[BBLISA] colo

[Edward Ned Harvey]

> From: Paul Beltrani [mailto:spamgrinder at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 9:59 AM
> 
> I expect you've considered this, but for the thread, is there a reason
> you've ruled out one of the cloud providers?  i.e. Is it a requirement
> that there be physical hardware which you own and install?
> 
> If not, I've had good experiences with both Amazon Web Services
> http://aws.amazon.com/ and Slicehost (Rackspace)
> http://slicehost.com/

I use RS and AWS plenty, haven't used slicehost...  So I'm certainly
familiar with the cloud service offerings.

Present situation is like this:  I have a new client, who represents one
half of a failed partnership, that is ending on sensitive but peaceful
terms.  Unfortunately, the servers are being hosted from the other guy's
basement.  Without incurring the typical 3-6 week leadtime of installing a
network, we need to move those servers to neutral (and secure and
accessible) territory.  A brief interruption of service while moving
physical servers is acceptable.  Leaving the service down more than a few
hours is unacceptable.

The servers contain medical and personal information, so that might be a
legal obstacle in terms of considering any cloud services.