Co-Location With PoundHost In The BlueSquare Datacenter

Jun 8, 2007

I have never done co-location before and I am very interested in it. Although a fair amount of my questions could be asked to PoundHost I preferred to ask here as I can get opinions too and more elaborate information probably. So if anybody wants to reply with some help, please do!

I am currently looking at Quater Rack Space (10U) at the following URL [url]

The first issue is a switch. The site states "1 x 100Mbit CAT 5 Feed" - I assume I would need to install a switch to share this connection between my servers, what sort of switches am I looking at here - do you have recommendations?

Another issue is power. Is there any typical number of servers I could put online with 3A, as well as my switch? I've actually been looking at buying servers from the USA and having them shipped to me (at [url]). The systems I'm looking at are the Core2Duos (SATA Enterprise and SATA cost effective at the moment). What custom build places would you recommend in the UK? If I did want to increase my power allocation, can PoundHost do this for me?

I was also after some opinions of PoundHost as a company - anyone have experience with their colo? A question I should really ask directly to them, but maybe people already know here: Are they able to increase my IP Address allocation? Can they increase my bandwidth to say, 20Mbit as required?

Are there any other UK colo that can compete with these prices for rack space?

How would their connectivity be to the USA? With my current setup, most of my dedicated servers are in the USA. To people here in Europe connection is fine to the USA. I'm just wondering how this would work in return from the connectivity of BlueSquare.

I was wondering about remote reboots. If I wanted to be able to make my own hard remote reboots instantly, can the likes of APC remote reboot switches be installed into my 10U space? The main problem really is my understanding of power distribution in a data center and how power is fed to my space.

Again - I'm grateful for any replies, feedback or recommendations because I want to ensure I start with a good service and a good company.

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