Re: Colo space at Cermak

[Ishmael Rufus <sakamura () gmail com>]

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 () 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 () ics-il net> wrote:
>
> > 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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