start leases in Equinix facilities unless they have absolutely, positively no other option. On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 8:17 AM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: In an Equinix facility, 1G ports are very expensive... at $350/month per cross connect. :-) ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP _____ From: "Josh Reynolds" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 10:10:58 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Seen this Brocade before? Once upon a time, that was probably said about 10G links. Before then, about 1G links. Those 1G ports are expensive you know. On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 8:14 AM, Paul Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: Had a demo of that platform a month or so ago .. wasn’t public obviously - pretty impressive but a lot jammed into a “small package” … tough sell for folks who need that kind of density, personal opinion is to keep things more “spread out” on 100G links reducing areas of risk, but I digress as that’s more design/resiliency related :) On Jun 16, 2016, at 5:25 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: Don't worry, no one has. First public pictures. https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp/posts/910364895755630 ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP
