While EC2 is a good option, in fact. we have clients trashing older servers as they come off maintenance and switching strictly to EC2 - there is still a learning curve and they have their own quirks it takes time to learn - we've been using the for about 2 (or is it 3) years and have about 50-60 instances there. Frankly I'd suggest being a bit patient -- getting a new machine up in 2 weeks in a colo you've never use before is not unreasonable. And I've always found Crocker to be most helpful -- we have a few machines there Rich On 3/19/2011 5:53 AM, Wesley Rosner wrote: > David, > > Have you given any thought to using virtual servers at Amazon instead. Amazon EC2 > provides all the same benefits (except it isn't your hardware), it's cheaper, it's on > demand, and you could have a server up in minutes instead of days. > > I have been running several servers on the EC2 platform with just GREAT results. I > think Amazon's AWS cloud architecture is just amazing. > > Just a thought. > > > > Thanks > > > > Wes > -- > > Wesley Rosner > > President > > Blue Fox, Inc. > > P.O. Box 466 > > Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 > > > 413.625.2199 x1001 (Work) > > 413.575.4848 (Mobile) > > > wrosner at blue-fox.com <mailto:wrosner at blue-fox.com> > > www.blue-fox.com <http://www.blue-fox.com> > > > "I.T. That Works" > > > > > On Mar 18, 2011, at 5:56 PM, R. David Murray wrote: > >> I'm looking to find a cololocation service at which to site one or >> two 1U servers. I don't need much bandwidth, but good connectivity is >> a requirement. I talked to Crocker and won't be able to get pricing >> until Monday. I was told it would take 10 days to get set up, which >> might be too long. So it looks like I may need to go to someplace near >> or in Boston. >> >> Is anyone here using cololocation services? If so what are your >> experiences? On the web I found servercity.com <http://servercity.com> and >> netroplex.com <http://netroplex.com>, but >> I also found bostoncolocation.net <http://bostoncolocation.net> which looks just like >> servercity.com <http://servercity.com> >> but has different prices, so I'm wondering if they are legitimate. >> >> -- >> R. David Murray www.bitdance.com >> <http://www.bitdance.com> > -- Rich Roth Webmaster/Steering Committee Member Hidden-tech http://www.hidden-tech.net The Talent you need is right here, Join and share your skills -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20110319/45b72324/attachment.html