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1

What's the going rate now a days for a rack within EQUINIX?

Cheers
Ryan

2

I would imagine this varies greatly by market and maybe even suite within the building.

3

What's the going rate now a days for a rack within EQUINIX?

Cheers
Ryan

I would imagine this varies greatly by market and maybe even suite within
the building

And also power/cooling requirements.

4

My experience has been that the monthly rack rental fee will be a
comparative bargain to basic power and a couple in-building cross connects,
which will often more than double the cost. When shopping for any
provider, make sure you price out all the options you need in addition to
the rack space itself.

5

Here's the list pricing we received about a year ago for 60 Hudson/111 8th
in NYC: (24 month contract)
Single cab: $800/mo + $1000 setup
20A @ 208V: $605/mo + $500 setup
XC - Coax: $225/mo + $500 setup
XC - Fiber: $325/mo + $500 setup
XC - POTS: $25/mo + $100 setup
XC - T1/E1: $225/mo + $500 setup
PAIX 1gig: $1000/mo + $2000 setup
PAIX 10gig: $2500/mo + $4000 setup

Obviously, much negotiation was in order.

As others have said, the cab, and even power, is somewhat reasonable. But
the cross connects kill the whole thing.

-Chris

6

I would agree here cross connects. We pay 15x more in cross connects per
month then we do in just the space/power. We actually pulled out of a
colo once our contract came to terms with one of the large colo providers
because of the extortion cross connect fees. It's an issue when a cross
connect within the same room cost more then the loop going 100 miles away.
I sometimes question if the colo providers even understand our industry.
Sadly enough it was cheaper to move all that colo into an AT&T CO/Tandem
then to stay put in the colo space. Just my 2 cents.

Carlos Alcantar
Race Communications / Race Team Member
1325 Howard Ave. #604, Burlingame, CA. 94010
Phone: +1 415 376 3314 / carlos@race.com / http://www.race.com

7

Oh, they understand full well. Considering that they talked you into
signing a contract that included "extortion cross connect fees", and they
in general get away with it - a case can be made that they understand
the industry better than you do. :slight_smile: