[90040] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: data center space
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alex Rubenstein)
Wed Apr 19 20:12:24 2006
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:11:55 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
From: Alex Rubenstein <alex@nac.net>
To: Martin Hannigan <hannigan@renesys.com>
Cc: jim bartus <jim.bartus@gmail.com>, Mike Sawicki <fifi@hax.org>,
Philip Lavine <source_route@yahoo.com>, nanog <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.2.20060419125907.0226a430@renesys.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
> On many of the public colo houses earnings calls, they told
> analysts that they are trying to keep contracts to one year
> so they can raise prices year over year, that power pricing is
> fluid and many facilities are being expanded both space and
> environmental, that most locations really are full or being held
> down by lack of cooling for existing dense rack space. Basically
> get ready to hold out your wallet.
Is it that?
Or, is it some of these companies no realising that charging $250 for a 20
amp outlet is less than their cost, even three years ago?
--
Alex Rubenstein, AR97, K2AHR, alex@nac.net, latency, Al Reuben
Net Access Corporation, 800-NET-ME-36, http://www.nac.net
