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  • 4Pics
    Confirmed User
    • Dec 2001
    • 7952

    #1

    How much should a 20amp circuit cost me?

    In a rack, how much should I pay for setup and monthly fee?
  • Phil21
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    • May 2001
    • 993

    #2
    depends on which facility, and where it's located
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    • Miss Nancy
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      • Jul 2006
      • 166

      #3
      42u locking cab, 20amp circuit included, 10mbps included

      Zero set up fee/ $600.00/month
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      • Phil21
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        • May 2001
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        #4
        and what voltage
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        • 4Pics
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          • Dec 2001
          • 7952

          #5
          Locations

          New York
          and
          San Jose

          2 different data centers

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          • Phil21
            Confirmed User
            • May 2001
            • 993

            #6
            again, which facilities? Good facilities are going to run quite a bit, and should be expected. Facilities that are built to a "minimum" spec for both backup power/cooling and power density will run quite a bit less and be less accomodating.

            Are these carrier neutral facilities? etc.
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            • Phil21
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              • May 2001
              • 993

              #7
              For NYC/San Jose I would be highly suspect of spending less than $1200/mo on a full cab and 20A power, $200-300/mo for a redundant circuit (read: 16A total usage across both circuits) and $300-500/mo for another primary circuit. Anything less and the facility is barely covering it's costs just for the utility usage - much less realizing return on investment for the power/cooling infrastructure (to allow for future upgrades, good maint, etc.)

              This is of course assuming 120V service - 208V and three phase drops would vary accordingly
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              • Miss Nancy
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                • Jul 2006
                • 166

                #8
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                carrier neutral

                dell 4210 cabs- fully meshed front and back doors

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                • Phil21
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                  • May 2001
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                  #9
                  ugh.. also note that in a vendor-locked facility (e.g. not equinix, switch and data, 350 main, 25 broad, etc.) expect considerably less due to the fact that they are simply selling you space/power in order to be able to sell you bandwidth. Here the space/power is somewhat of a "loss leader" to get you in the door.
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                  • 4Pics
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                    • Dec 2001
                    • 7952

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Miss Nancy
                    42u locking cab, 20amp circuit included, 10mbps included

                    Zero set up fee/ $600.00/month

                    This is great, except no way can you fill a 42u rack with decent hardware, you need atleast 40amps.

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                    • Miss Nancy
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                      • Jul 2006
                      • 166

                      #11
                      Originally posted by 4Pics
                      This is great, except no way can you fill a 42u rack with decent hardware, you need atleast 40amps.

                      Very Good Point! Depends on the type of hardware you are racking, that's why you can add up to 3 circuits per cabinet...
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                      • FiberNexus
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                        • Jun 2004
                        • 99

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Phil21
                        For NYC/San Jose I would be highly suspect of spending less than $1200/mo on a full cab and 20A power, $200-300/mo for a redundant circuit (read: 16A total usage across both circuits) and $300-500/mo for another primary circuit. Anything less and the facility is barely covering it's costs just for the utility usage - much less realizing return on investment for the power/cooling infrastructure (to allow for future upgrades, good maint, etc.)

                        This is of course assuming 120V service - 208V and three phase drops would vary accordingly
                        $200.00/month for 20amps in NYC? Where are you seeing/getting prices that low?

                        A lot of people in NYC are charging ~$20.00+ per amp due to increasing power costs. But in other (still big) markets such as Atlanta you can still get power for ~$10.00 per amp.

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                        • FiberNexus
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                          • Jun 2004
                          • 99

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Phil21
                          ugh.. also note that in a vendor-locked facility (e.g. not equinix, switch and data, 350 main, 25 broad, etc.) expect considerably less due to the fact that they are simply selling you space/power in order to be able to sell you bandwidth. Here the space/power is somewhat of a "loss leader" to get you in the door.
                          Also... do you work with Reflected? I thought I read a while back that Reflected was sold to Server Central?

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                          • Spudstr
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                            • Jan 2003
                            • 2321

                            #14
                            looking at 250/mo for 20amps here in ashburn/equinix 320/mo in switch & data tysons or reston VA. Though dupont fabros is also doing $140/20 amps.
                            Last edited by Spudstr; 12-12-2006, 08:42 PM.
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                            • FiberNexus
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                              • Jun 2004
                              • 99

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Spudstr
                              looking at 250/mo for 20amps here in ashburn/equinix 320/mo in switch & data tysons or reston VA. Though dupont fabros is also doing $140/20 amps.
                              How much are they charging per cab/per sq foot (if you have cages with them) in Equinix Ashburn?

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                              • FiberNexus
                                Registered User
                                • Jun 2004
                                • 99

                                #16
                                bump thread

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                                • GoAR
                                  Registered User
                                  • Dec 2006
                                  • 58

                                  #17
                                  Power pricing has been pretty volatile recently.

                                  40Amps won't usually hold up a full rack either. You only get 80% available utilization per circuit.
                                  You need atleast 60Amps per cabinet to fit in 30-32 servers.
                                  We do that via 2 x 30Amp circuits. You could also do 3 x 20Amp circuits but it requires a 3rd powerstrip.
                                  We usually charge $1200 for a full locking cabinet w/ 2 x 30Amp circuits on UPS and Generator backed power
                                  Last edited by GoAR; 12-18-2006, 01:03 PM.

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                                  • FiberNexus
                                    Registered User
                                    • Jun 2004
                                    • 99

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by GoAR
                                    Power pricing has been pretty volatile recently.

                                    40Amps won't usually hold up a full rack either. You only get 80% available utilization per circuit.
                                    You need atleast 60Amps per cabinet to fit in 30-32 servers.
                                    We do that via 2 x 30Amp circuits. You could also do 3 x 20Amp circuits but it requires a 3rd powerstrip.
                                    We usually charge $1200 for a full locking cabinet w/ 2 x 30Amp circuits on UPS and Generator backed power
                                    That is a relatively "high" price for a host based in Texas running *almost* pure cogent (and yes, I know your network doesn't necessarily have anything to do with colo prices on space and power, but sometimes hosts charge more for space/power when they charge less for bandwidth). I would expect to see ~$10.00 per amp of power in Texas (as many providers are charging) and closer to ~$500.00 -$700.00 per rack/cab per month. Of course, that all depends on the level of service included - if you are offering free reboots, basic remote hands, etc. that might actually be a very good price :P (Especially since you guys have been known to offer bandwidth at very low rates, albeit, cogent.)

                                    Also, it completely depends on the type of server you are running. I bet I can stick ~30 Sun middle-range servers in a rack with 40amps of power but Dells and most "high-end" servers such as quad-core Xeons (especially the older cores) sure are power hungry monsters - even 60amps might not be enough in some cases.
                                    Last edited by FiberNexus; 12-19-2006, 10:00 AM.

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                                    • AdultEUhost
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                                      • Oct 2005
                                      • 2579

                                      #19
                                      A 20 amp circuit + 46U Rack with unique keyset, redundant uplinks etc in Amsterdam, Europe will cost you about 800 usd
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                                      • GoAR
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                                        • Dec 2006
                                        • 58

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by FiberNexus
                                        That is a relatively "high" price for a host based in Texas running *almost* pure cogent (and yes, I know your network doesn't necessarily have anything to do with colo prices on space and power, but sometimes hosts charge more for space/power when they charge less for bandwidth). I would expect to see ~$10.00 per amp of power in Texas (as many providers are charging) and closer to ~$500.00 -$700.00 per rack/cab per month. Of course, that all depends on the level of service included - if you are offering free reboots, basic remote hands, etc. that might actually be a very good price :P (Especially since you guys have been known to offer bandwidth at very low rates, albeit, cogent.)

                                        Also, it completely depends on the type of server you are running. I bet I can stick ~30 Sun middle-range servers in a rack with 40amps of power but Dells and most "high-end" servers such as quad-core Xeons (especially the older cores) sure are power hungry monsters - even 60amps might not be enough in some cases.

                                        We are not a "cogent only" host ... We have differant options available in bandwidth mixes you can choose from.

                                        We have a value mix which is:

                                        Global Crossing, Cogent, and TimeWarner

                                        and a premium mix which is:

                                        Global Crossing, TimeWarner, and Level(3)

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                                        • GoAR
                                          Registered User
                                          • Dec 2006
                                          • 58

                                          #21
                                          Also, the rack pricing is relative to the datacenter quality and equipment quality in the datacenter as well as the provided SLA's on power and uptime with regards to the actual datacenter.

                                          When you have to account for UPS's for the entire datacenter, transfer switches, generators with filled diesel tanks, as well as cost of purchasing additional diesel everytime we run a genset power load test, etc.

                                          Pricing also takes into account the level of personal service which is delivered, etc -- all colo accounts include:

                                          100% Power Uptime SLA
                                          Conditioned and UPS Backed Power
                                          Generator Backed Power w/ 48 hour refueling contracts
                                          24/7 Onsite Support

                                          Remote hands / Management

                                          Ping and HTTP Monitoring Free for all servers
                                          Hardware Swaps Included free
                                          24/7 Reboots Included free
                                          BIOS Changes Included free
                                          O/S (re)Installation $50 flat fee - Volume discounts available
                                          Hardware troubleshooting $25 per half-hour
                                          Software troubleshooting $25 per half-hour
                                          Server Management Ranges from $25 to $59 a month


                                          This is what people would expect to see in dedicated servers, and we offer it in a colocation solution ... it is obviously well worth it as our colo side of the business is doing quite well.

                                          We do a lot of local business, and compared with our competitors (VeriCenter, CyrusOne) who charge extremely high rates but offer less inclusive / personal service -- we are very affordable.

                                          We also negotiate on pricing ... i mentioned our list pricing in my original price
                                          Last edited by GoAR; 12-20-2006, 09:09 AM.

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                                          • GoAR
                                            Registered User
                                            • Dec 2006
                                            • 58

                                            #22
                                            ALSO, the most important part:

                                            I said $1200 for a Full cabinet with 2 x 30Amps (60Amps) ... you said $500 per cabinet + $10/Amp ... that would run about the same as I said ... $1100 hehe

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                                            • FiberNexus
                                              Registered User
                                              • Jun 2004
                                              • 99

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by GoAR
                                              ALSO, the most important part:

                                              I said $1200 for a Full cabinet with 2 x 30Amps (60Amps) ... you said $500 per cabinet + $10/Amp ... that would run about the same as I said ... $1100 hehe
                                              I have nothing against you guys... unless you are still employing Chris from FNAP which the people on WHT seem convinced is true. You are also banned from WHT for who knows what... and OrangeFiber/AlphaRed has been smashed for VERY shady busy practices multiple times.

                                              BUT, I was saying $500.00 including the first 20 amps. There are *many* providers in Texas offering 100% network uptime and cabs at $500.00 per month or less. Why? Space and power is *so cheap* for you...

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                                              • dubsix
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Dec 2004
                                                • 363

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by FiberNexus
                                                I have nothing against you guys... unless you are still employing Chris from FNAP which the people on WHT seem convinced is true. You are also banned from WHT for who knows what... and OrangeFiber/AlphaRed has been smashed for VERY shady busy practices multiple times.

                                                BUT, I was saying $500.00 including the first 20 amps. There are *many* providers in Texas offering 100% network uptime and cabs at $500.00 per month or less. Why? Space and power is *so cheap* for you...
                                                I would be wary of this "Philip" since he showed up right as "Michael" aka Chris (foundrynap) disappeared.

                                                However, that pricing is a bit high given the lopsidedness of their network. If cogent drops they are hosed as the other providers simply can't take the capacity of cogent.

                                                For example in the atlanta market you could easily get the following

                                                Locking 42U Cabinet: $500/mo
                                                40A 110v (2x20) : $400/mo
                                                10mbps BGP Cogent+Telia: $150/mo
                                                ==========================
                                                $1050

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