Tomas L. Byrnes wrote: > This begs the question of what basic parameters should be for a "carrier > hotel" or co-lo. > > Given that we're getting designated "Critical Infrastructure", we'd > getter start coming up with some, or we'll have them defined for us. > > The old NEBS standards were too much of a straightjacket, but the > current situation, where any buffoon who wants to can claim to be > something they aren't (redundant and reliable) undermines the business > of those who actually spend the money, and make the effort, to provide a > true "carrier grade" co-lo.
Absolutely. Then your pricing is so far out of whack with the apparent competition that it's hard to get customers when it appears one can get the same/better for far less. Me, personally, I just don't say things like "100% uptime" or claim to be a carrier-grade facility. But I think that scares people off when my competitors (and I've seen the insides of some of the horrid trash heaps they call a NOC) claim they do. > > This is life in the current Internet: Overpromise, and Underdeliver. > "Our flywheel systems are so failure-proof and thinking outside the box that we don't need a silly battery UPS that can cold-start!" I know outages and related discussion end up attracting the off-topic hammer here on NANOG, but I do find them interesting and worthwhile. ~Seth