Colo space at Cermak

Sat Nov 14 07:43:54 UTC 2015

The company who has the worlds most played online multiplayer game moved
their servers to Chicago back in late August. Maybe that affected prices?

On Fri, Nov 13, 2015, 12:45 PM Greg Sowell <greg at gregsowell.com> wrote:

> I would guess it has to do with competing with your landlord now.  I know
> it's starting to happen more and more.
>
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 8:32 PM, Mike Hammett <nanog at ics-il.net> wrote:
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> > Has something happened the past couple months to cause a quick shortage
> of
> > space at Cermak? I had an offer sent a few months ago (when I didn't need
> > it) where a cab and five cross connects were cheaper than what five cross
> > connects normally are, much less the cabinet value as well. Around that
> > time I think cabinets were going for $700 or so for basic
> primary\redundant
> > 20A. Now the cabinet is going for $1,800. It went from being the cheapest
> > I've seen at Cermak to the most I've seen at Cermak in a matter of a few
> > months. Two people with space in that building are citing an uptick in
> > demand. Really? That much of a demand increase with hundreds of thousands
> > of square feet coming online in the Chicago metro?
> >
> > Can anyone corroborate that story or are they just making stuff up hoping
> > I agree to inflated cabinet prices?
> >
> >
> >
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