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RE: "Class A Data Center"

  • From: Bob German
  • Date: Thu Sep 18 16:04:03 2003


This is the assumption I have come to as well.  Are there any
established standards for enterprise datacenters at all, aside from the
obvious, N+1 redundant everything, diverse paths, etc.?

On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:

> On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:08:43 EDT, Bob German <bobgerman@irides.com>  
> said:
>
> > Can anyone point me to a set of standards that define a "Class A 
> > Data Center?"  I'm not asking for requirements, but an actual 
> > pointer to standards hammered out by an organization or governing 
> > body.
>
> "must have connectivity from a Tier-1 provider"? :)

Both "We have a Class A Data Center" and "We are a Tier-1 provider"
translate to "I am a salesperson."

HTH. HAND.

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