[GRLUG] Hosting ideas

Benjamin Eavey ben at eavey.com
Mon Mar 31 10:53:57 EDT 2008


My company does hosting here in Grand Rapids.  Our standard price is 
$80/month to put your own hardware in our data center, but it might be 
negotiable depending on your needs.  I don't do pricing, but if anybody 
is interested, I can get you in touch with someone who does.

-Ben


Matt Hofmann wrote:
> I would be interested in a little more local colo solution as well. But 
> $50/month sounds pretty good.
>  
> /Matt
> 
>  
> On 3/23/08, *Colin Vallance* <colin at tankrip.com 
> <mailto:colin at tankrip.com>> wrote:
> 
>     I'm curious about this place you coloc'd at.  I'm currently leasing a
>     box somewhere out in California, they own the hardware etc and I'm
>     paying about $60/mo.  I've got a nice Dell 1U sitting around my house
>     that I was considering racking up in Seattle with a buddy but would
>     much prefer something more local.  We've not needed much turn around
>     time in the past but how bad is it actually?  I could deal with a few
>     hours most likely.
> 
>     Does anyone else know of a place in town that does coloc around those
>     prices?  Not driving over to Detroit would make the deal even sweeter.
> 
>     -Colin
> 
>      >
>      > I have a $50/month colo solution for my 1U rack server.
>      >
>      > Its my machine... do anything I want.
>      >
>      > $50/month gives me power and 1000GB of transfer per month.
>      >
>      > Its nice.
>      >
>      > www.waveform.net <http://www.waveform.net>
>      >
>      > But... be warned, though they ARE very reliable as far as overall
>      > service... Response time can be a PITA.
>      >
>      > $50/month also includes "mid-tower" machines. As long as you meet the
>      > size and power reqs... you are good.
>      > --
>      > greg at gregfolkert.net <mailto:greg at gregfolkert.net>
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