<div dir="auto">Just curious why you are looking to Colo a server vs. a vm in AWS or Azure? Cloud is why it is so hard to find Colo these days.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Or why not just put it on a decent business internet service and put it under your desk? </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">John </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, Feb 15, 2019, 2:45 PM Adam Thompson <<a href="mailto:athompso@athompso.net">athompso@athompso.net</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Fiber Fortress is winding down and not accepting new customers, according to the owner.<br>Quite a few ISPs are willing to let you place a small 1U rack server, if you already have a business relationship with them. (Have fun with physical access, though.)<br>There's also Global Server Center (a division of The Exchange Group) which is Winnipeg's version of 141 Front St., and does offer 1U collocation.<br>You may have talked to the wrong part of BellMTS, you want MTS Datacenters, don't have contact info right now, sorry. They have their own AS and domain.<br>In general, though, there are a lot fewer options today than 10yrs ago. Mostly because everyone goes virtual, that being "good enough" for 99.999% of applications.<br>-Adam<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On February 14, 2019 5:20:40 PM CST, Daulton <<a href="mailto:daulton@tetmail.ca" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">daulton@tetmail.ca</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<pre class="m_-1359689124918917441k9mail">Hi guys,<br><br>I wanted to contribute some information, I have researched others for <br>colocation but here are the top contenders so far. I am waiting for <br>quotes for more, so if I find more good options I will send them.<br><br>Notably for local companies, Fiber Fortress and Bell MTS did not even <br>bother to respond. Manitoba Hydro Telecom appears to only sell 1/3 <br>cabinets as their lowest size available.<hr>Company: Amanah<br>Location(s): Toronto at 151 Front Street and 1 Yonge Street<br><br>Single 1U 1.88″(H) x 24″(W) x 42″(D) 1 Amp 110V 100Mbps / 1Gbps 8 IPs <br>(/29) -5Usable $99 Monthly & $99 Setup on a 12 Month term.<br><br>They also have a free vlan for you as well, and have fiber between the <br>data centers and a cross connections.<hr>Company: Nuday<br>Location(s): 231 Amber St. Markham, ON<br><br>Features: 1U Space, 2AMP / 120v UPS / Generator Power, 1000 Mbps Up/Down <br>Port, 5 Static Public IP ( /29 ), 3000 GB Data Transfer / Month, $59 / Month<hr>Company: Les Net<br>Location(s): Winnipeg<br><br>Costs: 1U space $30 / month, /29 IP addresses $20 / month, 6 power <br>outlets $30 / month, 100M internet connection $175 / month, Power usage <br>$135/KW<br><br>Power usage wise it would cost $62 / month for something like a Dell R710.<hr>Thanks,<br>Daulton<br><br><br>On 2/6/19 6:39 PM, Daulton wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid #729fcf;padding-left:1ex">Hi guys,<br><br>Does anyone have any estimates they could give me for the prices for 1U <br>or 2U colocation at any of the cities providers? Whether it be MTS, <br>Les.net, Fiber Fortress, etc. I know I can contact them each for quotes <br>but I am first wondering about your guys experience.<br><br>To give an example of power usage it would be something such as a Dell <br>R710.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Daulton<hr>Roundtable mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Roundtable@muug.ca" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Roundtable@muug.ca</a><br><a href="https://muug.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://muug.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable</a><br></blockquote><hr>Roundtable mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Roundtable@muug.ca" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Roundtable@muug.ca</a><br><a href="https://muug.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://muug.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable</a><br></pre></blockquote></div><br>-- <br>Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.</div>_______________________________________________<br>
Roundtable mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:Roundtable@muug.ca" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Roundtable@muug.ca</a><br>
<a href="https://muug.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://muug.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable</a><br>
</blockquote></div>