colocating servers in the N VA market. I've read numerous recommendations on this forum for the Ashburn Equinix facility. Since it's filling up quickly I've also been looking at the SwitchandData facility in Reston. It appears to have more available space and lower prices. Does anyone have any experience with S&D and what tradeoffs should I be concerned about in looking at an S&D facility instead of an Equinix (in general or specifically those two centers)?
We've had a cabinet with Savvis in Sterling for the past couple of years and have been generally happy, but last week they doubled our monthly rate. Any colo people in the area want to give us a quote? Requirement is 1 42u cab and 1mbps quality bandwidth (ie. no cogent unless in a heavily bgp'ed environment)
We have a client looking for a colo or data center in Halifax or Bridgewater area of Nova Scotia. They would also consider Northeast Maine like the Bangor area. They MUST be in these area to receive specific GPS data. Need half to full cab and roof access for small antenae.
I am looking for small colocation space in Equinix NY2.
(There is another topic here [url]where the original poster was looking for dedi/colo in Equinix NY4; I joined that topic with the same request. But after doing my homework, I've adjusted the requirements: firstly, I need colo only, not a dedicated server; and secondly, NY2 is almost as good for my purposes as NY4. And apparently there are more providers offering colo there.)
If you know someone who has (or might have) colo space in Equinix NY2, please, could you recommend them here?
I've heard a internet bandwidth service from Equinix named Equinix direct, how about the quality of this service? Does there somebody have the experience of this service?
I've got a cabinet @ Equinix Ashburn & need to get another one. My understanding is they're full. Does anyone know if Equinix has a new facility there yet?
VPS provider to have enough support resources to provide 24/7 contact and repairs when necessary and good connectivity to UK. So, a fully managed solution.
The Ashburn datacentres seem to have good connectivity to UK.
Equinix Secaucus NY2 (275 Hartz) seems to have cooling prolem for the last 1 hour. The whole DC becomes hot. I went out one hour ago, came back and it's so hot now. I don't have temp now, ut I think it's around 85F (up from around 65F typical).
If you are in the DC, have fun working ... I wonder how much longer I can work here Hope they fix this soon, or else......
Is anyone aware of the current availability of colocation space at Equinix in Ashburn, VA? We are currently trying to obtain some space with them but getting my dedicated sales contact to respond is like pulling teeth! Are they so full (and thus full of themselves) that we will have to operate on THEIR terms (if at all)? At this point we are soliciting quotes from other datacenters of known lesser quality just so we can get this deployment live...
4-5 continuous racks on the 5th or 6th floor of the Equinix Chicago facility.
I've already met with Server Central. Can anyone suggest anybody else who is in that facility? I know it might be a long shot to get that many together, but it doesn't hurt to ask.
I visited the colo space (1 cabinet) we obtained through an Equinix reseller. There was some confusion as initially we were going into DC2, but they put us into DC3 as that's where they had the space (they have a lot of cages in both DCs).
In the past, I had visited DC2 and it's clear the facility was purpose-built for Equinix. You can tell just by looking at it from the outside, but also inside.
Driving up to DC3 (on Chillum Place), I was first surprised to notice glass windows on the outside of the building (they have the reinforced walls inside of that I was told).
Apparently, the building was some other company's datacenter or offices, which Equinix then refitted their standard-build datacenter inside the building. They also have different man-traps (like a rotating door) compared to DC2, raised flooring (which is not used I was told), and lower ceilings.
I drove around the DC3 building, and the other half of it appears to be some other company's datacenter (based on the generators on the roof). Any idea who that is?
Is DC3 the same quality as DC2? It didn't quite "feel" like the quailty of DC2, but that's just an impression and not based on any empirical evidence. It's also a bit further out there, while DC2 and its new "siblings" (DC4/5) are all adjacent to each other (on Filigree Court).
With the reseller we are using, most of their bandwidth in DC3 cross-connects to their network equipment in DC2, and that's where they peer. That's another thing that makes me feel like DC3 is quite secondary.
Are my feelings unfounded, or should I push our reseller to find a cabinet for us in DC2?
Besides contacting them directly and getting an overinflated price on 1GB of BW and 1u space, is there anyone i can contact who can set me up with better pricing in the Ashburn location? I'm in Baltimore. Washington and Ashburn is about 30 or 40min from away. Something to take into consideration.
Does anyone have experience with voxel.net as a bandwidth provider? I am considering arranging for IP Transit from them in one of the datacenters they operate in.
I've seen some old concerns raised on these forums about their handling of a server move some time ago (affecting their hosting customers). It could have been misrepresented and could be a thing of the past. Just wondering how professional/reliable/reliable they've been lately.
Also, any other suggestions for quality reliable bandwidth at Equinix Secaucus?
Does anyone have a good contact or contractor that they can recommend in the vicinity of Equinix Ashburn? Preferably someone who's done work in the facility before. We're in DC4 - which is building E I believe.
While Equinix has great staff, sometimes I just need simple things like servers unpacked and racked - things that I'd prefer not to pay $200/hr. for.
We just signed today to move our colo to Equinix Ashburn. I'll send out an email to our customers next week, to explain the upcoming downtime for the move. We do SaaS for our own specialized software product, and all our customers are in universities.. usually professors or administrative assistants.
These people are not technical, so saying something like "really good peering" means nothing to them. However, saying "the facility is so good that Google has servers there" is something they would understand. So, who are the tenants there that an average person would know? I realize there are multiple buildings all next to each other, but I don't think it will be necessary to denote by building. Last time I toured the facility (a while ago), I saw Google and Amazon there.
Does anyone know of any providers in 1950 Stemmons inside of Equinix with space less than a full cab? I only need 1/4 cab or less for a router and some switching equipment.
i am about to sign up for equinix's colocation service in LA. I am just curious if anyone else is paying similarly outrageous cross connect fees.. they are charging $300 for ethernet, and $200 for DS3.
