FYI Sovernet might not qualify as local, or even Vermont based anymore.... >From Google: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3675/is_200602/ai_n17179867 ~k
On Sun, 2009-03-22 at 16:11 -0400, Stanley Brinkerhoff wrote: > There is a local ISP in Bellows Falls (Sovernet) you might want to get > in touch with -- except their rates for colo-servers (last time I > checked) were more expensive than someone like RackSpace or ServInt (I > have 3 server w/ ServInt and love them!). > > Back when I was doing some work with Rene I had a box at LayeredTech > (They were hosted with Savvis in Texas, but they are moving to a more > budget provider) that was decent ($40-$50/m for a dedicated box w/ > lots of bandwidth) -- but service was so/so. > > Outside of that -- there are a mirriad of small companies who do > one-off hosting -- but you pay more, and get less bang for your buck > than you would at a commercial host. Its simply economy of scale > unfortunately. > > "Buying local" in my previous searches ment 400% higher base cost > typically. > > Stan > > On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Mike Raley <[email protected]> > wrote: > ya know, I've often thought about running my own hosting > business on the side, virtual hosts, on a monthly fee through > some of the local colo and ISPs. It's the economic inability > to compete with the non local providers which has stopped me. > Is this something where a local Co-op model might be an > efficient way to go? Is there enough of a "buy local" segment > in the local IT people to make something like this work? > > Mike > > > > > On Mar 22, 2009, at 2:59 PM, Forest Bond wrote: > > > Why limit yourself to local options? > > > > Because it is the Vermont way. :-) Local business to local > > business. Locally owned, locally served, organic Internet. > > Well, you get the idea. > > > > > >
