On 03/11/2016 12:00 PM, plug-requ...@lists.pdxlinux.org wrote: > Hi! > > I've recently moved to Portland and am looking at relocating my > personal server closer to home. I was wondering if anyone had > recommendations for affordable colo or vps services in the area? > > Leaning more towards colo as most VPS services charge an arm and a > leg for the amount of storage I have. > > Thanks, > > Alex
Welcome to Portland, Alex. I moved here 20 years ago, and just love it. You might look at Atmosera <https://www.atmosera.com/services/colocation/> (formerly EasyStreet) in Tigard. They offer a "colo condo" option where you can rent a fraction of a cabinet if you don't need the whole thing. The minimum rental unit is a 6" or a little over 3U. I find them to be very professionally operated (e.g. card-key + fingerprint required to access the colo area, each rack individually and uniquely locked). I also like the fact that they provide crash carts and a work area suitable for executing that emergency motherboard replacement. There are lots of other colo facilities, from the low end right up to ViaWest <https://www.viawest.com/data-centers/oregon/hillsboro-data-center> in Hillsboro, one of the highest rated colo data centers in the country. I found this site that mentions both of these and a variety of others in the area, though I can't speak to the pedigree of the website: http://www.datacentermap.com/usa/oregon/portland/ Good luck. Maybe I'll meet you at a PLUG meeting some time. -Brian -------------------- Brian P. Martin, Chief Consultant Martin Consulting Services, Inc. Phone: 503-617-4500 E-mail: br...@martinconsulting.com Web: www.martinconsulting.com Blog: www.pdxsys.com _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug