1. Possible Colocation Service Providers

1.1. List of Providers we will send our Quote Request to

This is the list of providers that we will send our quote request to, once the letter on ColocationPlans has been finalized.

• [http://www.gaiahost.coop/ GAIA Host]

• [http://www.inreach.com/ InReach]

• [http://www.monkeybrains.net/ Monkey Brains]

• [http://www.he.net/ he.net]

• [http://www.simpli.biz/ Simpli] (my personal favorite so far --AdamChlipala)

1.2. Previous information that was gathered about existing service providers who may be helpful to us

Who should we consider for hosting our next hcoop architecture?

Some providers that have come recommended:

• [http://www.gaiahost.coop/ GAIA Host]

• [http://www.inreach.com/ InReach]

• [http://www.monkeybrains.net/ Monkey Brains]

Responses to an e-mail AdamChlipala sent to the [http://communitycolo.net/ CCCP] mailing list:

• [http://www.simpli.biz Simpli]. The owner of the company told me via e-mail that, as a 501(c)12 corporation, we could pay "30-40% off of our list prices."

  • That would be awesome if they actually did that. Their list prices look reasonable to begin with. Hopefully they understand what 501(c)(12) is and aren't assuming our organization is a charity. Of course we would still need to compare their service etc. Also this is assuming we *do* get tax-exempt status...it will probably take a while yet. Best case scenario is that we get an acceptance letter sometime next month--I will call them in a week or so anyway to see what the status is. Statistically it is likely they will bounce some questions back at us requiring a few more rounds before approval. Worst case scenario is they deny it outright with prejudice, leaving administrative appeal as the only option (which tends to be a losing option). --NathanKennedy

Other possibilities for hosting that have been mentioned:

• [http://www.he.net He.net]. He.net has been around a long time and has lots of redundancy in terms of connections. There is no special discount for coops or not-for-profits, but their prices seem to be reasonable. Specifically, I was given an unofficial quote on 9/11/2005 for 7U of space (12"). Using 1Mbps would be $300 per month, or 2 Mbps would be $250 per Mbps per month up to 4Mbps. I believe that if we went with He.net we would probably end up buying and configuring our own servers, configuring them and sending them to the facility. In case of hardware issues, we may want to check out their hourly cost for "remote hands". This service was cited as a possibility by JustinLeitgeb to the hcoop mailing list.

1.3. See Also

Pages that are related to this are ColocationPlans, which is the main page for discussion of the new architecture, and SystemArchitecturePlans, which provides details and diagrams on hardware and software configuration issues related to the new hcoop network.

Page last modified at Sat Mar 25 09:45:38 EST 2006 by JustinLeitgeb.