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Sharky · 12-16-2004, 09:14 AM

We've recently moved all of our servers to a more local DataCenter in Orlando, FL. It's only about an hour away from us in Tampa, and my Mainstream design/hosting clients seem to like the idea of a "local" datacenter more than one in Texas, Atlanta or somewhere else.

The company is Marlin Web Hosting, http://www.marlinwebhosting.com.

So, AAA_Ryan and I went to tour the facility on Tuesday. I must say, we were VERY impressed! All in all, the facility was 2 HUGE buildings ( 225,000 sq/ft total )of Class A office space ,Datacenter, Call center and logistics warehouse. There was even TV studios built into this thing. The NOC looked like the pictures I see of Central Command at MacDill AirForce base here in Tampa.

I met with Roy, the owner of the company who is an actual Billionaire, Shane P. (formerly the president of Candid Hosting) and Danny (formerly of Shaw Internet) who are running Marlins hosting operations. I also got to meet their IT manager and several of their Network engineers. They all seem to be top notch guys very proud of the facility (Bragging about their connection speeds and fingerprint access to rooms like James Bond. lol)

Here are some photos I took while there:

Rows and rows of racks (Looks a lot cleaner than any other DataCenter I have toured):

Some of our servers:

More of our servers:

I'm waiting for more pics from Ryans Camera. I'll post those when we have em online.

Thanks Shane and Danny! I appreciate the tour and the personal service!

MandyBlake · 12-16-2004, 09:15 AM

So nice and white and clean looking.
Reminds me of a hospital.
Very nice.

Sharky · 12-16-2004, 09:17 AM

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Originally posted by MandyBlake
So nice and white and clean looking.
Reminds me of a hospital.
Very nice.

My thoughts exactly. The other data centers I was in had the wires coming from the ceiling. This one had raised floors that looked to be about 2-3 feet high and I'm guessing their wire was run under that.

RyanL · 12-16-2004, 09:27 AM

Their data center was definatly kick ass! I worked at
both Adobe & SGI for several years, so it takes a lot too
impress me when it comes to data centers.

Shane and the rest of the crew at Marlin are great people.

Anyone looking for hosting should definitely check them out.

TheLegacy · 12-16-2004, 09:27 AM

damn.. that looks like my closet at home where I keep mine.

Sharky · 12-16-2004, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TheLegacy
damn.. that looks like my closet at home where I keep mine.

haha. you must have a big closet!

DarrenAustin · 12-16-2004, 09:53 AM

Very nice !!!

Wiggles · 12-16-2004, 10:00 AM

damn that looks awesome, all clean and surgical looking, nice!

webgurl · 12-16-2004, 10:07 AM

Danny is Awesome, and the Marlin facility is totally amazing. I'm setting up some boxes with them myself!

Kick Ass Data Centre Forsure !

RyanL · 12-16-2004, 10:13 AM

Here are a few of the pictures that I took.

Control Room:

Diesel Generator Switches:

Video Production Room:

crockett · 12-16-2004, 10:16 AM

damn they let you have non rack mount cases?

KMR Stitch · 12-16-2004, 10:19 AM

What part of Orlando

12-16-2004, 10:20 AM

wow that looks like serious dope there!

Manowar · 12-16-2004, 10:20 AM

damn, that looks like a pro setup they have

Scott McD · 12-16-2004, 10:23 AM

Holy shiznit !!

More Booze · 12-16-2004, 10:25 AM

Damn, it looks really nice. I could cum to those sexy pics...

FreshChecks · 12-16-2004, 10:25 AM

Looks like they know there stuff over there

korzon · 12-16-2004, 10:25 AM

that's pretty awesome

i am going to decorate my house that way

[illnet]-Romeo · 12-16-2004, 10:26 AM

I took a tour of the facility a while back. The place is simply amazing

jhauser · 12-16-2004, 10:26 AM

Talk about a command center. Makes NASA look like childs play.

Fatalspeed · 12-16-2004, 10:32 AM

looks very nice, good luck!

CE_BigB · 12-16-2004, 10:35 AM

Ive been talking to Shane about this place...
... it's just off the hook!!

Look at all the network bling !!!

BIG B

Sharky · 12-16-2004, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by crockett
damn they let you have non rack mount cases?

For the time being, I believe they have some other tower racks coming specifically for those customers:-)

floridaT · 12-16-2004, 10:45 AM

I have toured this facility as well. It is amazing. We picked up six servers there last week. Great facility with a top notch staff. They had us set up and online very fast and everything was done perfect. Shane and Danny it was great to see you guys down here in Miami Last weekend.

Danny_C · 12-16-2004, 11:23 AM

Thanks Sharky and Ryan! It was great having you here. And to all the people who have posted so far, thanks for the kind words. If anyone else would like to come tour the facility and enjoy the company of Shane and me, you?re always welcome!

The facility is definitely unbelievable. The owner spared no expense when he built the 225,000 sq. ft. facility. He decided to lay his own private 2 mile sonic ring around the property with dual fiber connections to each carrier, and the data center has full redundant power, redundant climate control, multiple fiber entry points per carrier, all state of the art hardware, and Inergen fire suppression. And of course, you can see a picture of our NOC above.

We currently offer colocation starting at $25, half racks with 3 Mbps for $450, dedicated servers starting at $85, and shared hosting starting at $7.95. We also offer streaming video services for both live streaming and video on demand for you video streaming guys. These services are on load balanced servers with massive data storage arrays. If you want to see a sample from one of our streaming customers, check out mms://mg0.c1n.com/marlinshopping/0r3y9b.wmv

On top of all that, our facility also houses a full logistics operation for shipping/receiving (contact me, sex toy people and video guys? you know who you are), a state of the art call center (customer satisfaction for membership signups?), and video production studio.

If you want the ?GFY Special Treatment?, contact either Shane or myself at [email protected] / [email protected] or send an ICQ/phone call.

One last thing ? If you?re going to be in Vegas, stop by our booth and visit us!

Magg · 12-16-2004, 11:55 AM

Running wires UNDER the raised flooring is actually a very bad idea.

You want cables to be run on top, away from water and other problems which will accumulate under the flooring.
How do you suppose you'll go out and find faulty wiring? Lift out each and every floorboard?

IE:

magnatique · 12-16-2004, 11:57 AM

These guys rock! Make sure you guys get in touch with Danny, he'll take good car of you as he did with us!

MrJackMeHoff · 12-16-2004, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by AAA Ryan
Here are a few of the pictures that I took.

Video Production Room:

Welcome to noonty seventy five mr powers..

I dont know why this looks so great to anyone must have low expectations.. Our datacenter looks that nice easily and we have hardware built after the cival war. ;)

RyanL · 12-16-2004, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by CE_BigB
Look at all the network bling !!!
BIG B

you can say that again!

Danny_C · 12-16-2004, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Magg
Running wires UNDER the raised flooring is actually a very bad idea.

You want cables to be run on top, away from water and other problems which will accumulate under the flooring.

IE:

Wiring is run in baskets about six inches above the floor.

Sharky · 12-16-2004, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Magg
Running wires UNDER the raised flooring is actually a very bad idea.

You want cables to be run on top, away from water and other problems which will accumulate under the flooring.

IE:

That was my guess. I coudln't see the wires, and honestly didn't ask where they were!

lol.

Kimmykim · 12-16-2004, 12:03 PM

Roy's quite an amazement from what I've heard previously. And he's definitely got the money to support his enterprises in the most top notch ways.

Sharky · 12-16-2004, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kimmykim
Roy's quite an amazement from what I've heard previously. And he's definitely got the money to support his enterprises in the most top notch ways.

KK, you have no idea. I was excited just to meet with him. He's actually a pretty nice guy. His office was huge, and filled with photos of him with different presidents and others. He even had copies of checks that he received from the IRS for somewhere around $70,000,000 hanging on the wall !

Raven · 12-16-2004, 12:16 PM

Danny is awesome no matter where he is...his client support is unmatched....

The only other data center I've seen is UUNET in Atlanta....and I thought they were awesome....

Nice place you got there, Marlin Hosting....

JUSTB · 12-16-2004, 12:30 PM

Congrats to Shane and Danny. It really is a nice facility. I toured it a couple years ago and it is HUGE!

Cyndalie · 12-16-2004, 01:06 PM

Congrats Danny! I know you put alot into this project and company and have been working hard. I hope it really pays off for you! If anyone knows what webmasters need and has ethics in mind, it's you. Let's get together soon!

Kimmykim · 12-16-2004, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sharky
KK, you have no idea. I was excited just to meet with him. He's actually a pretty nice guy. His office was huge, and filled with photos of him with different presidents and others. He even had copies of checks that he received from the IRS for somewhere around $70,000,000 hanging on the wall !

Doesn't surprise me one bit, given his past successes

Fred Quimby · 12-16-2004, 01:28 PM

sweet

TondaB · 12-16-2004, 01:44 PM

Sharky the pics look great. Danny has been telling me about this datacenter for sometime now. It is awesome to finally see what it looks like

Congrats to both parties!

Sharky · 12-17-2004, 07:25 AM

Thanks Tonda!

Danny wasn't pulling your leg. He ended up in a VERY good place.

Danny_C · 12-17-2004, 07:36 AM

Hey, if any Orlando area people want to come visit, lunch is on me.

SixNine · 12-17-2004, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by AAA Ryan
Their data center was definatly kick ass! I worked at
both Adobe & SGI for several years, so it takes a lot too
impress me when it comes to data centers.

Shane and the rest of the crew at Marlin are great people.

Anyone looking for hosting should definitely check them out.

When did you work at Adobe and what did you do? I was there also for a while.

SixNine

Sharky · 12-17-2004, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Danny_C
Hey, if any Orlando area people want to come visit, lunch is on me.

Should I send you our bill for Tony Roma's lunch? ;-)

Twe Russ · 12-17-2004, 08:15 AM

Solid looking data center, how many owners?

Sharky · 12-17-2004, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Twe Russ
Solid looking data center, how many owners?

One

RyanL · 12-17-2004, 08:26 AM

Quote:

When did you work at Adobe and what did you do? I was there also for a while.

I worked there from 96-97

Moved from the office complex across the street to the first tower when it went up.

I was in IT.

How about you?

Danny_C · 12-17-2004, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sharky
Should I send you our bill for Tony Roma's lunch? ;-)

When we have our cookout next month, I'll do the buying. How about that?

Bell · 12-17-2004, 09:20 AM

can we see pictures of the outside of the building ??

what's Roy's last name ??

where / how did he make his first Billion ??

is there a picture of him online - anywhere ??

~Bell

foxylady · 12-17-2004, 09:43 AM

very nice and very clean

SinisterStudios · 12-17-2004, 09:58 AM

I guess most people on here havent seen too many true tier 1 datacenters, I have been in most of the datacenters in the NJ/NY area and the bigger guys always have a clean well kept datacenter. But if your looking for the best datacenter you need to look into the equinix datacenters, now they do it right. They look like you stepped onto the deck of the starship enterprise. We host in the NJ, and san jose centers and you just cant beat the carrier nuetral approch. Just my

12-16-2004, 09:14 AM	#1
Sharky Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 4,938	Kick Ass DataCenter! (pics) We've recently moved all of our servers to a more local DataCenter in Orlando, FL. It's only about an hour away from us in Tampa, and my Mainstream design/hosting clients seem to like the idea of a "local" datacenter more than one in Texas, Atlanta or somewhere else. The company is Marlin Web Hosting, http://www.marlinwebhosting.com. So, AAA_Ryan and I went to tour the facility on Tuesday. I must say, we were VERY impressed! All in all, the facility was 2 HUGE buildings ( 225,000 sq/ft total )of Class A office space ,Datacenter, Call center and logistics warehouse. There was even TV studios built into this thing. The NOC looked like the pictures I see of Central Command at MacDill AirForce base here in Tampa. I met with Roy, the owner of the company who is an actual Billionaire, Shane P. (formerly the president of Candid Hosting) and Danny (formerly of Shaw Internet) who are running Marlins hosting operations. I also got to meet their IT manager and several of their Network engineers. They all seem to be top notch guys very proud of the facility (Bragging about their connection speeds and fingerprint access to rooms like James Bond. lol) Here are some photos I took while there: Rows and rows of racks (Looks a lot cleaner than any other DataCenter I have toured): Some of our servers: More of our servers: I'm waiting for more pics from Ryans Camera. I'll post those when we have em online. Thanks Shane and Danny! I appreciate the tour and the personal service! __________________ Sharky

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RyanL Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,145	Their data center was definatly kick ass! I worked at both Adobe & SGI for several years, so it takes a lot too impress me when it comes to data centers. Shane and the rest of the crew at Marlin are great people. Anyone looking for hosting should definitely check them out. __________________ ICQ: #126013016 :: Amateur Index Last edited by RyanL; 12-16-2004 at 09:31 AM..

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Danny_C Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,160	Thanks Sharky and Ryan! It was great having you here. And to all the people who have posted so far, thanks for the kind words. If anyone else would like to come tour the facility and enjoy the company of Shane and me, you?re always welcome! The facility is definitely unbelievable. The owner spared no expense when he built the 225,000 sq. ft. facility. He decided to lay his own private 2 mile sonic ring around the property with dual fiber connections to each carrier, and the data center has full redundant power, redundant climate control, multiple fiber entry points per carrier, all state of the art hardware, and Inergen fire suppression. And of course, you can see a picture of our NOC above. We currently offer colocation starting at $25, half racks with 3 Mbps for $450, dedicated servers starting at $85, and shared hosting starting at $7.95. We also offer streaming video services for both live streaming and video on demand for you video streaming guys. These services are on load balanced servers with massive data storage arrays. If you want to see a sample from one of our streaming customers, check out mms://mg0.c1n.com/marlinshopping/0r3y9b.wmv On top of all that, our facility also houses a full logistics operation for shipping/receiving (contact me, sex toy people and video guys? you know who you are), a state of the art call center (customer satisfaction for membership signups?), and video production studio. If you want the ?GFY Special Treatment?, contact either Shane or myself at [email protected] / [email protected] or send an ICQ/phone call. One last thing ? If you?re going to be in Vegas, stop by our booth and visit us!

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JUSTB Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: tampa Posts: 1,740	Congrats to Shane and Danny. It really is a nice facility. I toured it a couple years ago and it is HUGE!

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