On 01/12/2011 03:44 PM, david raistrick wrote: > On Wed, 12 Jan 2011, Jeroen van Aart wrote: > >> I guess knowing who entered the building by means of a keycard and >> having cameras isn't considered enough to deter potential "evil >> doers". I know it's not enough for places like equinix, but that's of >> a different caliber. > > Paying for 1u of colo justifys a keycard for you, cameras and keycard > hardware for the facility? you're paying what, 50-100$ a month, maybe > less? you realize that low prices comes at the cost of reduced services?
Having the infrastructure in place to support full cab customers already and 24/7 remote hands, the cost of providing 24/7 access to smaller colo customers is negligible. We could issue a card to every single server one of our colo customers for only the one-time cost of the card. It doesn't make sense for most single-server customers because a tech still has to go into the data center, unlock the cabinet, fetch a crash cart, etc, so he might as well let them in the front door. I guess what you're saying holds true if the facility doesn't already offer /anyone/ this access regardless of how much equipment and space they have. -- Kevin Stange Chief Technology Officer Steadfast Networks http://steadfast.net Phone: 312-602-2689 ext. 203 | Fax: 312-602-2688 | Cell: 312-320-5867
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