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Re: Ask YC: Colocation?

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Post by reidman »

iigs wrote: post #6

That Washington Post article is excellent. It's too bad the student undertook it so close after 9/11... it would have probably been much better received, and perhaps even productized, today. I suspect he could tell a lot of large corporations things about their exposure that they didn't know. On the topic of hosting, you don't say why you're not satisfied with the coasts, so I can't qualify my suggestions. Here are s…

"Don't over-think the physical facility/location aspects."

Excellent advice! And, incidentally, Dallas was one of the places I was looking at, so it's good to hear that it's well-connected.

Re: Ask YC: Colocation?

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Post by raamdev »

I use LiquidWeb (http://liquidweb.com) for managed servers, although they also offer colocation. Their datacenter is entirely self-owned and their technical support is outstanding. They always have very helpful, very knowledgeable technical people on-hand, at any hour. They're located in Lansing, MI.

Re: Ask YC: Colocation?

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Post by TheBosch »

I've been with GNAX / Net Depot for the last few years. You can co-locate there and the service has been rock solid apart from a lightning strike DIRECTLY on a transformer. But they have dual power inputs and gas backups on site. They're located in Atalanta.

http://gnax.com http://gnax.com/network.php#gold http://netdepot.com (send an e-mail and ask about colo as this is the dedicated renting site they run)

Also, if you're looking for more info check out the Colo forum on Web Hosting Talk:

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=44

Re: Ask YC: Colocation?

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Post by mileszs »

reidman wrote: post #13
davidw wrote: post #2

Why not just use something like linode?

We've been on dedicated servers for a long time, and we're at a point where cost-efficiency and flexibility are our two biggest factors. We're expecting pretty linear growth, so scaling isn't a huge deal. Up until now we would regularly switch to a better server, stay there until we outgrew it, and then jump again. It's kept us relatively lean/current and our costs have stayed low as the cost/quality of hosting has c…

There's a story about a site named FaceStat that was linked on the front page of Yahoo! one day, and had to spin up several Slicehost slices, complete with load balancing and all (or most) of the trimmings. Unfortunately, the admin's site is suspended by bluehost (or someone), and I don't remember the details. Here's a post by Slicehost that is related: http://www.slicehost.com/articles/2008/6/4/facestat-scales-f...

It is definitely possible to create a VPS-based system to replace your dedicated servers. In fact, that is the direction a lot of people are going, because it's relatively cheap to spin up a new VPS to scale horizontally, as opposed to purchasing a new server. Without knowing what your needs are in more detail, I couldn't say with any confidence whether Slicehost or Linode would work for you, or something else.

Do note that many traditional datacenters are starting to offer some sort of "cloud" solution, or at least some solution involving virtual machines that they have made sure involves the word "cloud", for the buzz factor. So, you could find a reliable colo facility, and work with them to migrate to a VPS-like solution.

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