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Hi Tom On 3 Jun 2009, at 07:46, Tom Potts wrote: >>>>> MacAce.net? >>>> >>>> That is it. macace.net. >>> >>> I only asked as I recall them being mentioned in a conversation >>> about >>> data centres in Cornwall and IIRC, they were mentioned as >>> resellers (I >>> did a whois lookup and they do show as ENTA customers). >>> >>> Maybe they have moved up in the world, interestingly, I google >>> mapped >>> the contact address and it shows up as a unit near ASDA - not that >>> Google is accurate but I cant help wonder if that *IS* where their >>> data >>> centre is then what kind of connection they have from there to where >>> ENTA's kit is housed - I can't see it being fibre! >>> >>> Mac mini, hmmm now there is an interesting choice of server platform >>> and >>> not one you will see many hosting companies offering. I'm not saying >>> there is any thing wrong with it just that it isn't exactly the >>> first >>> choice that springs to mind when considering server hosting :) >> >> That is exactly where it is hosted. In the new business park recently >> built there. They are building a datacentre with 32Mbit of bandwidth >> with 100Mbit coming in the next 6 months or so. To be honest I'm just >> happy there is a start - a datacentre in Cornwall. I believe the next >> public one is in Bristol (apart from one possibly in Exeter >> university). > Its very important to consider how many high speed feeds are > available. > Its no good having 100Mb and one idiot with a digger. > You need a minimum of 2 independent feeds with the ability to switch > within an > hour to call yourself a data centre. > I've always thought 3 geographically independent locations > configured as one > was a minimum. > Tom te tom te tom Thanks for the further thoughts. I think at this moment I will be sticking with my main sites in one location and the ones that need filemaker pro etc in another. -- Kind regards Rich http://www.cregy.co.uk Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Romans 12 v 1 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html