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08-23-2006, 11:24 PM #1virtualizing the world
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UK Datacenters
Hello,
Could users please post some popular UK datacenters/colocation providers?
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08-23-2006, 11:26 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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We have racks with Redbus (now TelecityRedbus) and are in their Meridian and Sovereign buildings. Both are first class and in the London Docklands. Very good quality facilities but you have to be willing to pay for it.
I would recommend contacting gyron.net if your looking for someone to provide you with colo or dedicated in that facility.
There are cheaper places such as iphouse but they are a little more ghetto.
Check out www.forum2.co.uk for the best advice and for quotes from UK colo providers and DC's.
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08-23-2006, 11:36 PM #3virtualizing the world
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Yeah, a bit pricy but like you said, it's first class. I'll check out that forum as well.
Thanks for the recommendations.ColoInSeattle - From 1U to cage space colocation in Seattle
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08-24-2006, 01:15 AM #4Temporarily Suspended
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08-24-2006, 03:46 AM #5Web Hosting Master
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Redbus is simply the way to go. Have a few friends there and they just love it.
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08-24-2006, 08:05 AM #6Aspiring Evangelist
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Check out www.datacentres.org.uk
They list pretty much all the main data centres worth looking at.
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08-24-2006, 03:05 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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What do you want in the way of service?
Do you want low cost racks, where you yourself will need to support your machines?
Do you want to pay a bit extra and go with a company that provide their own onsite staff in their own onsite offices?
The difference between the two in the Uk is very large.Olly | INX-Gaming
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08-24-2006, 03:50 PM #8virtualizing the world
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Low-medium cost racks. Would need on-site support provided by the facility to do small things such as reboots and look at the console, but that's about it. I'd also like to see a nice mix of bandwidth.
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08-24-2006, 09:42 PM #9Managed Hosting Expert
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Originally Posted by Virpus-Ken
We're located in RedBus datacentres which are really fantastic, but there's a high price to pay and if you're on a budget I doubt you'll be able to afford it.
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08-25-2006, 12:40 PM #10Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by Virpus-Ken
As Dan says, Bluesquare is an excellent new facility (so much so we're due to move into our suite with onsite offices there shortly!). Having taken the tour and seen the staff / directors, I couldn't recommend it enough. Plus to that, the pricing is reasonable, which as Dan says, is an issue here in the UK at the moment, particularly with power.Olly | INX-Gaming
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08-25-2006, 01:31 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by [inx]Olly
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08-25-2006, 01:32 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by a2b2Olly | INX-Gaming
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08-25-2006, 01:37 PM #13Web Hosting Master
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Up the stairs, turn right, office next to the toliets
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08-25-2006, 01:46 PM #14Web Hosting Master
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That's the one we were showed round.
We'll be there around Sept 10th onwards.Olly | INX-Gaming
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08-25-2006, 02:25 PM #15Web Hosting Evangelist
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highly recommend gyron.net, have been with them for more than a year now with spotless service and uptime.
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08-25-2006, 08:35 PM #16Junior Guru Wannabe
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Another vote for Bluesquare. We're hoping to take some racks over there shortly to give SynergyWorks a 4th UK site - TelecityRedbus is impressing me less and less as time goes on.
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08-26-2006, 05:22 PM #17Web Hosting Evangelist
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Would recommend IP House but it does get some nocking via the forums sometimes. Most people call it a big milk shed and its not in the nicest area of london such as where Redbus is but been there many times and cant complaint.
Only one I thing I do have to say is make sure you can make you own access requests to the dc. As I was waiting for 5 hours outside in my car awaiting access because my provider had screwed up (and still wont admit it). Anyway after 5 hours, a technicain felt sorry for me, made some phone calls and thank you to hi-velocity (not even my provider) all I have to say.
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08-26-2006, 05:25 PM #18Junior Guru Wannabe
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I have to agree. While ipHouse isn't the best london facility, we do have a rack there - fed from our core in Redbus Meridian - and so far there have been no major issues with the facility. We've had more failures in Redbus Sovereign than ipHouse if im totally honest.
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08-26-2006, 05:28 PM #19virtualizing the world
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What is the website for iphouse?
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08-26-2006, 05:28 PM #20Web Hosting Evangelist
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Im the same,
I had more problems at Meriden Gate and Sov. House. IPHouse isnt the nicest and the one with the commfy couch when you need a break but it does the job well and without issue.
http://www.legend.co.uk/
£350 a month for a rack per month plus £1000 setup I think
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08-26-2006, 08:28 PM #21Web Hosting Master
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iphouse needs money spent on it... dont they have broken A/C and such in parts of the DC, and noticable heat problems in patches of the DC floor?
The pricing they are offering it to try and get the place filled, and not necessarily sustainable so you can also expect a price rise in 12 months.
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08-26-2006, 08:36 PM #22Web Hosting Evangelist
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Hi Matt,
So they have a business plan like every other data centre? Just like tele house did, redbus did... Everyone keeps saying it in a way which pin points out IP House but loads of other places have done that and luckly enough IP house have yet to do it. Its a standard business plan. RedBus did the same and 2 of there DCs have problems.. Power and Cooling.
With IP House last I heard there AC is perfectly fine but when the DC is on max capacity it does leave nearly any head room. But last I heard they where sorting the situation. Also on the cooling I heard room 2 was slightly cooler than room 1 but again its being sorted and if you visit it you can see that with technicains working on the air con. More than what is happening at Mer. gate last time I was there..
We had problems with a few of our servers in Redbus because of crappy cooling aka was like a asmatic blowing at you but when moved to IPhouse they run fine and have done for over 5 months.
As I said, IP House doesnt look top of the notch when you outside unlike the Redbus or a few of the tele house buildings but once in side it does the job like any data centre very well.
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08-28-2006, 09:33 AM #23Web Hosting Master
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08-28-2006, 09:36 AM #24Web Hosting Evangelist
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But with some of the prices that we where quoted with at RedBus since the price rise it was more of a sensible move than to pay 4 times the ammount at RedBus and with IPHouse not being a sauna during the day it was a wise move.
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08-29-2006, 09:28 PM #25Web Hosting Master
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Redbus or BlueSquare I would say.
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