Hey Guys,
So I got an email from my current colo host about raising rates for IPv4 allocations:
I like Datacate a lot, but it's a 30% increase in my hosting costs which makes hosting closer to home a bit more appealing (Datacate is based out of Sacramento).
Do any of you guys host in or around San Jose/Fremont/Oakland?
Any good recommendation on colo hosts?
I'm going to try the usual places, WHT and QuoteColo but I figured I'd ask here because....why not
Moon shot....anyone interested in potentially splitting a full cabinet?
I have 1/4 cabinet worth of gear and a buddy of mine wants to get 3-5U of space for his gear.
So I got an email from my current colo host about raising rates for IPv4 allocations:
I'm not sure I buy their reasoning, but it is what it is....Dear Valued Client -
As you may or may not know, ARIN has been in Phase 4 of their IPv4 Countdown to address space depletion for some time. As a refresher, we've included a recap of ARIN's IPv4 depletion countdown phases at the end of this message.
The implications to service providers such as Datacate are manifold. With the transition of each phase, ARIN scrutiny of IP utilization and justification has grown more stringent and net sizes approved has grown much smaller, with a higher rejection rate. Securing additional IPv4 addresses to allocate for future customer requirements may now involve 3rd party brokering services, which greatly increased our cost for this resource. Additionally, and independent of IPv4 depletion considerations, addressing security and auditing requirements that are increasingly becoming the norm for providers such as Datacate has significantly impacted the cost of providing IP connectivity to our clients on an ongoing basis.
To put it as plainly as possible, we can no longer offer liberal amounts of free IPv4 address space to our clients as we have in the past. This policy change applies to new allocations, as well as existing allocations previously issued to clients.
We've assigned an MRC to each IPv4 net size as follows:
Net MRC
-------- --------
IPv4 /30 $11.00
IPv4 /29 $17.00
IPv4 /28 $31.00
IPv4 /27 $58.00
IPv4 /26 $113.00
IPv4 /25 $221.00
IPv4 /24 $439.00
In order to make this transition as easy on existing clients as possible, we've calculated an allowance to be applied against the new MRCs. Below is a breakdown of how this policy will apply to your billing:
NET BILL INCREASE: $59.00
Starting with your next billing cycle, you will see the new address space billing policy applied to your invoice. If you have IP net(s) assigned to you that you are not currently using, you do have the option of returning the IP nets to Datacate in order to reduce the impact to your bill - please open a support ticket advising us of which net(s) you would like to return.
From ARIN:The Countdown Plan has four phases, and ARIN is currently in Phase Four:
More info on IPv4 depletion: IPv4 address exhaustion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Phase One began in February 2011 when ARIN received its last /8 from IANA.
- Phase Two began in September 2012 when ARIN reached three remaining /8 equivalents.
- Phase Three began in August 2013 when ARIN reached two remaining /8 equivalents.
- Phase Four began in April 2014 when ARIN reached one remaining /8 equivalent.
I like Datacate a lot, but it's a 30% increase in my hosting costs which makes hosting closer to home a bit more appealing (Datacate is based out of Sacramento).
Do any of you guys host in or around San Jose/Fremont/Oakland?
Any good recommendation on colo hosts?
I'm going to try the usual places, WHT and QuoteColo but I figured I'd ask here because....why not
Moon shot....anyone interested in potentially splitting a full cabinet?
I have 1/4 cabinet worth of gear and a buddy of mine wants to get 3-5U of space for his gear.