Re: Equinix Direct

[Matthew Palmer <mpalmer () hezmatt org>]

On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 08:19:10AM -0400, Tim Durack wrote:
> It does concern me that the only connectivity options are FE/GE, no
> 10GE at this time. Makes me wonder about how serious the service is,
> and whether I will end up with a more congested service than simply
> getting a mix of transit providers myself.

It depends on what you mean by "serious".  As I understand it, it's not
targeted at the big end of town -- there's no way you wouldn't be going
direct to the big tier 1s yourself if you needed multiple 10GE pipes, for a
wide variety of reasons.  Instead, it's intended as a "leg up" for the
smaller players to get into the marketplace *without* needing to make a huge
commitment to the big tier 1s and manage far more moving parts than would
otherwise be the case.

- Matt