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On Tue, 16 Jan 2001, Richard A. Steenbergen wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 16, 2001 at 03:43:31PM -0800, Sean Donelan wrote: > > > > 10 years ago, how many folks remember going to the phone company and > > telling them "I need 600 phone lines in my basement." And the phone > > company replying, "No one needs 600 phone lines, here is 6." "No > > really, I need 600 lines in the next 12 months." The phone company > > replies, "When you need them, then we'll install them." "How long will > > it take." The phone company replies, "Don't worry, we know what we're > > doing, that's none of your concern." > > To be fair, if all the customers in a colo used the amount of bandwidth > they predicted they would at the rate they would, current facilities would > be out of capacity after a few dozen racks. Most customers can't predict > for squat, so when a real figure comes along it takes more work to make > sure its believable. > > -- > Richard A Steenbergen <[email protected]> http://www.e-gerbil.net/humble > PGP Key ID: 0x138EA177 (67 29 D7 BC E8 18 3E DA B2 46 B3 D8 14 36 FE B6) > > OK. Your estimate might be correct for some companies. With my company, if a customer doesn't have a clue what they're going to draw, we monitor them like a parole officer on steroids so there are no misunderstandings. Power is just as easy if you understand how to measure it. Get a new piece of equipment, measure its drain. "Profile" it if you will. --- John Fraizer EnterZone, Inc
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