Re: Fiber only in DataCenters?

[Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>]

On Dec 17, 2012, at 09:14 , Andrew Latham <lathama () gmail com> wrote:

> On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 12:01 PM, James Wininger <jwininger () ifncom net> wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Looking for input from "providers" as well as "consumers" of data center space and facilities. Specifically speaking 
> > to the types of available physical cross connects.
> >
> > Are there data centers out there that are "fiber only"? That is to say that the cross connects are fiber only and no 
> > copper cross connects are available?
> >
> > I understand that fiber is great and all, but to my knowledge there are a lot of folks still using and needing 
> > copper cross connects. Am I wrong?
> > --
> >
> > Jim
>
> In general the physical size and space needed for security make fiber
> a requirement.  Copper is very useful but ladder racks and managed
> cabling can make runs much longer.  Fiber is simply the next scale.

I have yet to see a datacenter that doesn't offer both.

That does not mean that all runs within any given datacenter can be done via copper, but I don't now of any datacenters 
that do not make copper cross-connects available to customers that wish to purchase them.

Owen