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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Yea I know, Worth a try tho? :p<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I know they would just turn around and throw it in your face and say “its only new customers” type of speal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Nathan Brookfield [mailto:Nathan.Brookfield@simtronic.com.au] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 17 November 2014 6:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> Daniel<br><b>Cc:</b> Jared Hirst; Brad Peczka; ausnog@ausnog.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] News: NextDC Launches Pay-as-you-go Colocation<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>The real business world doesn't work this way unfortunately.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Kindest Regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Nathan Brookfield <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chief Executive Officer<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Simtronic Technologies Pty Ltd</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Web: <a href="http://simtronic.com.au">http://simtronic.com.au</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: 1300 592 330<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Fax: (02) 4749 4950<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On 17 Nov 2014, at 18:16, Daniel <<a href="mailto:daniel@dwatson.me">daniel@dwatson.me</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Could you not simply approach your accounts manager at NextDC and raise a case with them to let you out of any pre-arranged commitments now that they are offering no contract periods? Wouldn’t that be the first thing you would attempt?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>D.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> AusNOG [<a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net">mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jared Hirst<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 17 November 2014 5:17 PM<br><b>To:</b> Brad Peczka<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:ausnog@ausnog.net">ausnog@ausnog.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] News: NextDC Launches Pay-as-you-go Colocation</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Web hosting talk is full of people doing no contracts.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>All this means is that the providers like us who have space in next dc and are committed now lose out to people who can join with no contracts?<br><br>On Monday, November 17, 2014, Brad Peczka <<a href="mailto:brad@bradpeczka.com">brad@bradpeczka.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Apologies... but is this AusNOG or the NextDC/Megaport PR list?<br><br>Alternately, if someone can enlighten me as to the operational relevance of these kind of posts (given this release in particular is hardly major news; other colo providers have been doing no-contract deals for years), I'd be most appreciative.<br><br>Regards,<br>-Brad.<br><br>________________________________________<br>From: AusNOG [<a href="javascript:;">ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a>] On Behalf Of Skeeve Stevens [<a href="javascript:;">skeeve+ausnog@eintellegonetworks.com</a>]<br>Sent: Monday, 17 November 2014 12:07 PM<br>To: <a href="javascript:;">ausnog@ausnog.net</a><br>Subject: [AusNOG] News: NextDC Launches Pay-as-you-go Colocation<br><br>An interesting productisation from NextDC. I see this as an interesting option for quick launch or temporary PoPs.<br><br>...Skeeve<br><br>---------------------------------------<br><br>Media Release<br><br>17 November 2014<br><br>NEXTDC first-to-market with pay-as-you-go colocation<br><br>BRISBANE, Australia – 17 November, 2014. NEXTDC Limited (ASX: NXT), Australia’s leading Data-Centre-as-a-Service provider, today announced the launch of their FastStart colocation bundles, offering customers a 30-day contract option with remote management capability.<br><br>This minimal commitment pay-by-the-month option gives customers a faster way to access the full benefits of NEXTDC’s enterprise-class colocation services and Cloud Centre ecosystem to develop their hybrid cloud solution.<br><br>From a 1kW Quarter Rack up to a 6kW Full Rack, FastStart offers a flexible and customisable colocation bundle supported by the same resilient data centre infrastructure and customer services as traditionally purchased colocation.<br><br>“Businesses are demanding cloud-like flexibility from their data centre service, and NEXTDC is fulfilling this need by improving and expanding our range of industry-leading products and services. The introduction of FastStart reflects our commitment to maintaining our position as Australia’s most innovative data centre provider”, said NEXTDC CEO Craig Scroggie. “FastStart radically accelerates speed-of-access to enterprise-grade colocation and our Cloud Centre ecosystem, giving customers the opportunity to hybridise their IT strategy with future flexibility.”<br><br>Paired with NEXTDC’s NXTech Smart Hands service, FastStart bundles mean customers’ entire service with NEXTDC can be ordered and maintained remotely, from receiving deliveries to building, operating and managing their infrastructure. NEXTDC Project Management services also assist with planning and managing a migration project or other major infrastructure changes.<br><br>This combination of customisable colocation and on-the-ground data centre expertise makes FastStart attractive for SMEs without their own expert tech staff; offshore organisations wanting to establish an Australian presence; organisations unsure of their upfront colocation requirements; or those needing to rapidly deploy IT infrastructure in any of NEXTDC’s facilities.<br><br>NEXTDC racks come ready with ID access cards (IDACs) for 24/7 data centre access, and can be monitored remotely through NEXTDC’s award-winning data centre management portal, ONEDC®. ONEDC allows users to manage their entire service with NEXTDC, across multiple facilities, from any web-enabled device through a simple, easy-to-use interface.<br><br>---------------------------------------<br><br><br><br>Skeeve Stevens - eintellego Networks Pty Ltd<br><a href="javascript:;">skeeve@eintellegonetworks.com</a><mailto:<a href="javascript:;">skeeve@eintellegonetworks.com</a>> ; <a href="http://www.eintellegonetworks.com" target="_blank">www.eintellegonetworks.com</a><<a href="http://www.eintellegonetworks.com/" target="_blank">http://www.eintellegonetworks.com/</a>><br><br>Phone: 1300 239 038; Cell +61 (0)414 753 383 ; <a href="skype://skeeve">skype://skeeve</a><br><br><a href="http://facebook.com/eintellegonetworks" target="_blank">facebook.com/eintellegonetworks</a><<a href="http://facebook.com/eintellegonetworks" target="_blank">http://facebook.com/eintellegonetworks</a>> ; <<a href="http://twitter.com/networkceoau" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/networkceoau</a>> <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/skeeve" target="_blank">linkedin.com/in/skeeve</a><<a href="http://linkedin.com/in/skeeve" target="_blank">http://linkedin.com/in/skeeve</a>><br><br><a href="http://twitter.com/theispguy" target="_blank">twitter.com/theispguy</a><<a href="http://twitter.com/theispguy" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/theispguy</a>> ; blog: <a href="http://www.theispguy.com" target="_blank">www.theispguy.com</a><<a href="http://www.theispguy.com/" target="_blank">http://www.theispguy.com/</a>><br><br>[<a href="http://eintellegonetworks.com/logos/ein09.png" target="_blank">http://eintellegonetworks.com/logos/ein09.png</a>]<br><br>The Experts Who The Experts Call<br><br>Juniper - Cisco - Cloud - Consulting - IPv4 Brokering<br>_______________________________________________<br>AusNOG mailing list<br><a href="javascript:;">AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog" target="_blank">http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#20487A;font-weight:normal'>Jared Hirst</span><o:p></o:p></h1><h6 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#686868;font-weight:normal'>Chief Executive Officer</span><o:p></o:p></h6></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p style='margin-top:0cm;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#535353'>Office Address:</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373'> 2/2 Teamster Close, Tuggerah NSW 2259 <br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#535353'>Postal Address:</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373'> PO Box 3187, Tuggerah NSW 2259 <br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#535353'>Phone:</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373'> +61 2 8115 8801 | Network Ops: +61 2 8115 8850 | Main Switch: +61 2 8115 8888 <br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#535353'>Web:</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373'> <a href="http://www.serversaustralia.com.au" target="_blank">www.serversaustralia.com.au</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width=100 style='width:75.0pt;border:none;border-right:solid #7599CF 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://serversaustralia.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'><image001.jpg></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 15.0pt'><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#20487A;font-weight:normal'><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/serversaustralia.com.au/forms/d/1LN6H3Dc8TCJFmNH7pxVkAfrhP3MosGNAueA8hteFbIY/viewform#start=openform" target="_blank" title="Online Survey"><span style='color:#20487A;text-decoration:none'>How are we doing?</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><h6 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='color:#20487A;font-weight:normal'><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/serversaustralia.com.au/forms/d/1LN6H3Dc8TCJFmNH7pxVkAfrhP3MosGNAueA8hteFbIY/viewform#start=openform" target="_blank" title="Online Survey"><span style='color:#20487A;text-decoration:none'>please click here to tell Servers Australia - 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