I'm not going to mention any other vendors, but if people really want to be able to get rack time in blocks less than 8 hours, there are other vendors out there. There is even one vendor who, at one time, offered the IPExpert rack layout on their rack rentals, though I think that stopped when Proctor Labs stood up their racks. Even so, that same vendor now offers rack time at about $1.50/hr. If you are just looking for general rack time, this may be a solution, at least until Proctor Labs offers blocks smaller than 8 hours.
Marko, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe another reason Proctor Labs was setup to be used in 8-hour blocks was that it was expected people would be logging on to practice full lab scenarios, thus people were expected to need the amount of time that a lab would take. Kind regards, Chad >________________________________ > From: Marko Milivojevic <[email protected]> >To: Marian Franc <[email protected]> >Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, April 6, 2012 10:52 AM >Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] rack access time > >We don't have any definitive answer at this moment. This discussion comes >up every couple of months and I believe I explained in detail last time >some of the technical challenges involved, which include but are not >limited to an increased wear-and-tear on equipment (which would have to be >reloaded every 4 instead of 8 hours) and increased support costs (we'd have >to have our support techs on standby 2x as much) and quite a few others. >With all that in mind, 4-hour slot would very likely bring an increase in >cost of rack rental and noone really wants that. > >What I highly recommend is that you keep track on our Facebook, Twitter and >blog deals. Every couple of weeks we have 50% discounts going on. You book >8-hour slot and simply use half of it. I know it's not a solution, but it's >a good workaround. > >-- >Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 (SP R&S) >Senior CCIE Instructor - IPexpert > >On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 02:37, Marian Franc <[email protected]> wrote: > >> hello Marko, >> >> I received a number of responses from fellow students, and they all >> expressed they would like to have an option for booking the rack for >> smaller time slots than 8 hours. I personally believe that 4 hour timeslots >> would be a great option. >> >> You also mentioned that you 'are considering other options', so let me ask >> you, when do you expect to know whether the smaller timeslots will be >> available or not? >> >> Thank you in advance! >> >> Marian >> >> Odoslané z iPadu / Sent from iPad >> >> Dňa 5.4.2012, o 17:47, Marko Milivojevic <[email protected]> napísal: >> >> On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 08:09, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> hi, >>> >>> Can the rack be booked for a smaller time slot than 8hours? >>> >>> >> Hello Marian, >> >> For the time being, 8 hours are the only timeslots available. We're >> considering other options, but logistics around that are proving to be >> rather complex. >> >> -- >> Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 (SP R&S) >> Senior CCIE Instructor - IPexpert >> >> >_______________________________________________ >For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please >visit www.ipexpert.com > >Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out >www.PlatinumPlacement.com > >http://onlinestudylist.com/mailman/listinfo/ccie_rs > > _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out www.PlatinumPlacement.com http://onlinestudylist.com/mailman/listinfo/ccie_rs
