So is this a go or no go? I'd be interested in placing a box or two out there if we can make something work.
On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 12:35 AM, Bruce N <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for the clarification Erik. > > > > Hello Paul, > > > > You may not get the best "shared" deal out there but it's much less > headache than with a true co-op system anyways. Would you actually go out > and sue the guy with only 1U server just because he bailed out? I guess you > never filed in courts to know what the costs are to sue people for every > single little thing out there. A co-op system like this would never have the > money to come up with the paralegal fees even. So, you are not much more > secured anyways with such a system; anyhow, by picking one person I meant > just a rep to grab good prices like Erik said. For a co-op system once you > calculate the administration cost, insurance cost for bail outs, etc...you > are already loosing whatever you thought you might have saved in the first > place. What I purposed was a separate contract btw the individual and co-lo > provider for every single member so issues like what you mentioned never > happen and still you get a better rate than going in individually. > > > > Again, just a thought. > > > > -Bruce > > > Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 22:34:23 -0400 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > CC: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [biz] Idea about Shared Co-Location > > > > On Wed, 6 May 2009, Erik Turk wrote: > > > > > I think the co-op is one method of providing the desired service. > Another way is for us to > > > say to existing providers - hey, we have 40 people who want this type > of service - what > > > > Then you are just 40 individuals. With your own bandwidth constrains, > without being > > able to combine the traffic into a good deal with 95 percentile. If that > was a good > > option, we'd all already be hosting our 1U server. > > > > > can you do for us, and then each of us makes an individual decision > whether or not to > > > enter a business relationship with that provider. My understanding is > that Bruce was > > > mentioning the latter as an option. > > > > Neither of the 40 people would likely be able to get 24/7 access, since > you're only a 1U > > customer. No aggregate bandwidth to allow us to peak etc. etc. > > > > Paul > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Find info faster and easier with Internet Explorer 8. > http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9655583
