Ryan Thompson wrote to bizops-list@opensrs.org:
> Hi all,
>
> [...]
>
> Maybe more interestingly, I'm also now in a position to help growing
> RSPs with low bandwidth requirements by offering *really* cheap rack
> space rental and power (in the $50US/month range *total* for a
> single colocated system including light traffic). This sort of thing
> is also ideal for those who need a failover system, or secondary DNS
> and MX, etc. We prefer rack-mountable equipment, of course, but have
> the space to store standard towers on shelves, too. (This costs a
> bit extra).
Hello again,
I've had a *lot* of good questions on this (thanks for the replies!),
so perhaps the $50/month deal bears some further explanation on the
list:
The intent is to provide a really killer base price on colocation for
the majority of clients who don't need enormous amounts of data
transfer. It is intended for those who will use under approximately
5GB/month, for secondary MX, DNS, web mirror, hosting a growing web
site, etc. Heck, even small virtual hosting providers could get a good
start with 5GB/month of reliable bandwidth... and we have the capacity
to smoothly scale to rows of racks and several orders of magnitude
with the bandwidth as you need it.
For instance, I spoke with one individual who is paying $150/month for
128K ISDN, only about 10% utilized. Kick the ISDN to the curb, get a
$25/month ADSL or cable connection for yourself, move your services
over to a monitored network, and save some money while you're at it, I
said. :-)
Thanks again to all who have replied so far,
- Ryan
> The racks are air conditioned, secure, monitored, and backup power
> ports are available for a little extra. We'll do network uptime
> guarantees, and have the capacity to include a base amount of tech
> support with each account. As in any good business deal, everything
> is negotiable. :-)
>
> - Ryan
>
>
-- Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com>SaskNow Technologies - http://www.sasknow.com 901 1st Avenue North - Saskatoon, SK - S7K 1Y4
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