Well said Jay!
This is exactly why WEBAIR has invested millions of dollars into our
dark fiber ring infrastructure & into massive amounts of data center space. Our network is now connected to every pop in NYC and beyond (We currently have access to POPs that contain 300-400 providers). Data center space is becoming a commodity. Owning our own facility has given us a HUGE advantage over competitors, at least the ones that colo with other companies. The arrangements we have on power protect us from fluctuating costs. Additionally, we are very close to securing an additional 50K sq feet in the heart of NYC which is now offering HUGE INCENTIVES to tech companies who are 'power savvy'. Our NEW Long Island facility falls under "The Empire Zone" which offers discounted power and employee incentives for opening in designated areas. All variables that you should look into when choosing a host to partner with.
With regards to hardware costs we have spent well over 2 million in the past 2 years investing heavily into our
New Managed Storage Hosting Solutions, which allows us to pass on large savings hardware wise to our clients. We have spent a great deal of time focusing on our energy efficiency by using servers that use less power, virtualization, cloud storage. The same thought process goes into how we operate the UPSes and HVACs in our data centers. Working closing with
NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) has helped us design and subsidize more efficient systems and the help lower the cost of building state of the art facilities.
As for $1 per mbps? Who knows for sure. The costs for bandwidth are already very low and the more you push the more you save!
AWESOME THREAD! It's great to see webmasters taking interest in the details!
