[BBLISA] colo

[Miles Fidelman]

In the $450/mo. range, can't beat Windstream.net in the Hood building 
(Charlestown).  They keep changing hands, but the service has been 
pretty good.  (I've been there since they were Boston Data Centers.  
Before that, they were HarvardNet.)

For a better price, and really good people, try North Shore Access 
(shore.net) in Lynn.  The guy who started the place as an ISP / hosting 
service sold it, didn't like what the new owners did with it, bought it 
back.  I was there before Charlestown, left for closer space in 
Charlestown after they were sold.  They're my first choice when I build 
out a backup site.  Ask for Lowell Gray, use my name.

Miles Fidelman


Alex Aminoff wrote:
> Gotta put my own oar in: basespace.net
>
> Located in Porter Square, Cambridge. In business for 12 years without
> any external financing! Few other colocation providers can say that :)
>
>    - Alex Aminoff
>      BaseSpace.net
>
>
> On 04/13/2012 12:09 PM, Dave Pascoe wrote:
>> Here are some other suggestions - can't guarantee anything about current
>> pricing:
>>
>> 1) TowardEX at 1 Summer Street (http://www.towardex.com) - check out
>> their QuantumColo - you can lease a few U.  Great network and service.
>> 4U for around $450/month - though check with them and see if you can
>> work out a deal.
>>
>> 2) One Communications in Marlboro, MA (just barely outside 495) - though
>> they are now owned by Earthlink and I don't know if Earthlink will keep
>> the colo pieces.  You might also check out Access Northeast in Marlboro,
>> not far away: http://www.accessnortheast.com/solutions/colocation/
>>
>> 3) Expedient http://www.expedient.com/get-a-quote/index-b.php  - I know
>> nothing about them except that there may be space there.  Probably not
>> as inexpensive as you want.
>>
>> 4)
>> There are other options, but most of them focus on selling extra
>> services that you don't need, and their colo prices have never been cheap.
>>
>> Too bad you're (we're) not in the Bay Area - lots more options there.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> On 4/13/12 11:08 AM, Michael Sprague wrote:
>>> A friend of mine runs Techevolution in Lynn, MA.  They do basic colo.
>>> Not sure what the space situation is these days though.
>>>
>>> http://www.techevolution.com
>>>
>>> Feel free to tell them I sent you.  :-)
>>>
>>> MikeS
>>>
>>> On 04/13/2012 09:25 AM, Edward Ned Harvey wrote:
>>>>> From: bblisa-bounces at bblisa.org [mailto:bblisa-bounces at bblisa.org] On
>>>>> Behalf Of Dave Pascoe
>>>>>
>>>>> To get reasonable answers to this question you really need to answer a
>>>>> few key questions (which I am sure you know):
>>>> Well, for the immediate need, we're talking about a small number of servers
>>>> (say, 4 or so).  Any power availability would be ok.  Must have network
>>>> availability (without leadtime for installation), and obviously, building
>>>> managed cooling and physical security.
>>>>
>>>> Location could be anywhere within the 495 belt, or possibly even just
>>>> outside.  Remote hands not important.
>>>>
>>>> It wants to be low cost.  It's the sort of thing that could be hosted in my
>>>> basement, if business class network offering is available at my house.  But
>>>> it's for a small business, and I have no interest in having said servers in
>>>> my basement.
>>>>
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