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You will probably not see many hosts agreeing with each other on here but I will tell you that the message that Brad is trying to get across above is actually spot on. Even though the OP was asking for a company that owns its own DC, Brad is right....if you are looking for a true MANAGED HOSTING company then them owning their own DC should not be the sole reason for making your decision. There are many other factors you should consider before even worrying about who owns the DC. Yes, we do have our own DC and yes I am still agreeing with Brad. It should not be the deciding factor.
Brad also points out that operating a DC is almost like owning another business....and he is right, again. Trust me I have learned more about power in the past few years than I ever thought I would have to know. The reason we made the decision to do it revolves around our efforts to go after the mainstream colocation business with a vengeance. While we will always be deeply rooted in this community, our growth over the last year has come from and will continue to come from large, mainstream colocation customers who want to locate within our new facility. While our managed hosting division is selling servers and bandwidth by the megabit per second (like all hosting companies), our colocation division is selling suites, cages, power and cooling by the Kilowatt. Does that make us a better managed hosting company? Not by itself it does not. Does it put us in a better position to acheive the goals that we have set for ourselves and our company? Absolutely.
As always, anyone on this board is welcome to come tour our facility anytime. Feel free to hit me up for a personal tour at your convenience.
--T
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