On Fri, 4 Jul 2003, R. Busch wrote: > from) I'm looking for alternatives (if possible in the same building, > 200 S Virginia)
I don't know what you need the colo for, but if you don't need to own the physical servers, I've had pretty good luck with the virtual servers from www.johncompanies.com (colocated with Castle Access). It's $75/mo. for a standard Linux virtual server with 40GB of transfer, full root access to the virtual box, and 4GB of drive space. They really made a heroic effort to meet my rather unusual requirements. I initally had some problems related to low-level packet mangling because of the virtualized Ethernet interface, but no one else except another security consultant would be bothered by that. Anyway, the point is that you might find virtual servers to be cheaper than the physical colo of your boxen. Otherwise, I'd recommend Twelve Horses--their staff is really knowledgable, and they too have gone out of their way for me in some unusual circumstances. As for GBIS, I've never priced their colo, but open rack space is not inherently a problem. I'd be more concerned about cooling and power unless you have high-security data on your systems, in which case you should be buying a locked cage or cabinet anyway, and probably doing a whole host of truly paranoid things to detect logical, physical, and electromagnetic attack vectors. If your needs are that strict, talk to Globix; they have some specialized TEMPUS vaults that meet or exceed DoD guidelines for that sort of thing. Anyway, before you go to all that trouble, check your SLA with ATG, and make sure that you aren't missing an opportunity to have them make things right. I've found that even badly-damaged relationships with vendors can be patched with a few words to the right person. YMMV. -- Sen. Orrin Hatch thinks destroying private property to ensure bigger campaign contributions from media cartels is "good politics." Let your senators know that supporting corporate vigilantes will bite them in the political posterior next election day. _______________________________________________ RLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug
