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[TXsys]

I am wondering why InFlow does not seem to be mentioned much here for managed hosting.

I have searched the forums and InFlow almost always seems to come up in the context of a datacenter provider to colos and resellers. As such, their datacenter seems to get good reviews.

But what about managed services? Does InFlow position itself -- both in marketing and real-world terms -- in this line of business? I would be interested in a 2-server, 2-firewall Win2K architecture -- an ASP-based web server and a MS SQL Server-based DB server -- with basically the same cafeteria of management services comparable to those offered by RackSpace or ThePlanet.

InFlow's web site discusses an "Application Management" line of business, which does not necessarily mean the same thing. I am interested in a managed infrastructure for hosting such a web site.

One reason I ask about InFlow is that our site currently runs at one of their datacenters, with all services resold by the company we use for outsourced development/maintenance. We will be unbundling the hosting, and I am wondering if InFlow would be a candidate for the hosting component.

TIA for your opinions.

[RackMy.com]

Inflow is really a datacenter company that offers some managed services. If you do get a "managed" server from them, the support is outsourced to 7 Space.

[TXsys]

Originally posted by RackMy.com
Inflow is really a datacenter company that offers some managed services. If you do get a "managed" server from them, the support is outsourced to 7 Space.

Well, I guess the next question is, who is 7 Space? Are they national or regional? Or does InFlow outsource to different service providers at different datacenters?

I searched these forums and Google and found nada.

[TXsys]

Duplicate post. Sorry.

[pmabraham]

Greetings:

SevenSpace is a large managed service provider. They provide managed services to Inflow.

We had a chance to visit the Inflow Philadelphia, PA facility last month.

It was extremely well built, had decent security measures, had excellent documentation, and a very polite staff.

We handle our own managed services, but we would recommend the Philadelphia facility to those considering space in that area.

Thank you.

[TXsys]

Originally posted by dynamicnet
SevenSpace is a large managed service provider. They provide managed services to Inflow....

Ah... thanks ... my bad ... it was a spelling thing.

I searched on "SevenSpace" and found it:

http://www.sevenspace.com/

Whatever you do, don't search on "7Space" or you'll hit one of those awful Gator.com-infested sites.