[37500] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: People who purchase unproven technologies to support their Business, and whine about it. RE: To CAIS Engineers - WAKE UP AND
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com)
Mon May 14 22:55:44 2001
From: bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com
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To: adam@flounder.net (Adam McKenna)
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 21:44:08 +0000 (UCT)
Cc: nanog@adns.net ("'John Palmer (NANOG Acct)'"), nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <20010514101753.E6987@flounder.net> from "Adam McKenna" at May 14, 2001 10:17:53 AM
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> > You have to look at economies of scale. A small to medium sized
> > business cannot afford to colocate or purchase more reliable bandwidth.
>
> That is utter bullshit. Maybe they can't afford to colocate with Exodus but
> there are definitely many places that a small business can EASILY afford to
> colocate.
> --Adam
Two of the most novel and low-cost colo sites that have been
announced to this list are:
) the un-heated, no existing electrical, mind the hay, cows,
and various other flora & fauna - Barn in northern Utah.
) the trunk of a Buick RoadMaster (supports wireless mobil
access and its own power generator!)
and then there was the call to revamp MIR, before its untimly demise.
as with your bandwidth selections, your colo milage will vary.
--bill
