Colocation - Need Suggestions for US West Coast

ajit

I am thinking of colocating a server in the West Coast. But this is going to be for the first time for me and would like to avoid n00b mistakes! Following are the details:

Machine: Dell R620 2xE5-2690 128 GB RAM 2x146 GB SAS 2x1TB HDD

Needs: This is going to be the primary web server for serving a low latency web application. Bandwidth: Capped at 20TB on 1Gbps port. A bit less or more is fine. Power: Not sure. Would 1 Amp suffice for 2xE5? If not, I may have to go for 2 Amps @110V.

Budget: Max 150USD pm.

Questions: What DCs would you recommend for colocation you seasoned hosting gurus? Is redundant power supply good to have or not required?

concerto49

Where about in the West Coast do you prefer? There are quite a few places.

ajit

Anywhere that provides low latency to SF should be good.

concerto49

quadranet, webnx and colocrossing are in LA.

SimpleNode

I'm not a "Seasoned Hosting Guru". Heck, I've never colocated before.

But I hear CoreSite is very good.

William

YOu will need not only 2A @ 110V for this, more like even 2,5A.

unused

Contact Brandon over @ http://www.inforelay.com

ajit

@concerto49 Colocrossing exceeded my budget on the West. Their NY offer was nice. Will reach out to quadranet and webnx.

@William Thanks for the heads up.

Is my budget reasonable?

concerto49

@ajit said: @concerto49 Colocrossing exceeded my budget on the West. Their NY offer was nice. Will reach out to quadranet and webnx.

https://billing.dacentec.com/hostbill/index.php?/cart/colocation/&step=0 - 1/4 Rackspace @ dacentec with 5 Amps is only 150/month.

Which location from colocrossing are you looking at?

ajit

I thought Dacentec are in the East. Do they have more DCs? Their colocation package is very nice. Recently rented a dedi with them.

concerto49

@ajit said: I thought Dacentec are in the East. Do they have more DCs? Their colocation package is very nice. Recently rented a dedi with them.

Yeah but just in comparison, it shouldn't be THAT expensive I would think from other providers.

Liam

Hurricane Electric offered cheap power last time I checked.

ajit

@concerto49 said: Yeah but just in comparison, it shouldn't be THAT expensive I would think from other providers.

Got it. Makes sense. So far I have found West coast to be costlier than the East. Commercialmedia's offers were even cheaper!

@liam TIL he.net have a DC in Fremont CA. Thanks!

Liam

@ajit Yup. You can also try 'valuehost' they have a cab or cage in Mountain View.

I'm not sure what happened to @bijan588 but he had a cab at scalemetrix in san diego with cheap power.

Also EGIHosting.

rds100

@Liam said: Hurricane Electric offered cheap power last time I checked.

Ask @Francisco why they moved out of he.net's DC ;-)

Liam

@rds100 I think that is just one of their Fremont datacentres which had power issues. As far as I know they haven't had any issues for a while?

concerto49

@ajit said: Got it. Makes sense. So far I have found West coast to be costlier than the East. Commercialmedia's offers were even cheaper!

http://webnx.com/co-location/standard-offers.html - 129 + 20 for 2 amp. Might be a bit more for 2.5 amp, but they might be able to offer a discount if you contact them.

rds100

@Liam said: @rds100 I think that is just one of their Fremont datacentres which had power issues. As far as I know they haven't had any issues for a while?

Possibe, i don't know really. But i know BuyVM were pretty unhappy with the several downtimes caused by HE's power problems in Fremont.

ozfingwe

Their fmt2 hasn't had any issues for ages, at least we have never had a single power issue (we moved in in Feb'11), but I cannot say anything about the first facility as we only have space in fmt2.

cheers - oz.

GetKVM_Ash

The config seems overkill for a low latency web app. Unless you already bought it, in which case its too late. Nice set up :)

ajit

@GetKVM_Ash This is not a typical webapp. Lots of RAM is required to run quite a few memory hungry processes with low latency (for user interaction). Will share it here once it is ready. :)

GetKVM_Ash

@ajit said: @GetKVM_Ash This is not a typical webapp. Lots of RAM is required to run quite a few memory hungry processes with low latency (for user interaction). Will share it here once it is ready. :)

Understood, well good luck finding somebody and i look forward to seeing your app :)

Liam

@ozfingwe said: Their fmt2 hasn't had any issues for ages, at least we have never had a single power issue (we moved in in Feb'11), but I cannot say anything about the first facility as we only have space in fmt2.

Yeah, as I said earlier the power issues effect only one of their datacentres where EGI have space I think.

CVPS_Chris

@ajit,

I will give you LA in Colocrossing space for $150

PM me if interested

Regards,

Chris

CVPS_Kevin

+1 for QuadraNet

ChrisPV

Telx has a facility in SF if you're looking for SF

DannyAlex

+1 for QuadraNet,they are really nice and helpful.

Alex_LiquidHost

Just got a couple of servers setup at Colocrossing Seattle. So far so good, so you should consider them as well, however as far as I know they are out of stock.

ajit

Judging by the recommendations, Colocrossing and Quadranet are the top picks.

Amused to see he.net prefer old style forms. I was worried by their condition that a unit requiring more than 2A will be moved to a full cabinet!

miTgiB

+1 QuadraNet

I do not have experience with single server colo, but I have been with them for over a year now, and the help offered when I have needed it is very good.

DomainBop

CalPop in LA single server colo for $99