How do I negotiate for colo space?

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Published on 2011-02-11T21:22:49Z Indexed on 2011/02/11 23:27 UTC
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I guess this isn't a technical question, but it definitely is something IT teams deal with, so here goes:

I'm looking at getting a rack at a local colocation facility. I'm weighing the options versus building out in a cloud platform. We are REALLY low bandwidth and power. There's a total of six hosts for the total operation. You can assume we use <= 10 amps of power and <= 2Mbps 95th percentile.

Do you have any advice for getting the best deal?

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