[olug] Community Colo Project

Thu Mar 26 20:12:13 UTC 2009

Yes, the office space is definitely an unnecessary expenditure.  I
think just going with a cage in an existing facility (CoSentry) would
be the most fiscally-sensible starting point.  We can still bring in a
link to the provider of choice via the backhaul, and we'll have all
the physical infrastructure already provided by CoSentry (raised
floor, air handling, power conditioning, just a few of the things we
wouldn't have in an office space).

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 3:03 PM, Curtis LaMasters
<curtislamasters at gmail.com> wrote:
> Steep demands for a community colo.  Jay didn't offer that much and
> people were still happy with the service.  With that being said I
> wouldn't object to putting my gear in this:
> http://www.loopnet.com/xnet/LoopLink/Profile/Profile.aspx?LL=true&STID=naiglobal&LID=15145832.
>
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> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Dan Clough <dclough at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ah, that's what I wondered.  That brings up the issue of the room
>> layout itself, then.  I would imagine the cost of outfitting the
>> office space with the necessary NCPI (buzzword alert) would be
>> prohibitive for a community colo, unless we could find a cheap source
>> for equipment, a fiscal sponsor who could fork over the dough, or
>> both.
>>
>> Does CoSentry have office space?  I've been in their conference room
>> and their hot-seat area but the sales drone never mentioned any office
>> space.
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Charles.Bird <charles.bird at powerdnn.com> wrote:
>>> its not in the actual CO, this place is across the hallway :)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2009/3/26 Dave Weis <djweis at internetsolver.com>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Do you mean collocating in a Qwest CO? They are extremely picky about what
>>>> you have in the rack. First problem would be lack of AC power, second would
>>>> be 15" depth restriction.
>>>>
>>>> It does cut down on the loop costs substantially though :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, 26 Mar 2009, Dan Clough wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Which providers are jacked in at the CB office?  If Cogent or PinPoint
>>>>> has lit fiber out there I could get in touch with my Cogent rep and
>>>>> see how well they can limbo on a 20Mbps commit.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 1:27 PM,  <charles.bird at powerdnn.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I like the idea, I've always wanted to do something like that. I thought
>>>>>> about registering the name "ghettodatacenter.com" or something and
>>>>>> leasing a small office at the kanesville CO in CB, no loopback charges and
>>>>>> plenty of bandwidth for a couple racks. Just basic airconditioning and a few
>>>>>> 20-30A circuits.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 24/7 access too :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Dan Clough <dclough at gmail.com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:11:13
>>>>>> To: Omaha Linux User Group<olug at olug.org>
>>>>>> Subject: [olug] Community Colo Project
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Over the last week ideas have been bounced around regarding the
>>>>>> possibility of a community colocation project.  This sounds like a
>>>>>> wonderful idea to me considering Omaha's lack of small-fish colo
>>>>>> places and the general abundance of bandwidth, and I'd like to know
>>>>>> what OLUG thinks about contributing to such an operation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ever since Jay closed up shop I've been looking for a good place to
>>>>>> put my servers, with my main concerns being static IP addressing and
>>>>>> no port restrictions (I'm looking at you, Cox).  A community colo
>>>>>> would free up some room in our basements and maybe even prove the
>>>>>> viability of colocating in Omaha.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Finances are of course the most limiting factor, so keeping it cheap
>>>>>> and simple is the key to success.  I think one rack, 10 or 20Mbps and
>>>>>> a /26 or /27 block of IPv4 addresses would be more than enough to
>>>>>> start out with.  What do you guys think about such a venture?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dan
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