[olug] Community Colo Project

Thu Mar 26 20:39:55 UTC 2009

I just thought of something. Would AIM be able to offer any space? I
don't know what the upstairs environment is
like(space,power,network,etc), so this might be shot down right away
as nothing suitable.

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 15:25, Dan Clough <dclough at gmail.com> wrote:
> !!! Is that a 1 followed by only two zeroes?  Wow... Got any room for us there?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Charles.Bird" <charles.bird at powerdnn.com>
>
> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:16:49
> To: Omaha Linux User Group<olug at olug.org>
> Subject: Re: [olug] Community Colo Project
>
>
> Ya, I must admit, its a pretty big can of worms we are about to open :)
>
> heres the link to the Qwest CO in CB
> http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/Listing/Profile/Profile.aspx?LID=14070225&StepID=101&ItemIndex=10&PgCxtDir=Down
>
> One or two racks in an office that is difficult to break into, has A/C and
> cheap bandwidth and ample power is cool with me.
>
> Our office bulding on Ft Crook as two raised floors, but theres no fiber
> installed there anymore, its the former Northrup Grumman building next to
> Harris. There are some smaller air handlers and plenty of power though(no
> gensets)
> Pinpoint has fiber right out front, but we havnt asked for a quote or
> anything.
> Office space there is pretty cheap, our lab(with 3 racks) is 100 bucks per
> month! :)
>
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> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 3:03 PM, Curtis LaMasters <curtislamasters at gmail.com
>> wrote:
>
>> Steep demands for a community colo.  Jay didn't offer that much and
>> people were still happy with the service.  With that being said I
>> wouldn't object to putting my gear in this:
>>
>> http://www.loopnet.com/xnet/LoopLink/Profile/Profile.aspx?LL=true&STID=naiglobal&LID=15145832
>> .
>>
>> Curtis LaMasters
>> http://www.curtis-lamasters.com
>> http://www.builtnetworks.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Dan Clough <dclough at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Ah, that's what I wondered.  That brings up the issue of the room
>> > layout itself, then.  I would imagine the cost of outfitting the
>> > office space with the necessary NCPI (buzzword alert) would be
>> > prohibitive for a community colo, unless we could find a cheap source
>> > for equipment, a fiscal sponsor who could fork over the dough, or
>> > both.
>> >
>> > Does CoSentry have office space?  I've been in their conference room
>> > and their hot-seat area but the sales drone never mentioned any office
>> > space.
>> >
>> > On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Charles.Bird <charles.bird at powerdnn.com>
>> wrote:
>> >> its not in the actual CO, this place is across the hallway :)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 2009/3/26 Dave Weis <djweis at internetsolver.com>
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>> Do you mean collocating in a Qwest CO? They are extremely picky about
>> what
>> >>> you have in the rack. First problem would be lack of AC power, second
>> would
>> >>> be 15" depth restriction.
>> >>>
>> >>> It does cut down on the loop costs substantially though :-)
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Thu, 26 Mar 2009, Dan Clough wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>  Which providers are jacked in at the CB office?  If Cogent or PinPoint
>> >>>> has lit fiber out there I could get in touch with my Cogent rep and
>> >>>> see how well they can limbo on a 20Mbps commit.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 1:27 PM,  <charles.bird at powerdnn.com> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> I like the idea, I've always wanted to do something like that. I
>> thought
>> >>>>> about registering the name "ghettodatacenter.com" or something and
>> >>>>> leasing a small office at the kanesville CO in CB, no loopback
>> charges and
>> >>>>> plenty of bandwidth for a couple racks. Just basic airconditioning
>> and a few
>> >>>>> 20-30A circuits.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> 24/7 access too :)
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>>>> From: Dan Clough <dclough at gmail.com>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:11:13
>> >>>>> To: Omaha Linux User Group<olug at olug.org>
>> >>>>> Subject: [olug] Community Colo Project
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Over the last week ideas have been bounced around regarding the
>> >>>>> possibility of a community colocation project.  This sounds like a
>> >>>>> wonderful idea to me considering Omaha's lack of small-fish colo
>> >>>>> places and the general abundance of bandwidth, and I'd like to know
>> >>>>> what OLUG thinks about contributing to such an operation.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Ever since Jay closed up shop I've been looking for a good place to
>> >>>>> put my servers, with my main concerns being static IP addressing and
>> >>>>> no port restrictions (I'm looking at you, Cox).  A community colo
>> >>>>> would free up some room in our basements and maybe even prove the
>> >>>>> viability of colocating in Omaha.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Finances are of course the most limiting factor, so keeping it cheap
>> >>>>> and simple is the key to success.  I think one rack, 10 or 20Mbps and
>> >>>>> a /26 or /27 block of IPv4 addresses would be more than enough to
>> >>>>> start out with.  What do you guys think about such a venture?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Dan
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