On 2010-12-01, at 09:48, Leo Bicknell wrote: > In a message written on Wed, Dec 01, 2010 at 06:43:25AM -0800, JC Dill wrote: >> I really don't understand why someone hasn't put vending machines in >> every major colo around the world. We have vending machines that sell >> ipods at the maul, we can certainly have a vending machine that sells >> rack nuts and screws, patch cables, tools, etc. at colos. > > Every meeting I have with a colo provider I suggest this exact idea. > Patch cables (cat5, single mode, multi-mode), fiber couplers, maybe > even SFP's, velcro ties, a 10-in-1 screwdriver, etc.
Two notable places I've done site work where the colo vendor was happy to sell me such things were Terremark/NOTA in Miami and Global Switch in Amsterdam. But even in those cases there were times where I needed something outside normal office hours and couldn't find anybody to sell it to me. Vending machines have the advantage that they don't sleep. Joe
