[AusNOG] News: NextDC Launches Pay-as-you-go Colocation

Mon Nov 17 17:51:16 EST 2014

Yep and that was my concerns. I hope the prices are VERY hefty for no
commit?

On Monday, November 17, 2014, Ben Cooper <ben at zeno.io> wrote:

> 100% agree with this sentiment, pricing looks no different either.
> Literally committed in this month, would have been nice if they told me
> this was coming.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Jared Hirst <
> jared.hirst at serversaustralia.com.au
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jared.hirst at serversaustralia.com.au');>>
> wrote:
>
>> Web hosting talk is full of people doing no contracts.
>>
>> 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?
>>
>>
>> On Monday, November 17, 2014, Brad Peczka <brad at bradpeczka.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','brad at bradpeczka.com');>> wrote:
>>
>>> Apologies... but is this AusNOG or the NextDC/Megaport PR list?
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> -Brad.
>>>
>>> ________________________________________
>>> From: AusNOG [ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Skeeve
>>> Stevens [skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com]
>>> Sent: Monday, 17 November 2014 12:07 PM
>>> To: ausnog at ausnog.net
>>> Subject: [AusNOG] News: NextDC Launches Pay-as-you-go Colocation
>>>
>>> An interesting productisation from NextDC.  I see this as an interesting
>>> option for quick launch or temporary PoPs.
>>>
>>> ...Skeeve
>>>
>>> ---------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Media Release
>>>
>>> 17 November 2014
>>>
>>> NEXTDC first-to-market with pay-as-you-go colocation
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> “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.”
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> ---------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Skeeve Stevens - eintellego Networks Pty Ltd
>>> skeeve at eintellegonetworks.com<mailto:skeeve at eintellegonetworks.com> ;
>>> www.eintellegonetworks.com<http://www.eintellegonetworks.com/>
>>>
>>> Phone: 1300 239 038; Cell +61 (0)414 753 383 ; skype://skeeve
>>>
>>> facebook.com/eintellegonetworks<http://facebook.com/eintellegonetworks>
>>> ; <http://twitter.com/networkceoau> linkedin.com/in/skeeve<
>>> http://linkedin.com/in/skeeve>
>>>
>>> twitter.com/theispguy<http://twitter.com/theispguy> ; blog:
>>> www.theispguy.com<http://www.theispguy.com/>
>>>
>>> [http://eintellegonetworks.com/logos/ein09.png]
>>>
>>> The Experts Who The Experts Call
>>>
>>> Juniper - Cisco - Cloud - Consulting - IPv4 Brokering
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> AusNOG mailing list
>>> AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net
>>> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jared HirstChief Executive Officer
>>
>> Office Address: 2/2 Teamster Close, Tuggerah NSW 2259
>> Postal Address: PO Box 3187, Tuggerah NSW 2259
>> Phone: +61 2 8115 8801 | Network Ops: +61 2 8115 8850 | Main Switch: +61
>> 2 8115 8888
>> Web: www.serversaustralia.com.au
>> [image: Servers Australia - Logo] <http://serversaustralia.com.au/>How
>> are we doing?please click here to tell Servers Australia - We‘re
>> listening
>> <https://docs.google.com/a/serversaustralia.com.au/forms/d/1LN6H3Dc8TCJFmNH7pxVkAfrhP3MosGNAueA8hteFbIY/viewform#start=openform>[image:
>> Find Us on Facebook] <http://www.facebook.com/ServersAustralia> [image:
>> Follow us on Twitter] <http://twitter.com/serversau> [image: Follow us
>> on Google] <https://plus.google.com/112681060777876559914>
>>
>> *Notice:* This message may contain private and confidential information
>> intended only for the recipients. If you have received this message in
>> error please delete immediately and notify the sender, as any distribution
>> or reproduction of this message is prohibited. The views & opinions
>> expressed in this e-mail are NOT necessarily those of Servers Australia
>>
>> Please consider the environment before printing this email - every year
>> we are losing 40 million acres of oxygen producing forests through logging
>> and land clearing.
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> AusNOG mailing list
>> AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net');>
>> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> --
> Ben Cooper
> CEO
> Zeno Holdings PTY LTD
> P: +61 7 3503 8553
> M: 0410411301
> E: ben at zeno.io <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ben at zeno.io');>
> W: *http://zeno.io <http://zeno.io>*
>

-- 
Jared HirstChief Executive Officer

Office Address: 2/2 Teamster Close, Tuggerah NSW 2259
Postal Address: PO Box 3187, Tuggerah NSW 2259
Phone: +61 2 8115 8801 | Network Ops: +61 2 8115 8850 | Main Switch: +61 2
8115 8888
Web: www.serversaustralia.com.au
[image: Servers Australia - Logo] <http://serversaustralia.com.au/>How are
we doing?please click here to tell Servers Australia - We‘re listening
<https://docs.google.com/a/serversaustralia.com.au/forms/d/1LN6H3Dc8TCJFmNH7pxVkAfrhP3MosGNAueA8hteFbIY/viewform#start=openform>[image:
Find Us on Facebook] <http://www.facebook.com/ServersAustralia> [image:
Follow us on Twitter] <http://twitter.com/serversau> [image: Follow us on
Google] <https://plus.google.com/112681060777876559914>

*Notice:* This message may contain private and confidential information
intended only for the recipients. If you have received this message in
error please delete immediately and notify the sender, as any distribution
or reproduction of this message is prohibited. The views & opinions
expressed in this e-mail are NOT necessarily those of Servers Australia

Please consider the environment before printing this email - every year we
are losing 40 million acres of oxygen producing forests through logging and
land clearing.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.ausnog.net/pipermail/ausnog/attachments/20141117/8ab06661/attachment.html>