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📣 jzombie

Recommendations for Server Colocation?


Does anyone have any recommendations for server colocation services?

Ideally, closer to Miami is ideal for what I'm looking for, with a stable network, near 1:1 ratio of ingress/egress, and I want to host GPU-enabled servers (optimized for gaming).

Otherwise, if colocation isn't available but you have any other recommendations for something that meets this description, I'd like to hear about it.

  👤 LinuxBender Accepted Answer ✓
The only one I know of and have experience with that matches your description is Equinix [1] but they are by no means for anyone on a tight budget. They have decent physical and data security procedures and meet most compliance requirements [2]. I do not know their current capacity but historically they could meet any power and cooling requirements which should accommodate your GPU's.

Here [3] is a list of some colo's in Miami but I know nothing about them. I'd imagine some of them are more affordable than Equinix.

[1] - https://www.equinix.com/data-centers/americas-colocation/uni...

[2] - https://www.equinix.com/data-centers/design/standards-compli...

[3] - https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/florida/miami/

👤 chatmasta
I assume you mean colocation in the traditional sense, where you rent space along with power/networking, and provide your own hardware. (As opposed to the more turnkey dedicated servers where the host provides the hardware too).

You might consider browsing the WebHostingTalk forums [0], which - at least back in the day - were the best marketplace for finding good opportunities. I haven't been in the market for a long time, but it seems like the forums remain pretty active. You'll want to be careful to watch out for resellers that aren't adding any value, but you can find hosts from every part of the supply chain there, including some diamonds in the rough.

If you actually meant dedicated servers, then I'd still suggest WHT, but find the right subforum.

[0] https://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=131

👤 codegeek
Check out https://hivelocity.net they offer colo and have DC in Miami
👤 whb07
Vultr has gpus and locations in Miami.

Good pricing and easy to spin up/down machines.