[olug] Colocation

[Will Langford]

I'd be curious to see statistic graphs of several large and small
sites to see exactly how appropriate 95% approximates needs.  I can
see it being good and bad at the same time.  Without real world data
to back it up, it's all just mental masturbation :)

-Will

On Apr 7, 2005 2:05 PM, Trent Melcher <trent at wispair.net> wrote:
> I liked the last comment in that article....
> 
> "I always love the spin on this! I don't think I've ever seen it where the
> 95th percentile wasn't explained as '... throw out the top 5% and bill you
> at...'. It could just as easily be stated as 'We throw out the lowest 94%
> and bill you at.'. Is the glass half full or half empty? It's a simple
> statistical calculation. Nothing is being 'thrown out,' though I'm sure this
> sounds more palatable to most people."
> 
> 
> Trent
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
> Brian Roberson
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 1:20 PM
> To: Rob.Townley at gmail.com; Omaha Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: [olug] Colocation
> 
> http://www.isp-planet.com/business/2001/bandwidth_price_bol.html
> 
> On Thu, Apr 07, 2005 at 01:28:22AM -0500, Rob Townley wrote:
> > What does "95th percentile bw pricing" mean?
> >
> > On Apr 6, 2005 3:19 AM, Brian Roberson <roberson at olug.org> wrote:
> > > For those interested in colocation opportunities ( e.g. you have the
> > > need to rent some space and bandwidth ) - contact me off the
> > > list.... for those that just want the "quick" specs:
> > >
> > > resiliant power ( UPS + Generator )
> > > resiliant connectivity (multiple Tier 1 providers - does have their
> > > own ASN and ip blocks) climate control (temp/humid)i
> > > 24/7 physical access
> > > 95th percentile bandwidth pricing ( or capped )
> > >
> > > etc..etc..etc...
> > >
> > > cost:
> > > space is billed by the U or by 1/3 cabinet increments bandwidth is
> > > billed by usage or 512k capped increments
> > >
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