Hello:

I own a small hosting company (opened in September 2003) based out of Austintown, OH. I myself have been in the hosting business for 5 years (love Linux), my partner was in the networking business for 6 years (Cisco certified), and my other partner was in the U.S. Army for 7 years working with electronics and servers.

We are currently looking to build a small datacenter (about 500 servers), capable to hold 2,000. We are in a decent location (AT&T POP being only a few miles away) as well as MCI, Sprint, and Qwest being about 1 hour away.

We have the technical know-how to do so as well as our computer resources... connections with nation wide distributors such as Bell Micro, DandH, SMC Networks (Elite Partner), Mandrake Linux (Partner), Microsoft, and more. We would like to offer co-location and dedicated servers.

We are looking for an investor to make this investment. The company would then be divided up either 50-50 or 60-40.

If anyone is seriously interested or would just like to talk about this more, feel free to contact me at: mwebinc@gmail.com. (GMail is great)

Thank you for your time in this matter.

Sincerely,

M. GUZA
Administrative Director/SYSOP

What kind of marketing plans do you have in mind? Is the business currently profitable? What are your margins? What plans do you have to build capital once the buildout is complete?


Email chris@**********.com he might be interested in partnering

Do send me an e-mail also, benoit[at]dataracks.net,including the same information as Matthews Post and a business plan if possible.

I sent an email.. No reply yet.
Please email devine2003[at]hotmail.com ([at] = @ ;-) )

Thank you...

I will be contacting you all by Email later today with information regarding our business plan, the type of investor/partner we're looking for, and more.

Before I reply, does anyone have any further questions? So I address them all at one time.


Sincerely,

M. GUZA
Administrative Director/SYSOP

Originally posted by cscertified
I sent an email.. No reply yet.
Please email devine2003[at]hotmail.com ([at] = @ ;-) )

Thank you...

I received your reply - no worries. I will Email you more information later today at my office. I will roughly lay out our business plan, marketting, equipment, facility, staffiing, and more.

I hope this information will help.

Sincerely,

M. GUZA
Administrative Director/SYSOP

Please send a business plan etc to

sales[@]aeximanagement.com

I would really love to have an east coast facility, do you have a location set in stone?

I hope you all received the Email I sent out yesterday. If you have further questions or would like to discuss this further, I'd love to hear from you. - mwebinc@gmail.com

Warmest regards from my associates and I.

Sincerely,

M. GUZA
Administrative Director/SYSOP

I did not recieve the e-mail.

*my 800th post*

Sorry to all... should of remembered GMail is still in the Beta stage.

I'll send off a new one.

M. GUZA
Administrative Director/SYSOP

Hello:

First, let me express my associates and my thanks for your interest.

My company opened its doors in late 2003 (September) looking at the hosting industry. We've now realized the need for a datacenter in the Great Lakes region. We realize the amount of profitability involved and also work. The following is divided up into our plans.

Facility and Location
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We are planning to be leasing space from a warehouse. The 2 locations we are currently looking at are great areas of town with strong power and connectivity grids. The first location, Salt Springs Road, is the home of the FedEx Depot, Toys R Us warehouse, and a huge SBC field office. The second is much like the first. We are looking to have at least 2,000ft of server farm space, not including the NOC and offices as well as storage.

Another option would be a family member of ours. He sells and constructs steel buildings and can give us a great rate. This is the second choice of coarse, but may be worth looking into depending on the investor and partnership.

Air Conditioning/Environment
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We have a good contact who sells and installs Liebert systems. We are looking at 15-ton Liebert AC's.

Power and UPS
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For battery backup, we are looking at multiple APC Symmetra SY16K & SYXR12B12 Bundle units.

For extended power, we are looking at diesel generation.

Server Farm
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We plan to have at least 300 (custom built) servers (tower) on site as an immediate venture for co location and hosting. These will be Celeron 2.4GHZ, P4 2.4GHZ and P42.8GHZ. All will be on wire shelving (best value right now) and connected to the main UPS unites. A majority of them will be liked over IP to KVM switches. These will include 2x 64port and 2x 32port. We will also house dual Xeon backup servers, each with 2x 250GB HDDs, for backups along with tape drives.

We plan to have between 10-15 42U rack cabinets for colocation. Each cabinet will house a switch (or 2) and KVM. We will also have 4 15U cabinets for renting. Spare KVMs and rackmount UPS systems will be on hand as well as switches (10/100/1000) for customers to rent or purchase.

We also plan on using latter racks for cable management instead of raised flooring - this works just as well and saves on cost.

Networking Equipment
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Routers will be Cisco, switches will be SMC 10/100/1000 stackables as well as Lynxsys.

Security
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We plan on using Networkable cameras by Axis Communications. These cameras are relatively cheap through our distributor, work great, and have zoom features. We also plan to implement steel security doors, card readers, and hand scanning technology.

Connectivity
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We plan to use connections from Qwest, AT&T, and MCI. All are available in the area.

Staffing
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We will have enough individuals to start... 5 total whom all are on the "technician" level. If needed, more can be hired.

Marketing
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Unlike many companies, we plan to take another approach. We plan to get involved with the community; go to conventions, events, and take part in items like the Regional Chamber we are now in. It is a fact that a large part of your sales are referrals.

We also have great connections through the chamber with Cumulus radio (50% off radio) as well as with Time Warner Cable, Comcast, and Armstrong. We also have a good connection with Baragona-MidAmerica Events whom is a promoter and who is directly linked to the Cafaro Company. Owners of numerous malls, ventures, and Eastwood Field... home for the Scrappers - Cleveland Indians A team. MidAmerica works closely with Clear Channel Worldwide.

We plan, as you can see, to launch radio, television, and other campaigns.

Why Us?
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It's a fact. The datacenter industry is filled with those who just want to make a sale, not a lasting business relationship with their customers. We love what we do. We love the hosting industry and our datacenter will proudly display that attitude.

Cost
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We are looking for an investor to fund this project. A partnership of 60/40 or 50/50 would then be formed. The total cost of this project is a fraction of what most datacenters build for. If you are seriously interested, we will talk more about cost.

Area
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We are in a prime location. 1 hour from two major cities: Cleveland and Pittsburgh as well as other major cities like Chicago near by. There currently is a shortage of datacenters in the Great Lakes Region.

I hope this begins to give you more information. We're looking to get this moving rather quickly. So ask any questions you need to.

If you have any questions, at all, please contact me here or by Email. I hope through all of this, a strong business venture and relationship may be created as well as a lasting partnership.

Sincerely,
M. GUZA
Administrative Director/SYSOP