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03-03-2004, 09:28 PM #1Web Hosting Evangelist
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WOW For inflow
Hey all,
i thought i would say im pretty impressed with Inflow's Portland Data center. I took a tour today and im pretty impressed!
They left nothing out with the services they provide nor the design of the data center it self.
They are on the expensive side of colocation but in my eyes they are worth every penny they charge.
Thanks
- James
NOTE: I have no affiliation with Inflow other then being a potential customer! MODS: if this is the wrong forum for this please move to its proper home this is where i think it fits.
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03-04-2004, 12:40 AM #2Web Hosting Master
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For their prices I would expect nothing but the best.
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03-04-2004, 01:25 AM #3Web Hosting Guru
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Your paying for the eye candy.
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03-04-2004, 01:32 AM #4WHT Addict
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Looks awesome from the pics they have on the site. What are the prices like? Any ideas?
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03-04-2004, 06:36 AM #5Junior Guru Wannabe
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We moved over to Inflow recently, and are very happy with them. It's been outstanding service so far.
We're paying a fair bit more than our previous colo provider, but the peace of mind is worth it. The pricing wasn't as much as I'd originially thought it'd be, but knowing a little about negotiating never hurts either .
I think honda.com and some other big site is hosted at Inflow's Portland DC, but I could be wrong. We're in one of their Denver datacenters.
Highly recommended!
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03-04-2004, 09:54 AM #6WHT Addict
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honda.com looks to be located at digex in Wash, D.C!
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03-04-2004, 10:09 AM #7Web Hosting Master
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Greetings:
Why is it eye candy?
I hear they are staffed 24x7x365; and that changing parts in and out (aka repair with parts provided) is part of the free virtual hands.
Is that eye candy?
Thank you.
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03-04-2004, 11:12 AM #8Web Hosting Master
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The staff in some places is pretty lean. Inflow is a lot of eye candy, nice looking place
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03-04-2004, 04:36 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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Inflow is also *very* expensive. Informally, they wanted $250/Mb for a 20Mb/sec burstable commit. However, they do have very high-end facilities.
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03-05-2004, 01:13 AM #10Junior Guru Wannabe
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I did a tour of Inflow a while back, during the construction process.
I have to say, one of the most impressive facilities I have seen, even compared to TW's facility here.
Its out of my price range, but you defenitely get what you pay for!Brent Jones
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03-05-2004, 02:41 PM #11Junior Guru Wannabe
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"Eye Candy" - is in the eye of the beholder..
Yes, Inflow does charge more as do we. But that is one of the reasons that companies like Inflow and e^deltacom and a few other big-boys are still around and Exedus and many others went bye-bye.
Serously though - When you are considering a Colocation / Managed Hosting Facility more "Eye Candy" is a VERY GOOD THING... It means that the faliclity has a significant investment in the operation and is comitted to providing the BEST services. And yes "Providing The Best Services" costs money..
I am glad to see that most everyone appreciates quality...e^deltacom Carrier Class Data Center near Atlanta *Colocation and Managed Hosting
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03-05-2004, 03:03 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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Nice plug Mark.
Eye Candy? I love eye candy. The fine 36-24-36 woman on the beaches in SD are my Achilles Heel. But hey, large woman have great personalities. Just like a half-a$$ colo.
If you are sick and needing an operation, would you rather be walking into a third-word hospital or one in the first-world? That is the way I feel about DCs. Raised flooring, separate AC DC rooms, generators, battery rooms, blah -blah -blah. It just makes me sleep easier and it is also a great selling point when showing prospective customers. I hate DC where you walk in and crap is everywhere, cables all over, concrete floors, AC units in the way so you can't get crash carts around them.
We almost went with Inflow. However right before we signed, I read some info that the SD facility was going to lose 24/7 support. As did the Verio DC here. So we bailed.
I have always been impressed with Inflow and the quality they represent. When you start beating them up on price, they really are not that expensive. $250/Meg isn't that bad considering the DC and network in my opinion. Also, $250/Meg is the lowest I have ever heard them go for actual usage rates.BeDifferentSolutions | "For when Indian-based solutions just won't do."
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03-05-2004, 03:03 PM #13Web Hosting Master
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It means that the faliclity has a significant investment in the operation and is comitted to providing the BEST services
The reason companies like Inflow are still around is because they did not run completely out of money. They came really close, there was a week when they did not know if the doors would be open on Monday....Mike @ Xiolink.com
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03-05-2004, 03:08 PM #14Web Hosting Master
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BTW, mreedy very nice DC!
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03-05-2004, 03:11 PM #15Junior Guru Wannabe
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Originally posted by UmBillyCord
When you start beating them up on price, they really are not that expensive.
Shhhhh! Don't give away our secrets...
Thank you, Rackmy.com - Kind words are not common these days..
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03-05-2004, 09:43 PM #16Web Hosting Guru
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When I say eye candy I mean the leather couches, plants in the lobby, receptionist, etc.
Eye candy has nothing to do with managed services, bandwidth, or computers at all (unless they have a bunch of plasma screens in the lobby displaying stuff).
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03-07-2004, 10:46 AM #17Junior Guru Wannabe
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When I said Inflow provides "outstanding service" I don't think it conveys what I really mean.
I'm talking about service where they go above and beyond our expectations -- times where we've been surprised and elated at what they'll do for us, along with the systems and procedures they have in place.
I know I'm sounding like a fanboy, but I just want to give Inflow the credit I feel they deserve. I'll be the first to admit I don't have years of experience in the colo industry, so I'm sure there are other providers who give this level of service and even more.
Finally, I haven't seen much eye-candy myself. The DC we're in doesn't have leather couches, a cute and unnecessary receptionist, flat-screen TVs showing Inflow ads, etc. I didn't notice luxuries like this at Inflow HQ either, but maybe some of their other DCs do.