[codergeeks] Austin Colocation Options

[Gregory Foster]

I'm looking into colocation of a 1U rackmount server at an ISP in the 
Austin area.  Does anyone on the list have experience with the ISPs here 
in town?  I'm looking for recommendations and warding off's.

Here's the information I have gathered on Core NAP.

Core NAP
o http://www.corenap.com/
o Dual-entry OC-48 SONET fiber.
o Sales contact: Nathan Graves  512.685.0006

There is no doubt that Core NAP is one of the premier access points in 
the city, albeit smaller.  They have the ISP science and facilities.  
Their plan offerings break down using the following calculus:

Rackspace -
o Lockable Cabinets.  Comes in 1/3 or full rack packages.  1/3 rack == 14U.
o Wire Rack Space.  Share open wire racks with other customers.
o Custom Cages.  Cordoned spaces for the enterprise.

Bandwidth - using 1 or 2 100 Mbps ethernet connections, or fiber.  
Industry standard 95th percentile technique samples the byte count of 
each ethernet port every five minutes for the entire month and discards 
the top 5% for usage calculations.
o Mbps calculus.  Sample byte counts for the billing cycle are converted 
into a Mbps rate at the 95th percentile.  The higher of the 
inbound/outbound pair becomes the billing rate for the billing cycle.
o GB transferred calculus.  Sample byte counts for the billing cycle are 
summed and the top 5% discarded.  The total is compared against the 
billing plan threshold.

Quotes as of 03.06.2006 for 1U rackmount in a secured cabinet (not 
advertised on site).
25gb xfer - $95/month.  1 IP.  $2/gb overage.
50gb xfer - $145/month.  1 IP.  $2/gb overage.
1mbps xfer, no transfer limit - $395/month.  1 IP.

redundant ethernet drop.  generally requires your own router.  $150/month.
backup ethernet drop.  to different router within facility.  $50/month.
additional IPs (cost per month).  4 - $15.  8 - $20.  16 - $25.

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