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What would be the best colo location for internal/business use?
anbelevebel
Member
Hi,
I’m looking for a colo location that would be cost effective, reliable and somewhere I can buy the hardware (mostly used) for cheap. Location doesn’t matter. DDoS protection is optional.
I’ll start with a few 1U servers (I have specific configuration in mind) (I’ll buy the hardware, haven’t bought them yet) and a few /24 subnets will be rented, most likely from IPXO (they have to be less than $100 per /24).
I’m not a hosting provider. I’ll use these servers for our business, not for vps hosting or something like that.
So far I found plasmarack to be the cheapest (I guess?) at $60/1U and goes as low as $45 I believe, as we add more servers.
What are your recommendations?
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www.microtronixdc.com we can definitely beat those prices for you! And have speeds from 1G up to 100G fiber! Prices start at $55 a month per U and go down from there.
Order here.
Here is our most recent post here on LET, our power options are much better for the price and our 1G+ lines aren't shared, they are dedicated.
Honestly everything that is "remote" is quite often a lot more hassle, than if you can go to the dc in person. Even for simple stuff just as adding an extra drive....
I would also recommend being realistic about your IP-addressing needs "a few /24's" is actually quite some space to fill.
Be as close to your target audience as possible. If you have a business in your country and your target consumer is in your country, choose a datacenter in your country.
In my home country hardware is more than 2x expensive as well as the bandwidth and they throttle even after 100Mbps. Paying emergency remote-hands in a remote location every once in a while would still be cheaper than coloing in my home country.
My IP needs are realistic, actually. I'd be using 250 to 500 IPv4 addresses in a single 1U server and I need at least 1000 IPs and 4 to 6 servers.
Location doesn't matter to us or to our customers for the type of business that we're doing. No-one will have access to these servers or the applications/services that are running inside these servers. My business is global and location-independent.
Toss me a PM, I can help out with sourcing hardware and getting you some space aswell in either Dallas or New York.
If Romania is a location you'd consider, I can do some pretty good deals on colo. DM me if interested.
Late to the post. We can always offer you a better offer
just let us know and say LET sent you.
Any other recommendations? Especially well established companies.
We colo our servers in the same building as our office.
When I need to change things, I just open the data center and take the server out.
No FedEx shipping or remote hands fee.
3 years ago I can lift up a 3U server but need help with a 4U server.
This year I have trouble lifting the 3U server.
This is not good.
Lets start lifting bro, I'll spot you while you deadlift a M1000.