We're investigating new hosting providers for our co-located servers. We'd like the machines to be local because we'll be doing all the management ourselves. Does anyone have any recommendations for hosting providers/data centers in and around Boston? We can go south to Rhode Island as well.

Thanks!

Sharon

InterNAP
Switch & Data
Verio

Those are the ones I know off the top of my head. I'm sure someone else can provide a more thorough list. You may want to consider moving into NYC; much more choice.

Are you looking for budget co-location or top-dollar class A?

try http://www.colosource.com

1. ColoSpace, Inc. - Boston, Massachusetts - 888-583-9200
ColoSpace, Inc. is a leading provider of Collocation space and server hosting in the Northeastern United States. With space available in seven cities, ColoSpace is your local provider for carrier-class high availability

2. Access NorthEast - Hudson, Massachusetts - 800-214-4035
Access NorthEast is a high reliability service provider offering a complete suite of colocation, hosting, dedicated connectivity, and managed services. Our technical team can provide you with the infrastructure to host

3. Accessway.net - Newton, Massachusetts - 617-964-6250
Accessway.net provides business grade collocation and shared hosting services.

4. Amaranth Networks Inc. - Bolton, Massachusetts - 978-779-6813
Amaranth Networks is a web/email services company. We provide web hosting, design and programming, server collocation and consulting services. We cater to small and mid-sized businesses.

5. BaseSpace.net - Cambridge, Massachusetts - 617-576-2004
We offer 17" rack and non-rack colocation space at reasonable prices. We also provide managed dedicated linux servers: we manage all common OS funcions, including periodic security upgrades, so you can focus on your appl

6. Broadview Networks - Quincy, Massachusetts - 781-473-2055
Broadview Networks is a CLEC that has Data Centers in the same locations that house its class 5 voice switches. You will be able to get reliable and economical internet connectivity via multiple upstream Tier-1 IP backbo

7. Commrail, Inc - Hudson, Massachusetts - 978-562-4475
Commrail, Inc. offers wholesale ASP and Hosting infrastructure including collocation space, server hosting, managed services, as well as internet and private net connectivity. If you have an application or service you w

8. Conversent Communications - Marlboro, Massachusetts - 617.657.6369
Conversent Co-location Features and Benefits • 24 hour monitored security - Most of Conversent's Switch sites have card key access. Your equipment is secure, and will be accessible only to those you provide access to.

9. Crocker Communications - Northampton, Massachusetts - 413-584-3119
Crocker Communications is a leading telecommunications, ISP, answering service and call center provider in Western Massachusetts. The Crocker Colocation Center is 11,000 square feet of highly secure, climate controll

10. Dream Communications, Inc. - Cohasset, Massachusetts - 888-583-9200
Dream Communications, Inc. is the leader in providing colo services in the metro-Boston market. Our three facilities offer the latest in security, fire suppression, HVAC control, and general systems monitoring.

11. Global NAPs - Quincy, Massachusetts - 617-507-5136
Global NAPs is a Clec that offeres both multiple LATA coverage areas aggregated into a single location and collocation services.

12. Hosting.com - Waltham, Massachusetts - 617-312-4517
Hosting.com is a fully funded advanced hosting and managed hosting provider. Hosting.com has Data Centers in Boston, Dallas, Chicago, LA, Austin, San Diego. We also have Colo space available in 24 other markets. Our part

13. KIREnet Communications - Dighton, Massachusetts - 877-KIRENET
Offers fast, reliable, cost-effective internet services for your business or home use.

14. Level 3 Communications - New York, New York - 212-487-0100
First International IP-Based Network The Level 3 network will be the first international communications network to use Internet Protocol (IP) technology end-to-end. Level 3 will focus primarily on the business market, u

15. Lightband Communications - Manchaug, Massachusetts - 508-476-9299
Lightband Communications offers "Customized Bandwidth Solutions" to Internet access problems for businesses, institutions, and individuals. Based in Manchaug, Massachusetts, USA, Lightband provides high-speed communica

16. Lightship Telecom - Bedford, New Hampshire - 603.314.2543
Lightship Telecom is a facilities based CLEC through out New England. Lightship Telecom offers Co-Location in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.

17. Media3 Technologies, LLC - Pembroke, Massachusetts - 800/ 903-9327
Media3's Dedicated/CoLocation Web Server program offers developers and resellers the highest bandwidth and most reliable connection available today. We purchase, install and ma

18. MFN - Boston, Massachusetts - 877.748-3002
Clients co-located within an AboveNet Internet Service Exchange (ISX) enjoy the three major components of the AboveNet solution: World-class facilities Unmatched, congestion-free Internet connectivity Value-added service

19. NEES Communications - Worcester, Massachusetts - 508.389.2879
NEESCom provides full-service collocation and regeneration facilities. Working with NEESCom means much more than access to our dark fiber backbone and metro rings. We offer complete, turn-key solutions fully supported by

20. NEON Communications - Westborough, Massachusetts - 617-285-8483
NEON Communications is a Carrier's Carrier with facilities from Portland, ME to Washington, DC. Our colocation product is a result of building facilities, typically in Tier I and II markets for our transport business.

21. NEON Communications - Springfiled, Massachusetts - 508-616-7890
NEON Communications At A Glance. Our comprehensive connectivity solutions, comprised of interstate, intercity, and local loop facilities, are located in the $50 billion 11-state Mid-Atlantic and Northeast communicatio

22. NEON Communications - Worcester, Massachusetts - 508-616-7890
NEON Communications At A Glance. Our comprehensive connectivity solutions, comprised of interstate, intercity, and local loop facilities, are located in the $50 billion 11-state Mid-Atlantic and Northeast communicatio

23. NEON Communications - Somerville, Massachusetts - 508-616-7890
NEON Communications At A Glance. Our comprehensive connectivity solutions, comprised of interstate, intercity, and local loop facilities, are located in the $50 billion 11-state Mid-Atlantic and Northeast communicatio

24. Northeast Data Vault - Marlborough, Massachusetts - 508-481-0050
Headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, Northeast Data Vault, Inc. is a leading provider of Enhanced Colocation and Disaster Recovery Services. Our state-of-the-art data center boasts full scalability, redundancy, a

25. PRIMUS Managed Hosting Solutions - Lynn, Massachusetts - (781) 586-6217
PRIMUS is a global Total Service Provider offering bundled data, Internet, digital subscriber line (DSL), e-commerce, web hosting, enhanced application, virtual private network (VPN), voice and other value-added services

26. Primus Managed Hosting Solutions/Primus Telecommunications - Lynn, Massachusetts - 781-586-6217/978-235
Primus is a 6-year-old telecommunications provider that owns and operates a global ATM/IP backbone that overlays our global voice TDM Network. We maintain a presence in over 29 countries and five continents, with over 12

27. RNK Telecom - Dedham, Massachusetts - 781-613-6153
Rnk is a facilities based CLEC with service to LATA 128,126,130.AC/DC Power. Connect in the same builing with a Siemans EWSD Class V central office switch. OC48 with Verizon and MCI.

28. Shore.Net - Lynn, Massachusetts - 781-477-2000
Shore.Net is a full-service Internet provider, with four T3 connections to Tier 1 providers and extensive private peering. We offer colocated services in our secure Internet Operations Center in Lynn.

29. Sprint E|Solutions - Boston, Massachusetts - 972-405-5021
For enterprises who want to build and extend their business on the Internet, Sprint E|Solutions provides the platform to rapidly deploy critical applications and infrastructure anytime, anywhere. Because Sprint E|Soluti

30. Switch and Data - Waltham, Massachusetts - 800-455-9922
Switch and Data operates a nation-wide footprint of carrier-neutral, highly improved shared-infrastructure colocation facilities, offering ISPs and telcos flexible, cost effective space arrangements and customized suppor

31. Techevolution - Salem, Massachusetts - 1.978.741.9400
Techevolutiong provides Internet hosting solutions for thousands of organizations worldwide, utilizing our superior network infrastructure and responsive customer support. We continue to grow our client base as a result

32. The Colocation Corporation - Laurel, Maryland - 301-561-2466
Security requires sensible geographic decisions. Coloco is outside much riskier, traffic-snarled tech areas such as Virginia. Between Baltimore and DC, American-owned and operated Colocation Corporation offers convenien

33. The Xensei Corporation - N. Quincy, Massachusetts - (617)376-6342
Founded in 1994 as one of the earliest local ISP's, the Xensei corporation features a highly-sophisticated Internet backbone network infrastructure, as well as cash-backed SLA guarantees. Shelf space available at no ext

34. Thelix Internet - Amherst, Massachusetts - 413-253-7700
Custom server plans and flexible bandwidth options. Colocated servers and Leased Unix/Solaris and Windows/NT servers. Managed web server support and corporate email servers available.

35. Verio - Boston, Massachusetts - 1-800-438-8374
Verio is a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Corp. We are the largest domain based hosting company in the world focusing on Managed Security, Colocation, Advanced Hosting, Tier-1 Dedicated Access & Managed Services. In

36. WorldCom - Boston, Massachusetts - 1-800-465-7187
Selecting the right Internet colocation provider for your business can be difficult. There are many providers, but you must choose the one that offers the most appropriate solutions for your business.