[nycbug-talk] [OT] Office Space

[Charles Sprickman]

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005, Mikel King wrote:

> Well this is generally a tough one, because for your $:sqr ft ratio it isn't 
> going to happen anywhere in Manhattan, I mean not for the above mentioned 
> amenities. You'd be better off dropping your rackable gear into a nice colo 
> like 111 eighth ave, where you'll have you genset backup, huge amounts of 
> bandwidth from every major and several minor carriers and oodles of ac too 
> boot. Then you'll be able to rent yourself a nice dirt cheap flat somewhere 
> else that suits your fancy.

I probably should have covered this more in my initial post, but they are 
basically doing that already (at 111 eighth, actually).  But there is some 
need for some low-cost client co-lo in-house, and there's some stuff I'd 
like to work on in-house without committing to a $700/month cabinet before 
we figure out if it's profitable or not.

What Alex posted about backup power and other pipe dreams was helpful; I 
won't go chasing that stuff.  But having electricity and cooling available 
for a handful of cabinets is something I should probably hold firm on.

Thanks,

Charles

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