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LAUNCH: ColoChicago

01 Sep 2004 by Ryan Singer

We’re pleased to announce the launch of ColoChicago, a side project for our kind and wizardly hosts at Tilted.

15 comments so far (Post a Comment)

01 Sep 2004 | bill said...

Looks great!

One thing: Why did you choose not to add labels to the text referring to the form elements on the "Contact" page?

01 Sep 2004 | bill said...

to be specific, i mean adding the a label tag to text referring to form elements..

02 Sep 2004 | Chad said...

You guys make it look so easy.

Well done.

02 Sep 2004 | Ryan Mahoney said...

Wow... weird! Is this something more than an affiliate website for Tilted? I'm confused!

02 Sep 2004 | Steve from Denver, now in FLA said...

I thought this was something to do with Colorado and Chicago....

02 Sep 2004 | qwerty said...

Nice design but does anybody else find the stress of physical security ridiculous in relation to the real problems? When was the last time someone's server was harmed physically by some intruder? The real problems are drive failures, power supply failures, and network breakins. You might also want to know about a provider's policy for backup and handling of log files (which it may turn over to other parties). Physical security at ColoChicago is overrated.

02 Sep 2004 | RS said...

Nice design but does anybody else find the stress of physical security ridiculous in relation to the real problems?

You don't seem to understand the service. ColoChicago provides a facility and a network -- not servers. They aren't a "provider" in the sense that they have anything at all to do with your backups or log files.

People in ColoChicago's audience who are serious about colocating their own equipment in a top-notch facility understand the importance of both physical and network security.

02 Sep 2004 | matthew said...

looks great - the red and green pop!

02 Sep 2004 | qwerty said...

They aren't a "provider" in the sense that they have anything at all to do with your backups or log files.

They don't keep log files from the routers at the edge of their network? I doubt this. Was physical security ever a problem in other colo facilities such that customers lost data? I still believe ColoChicago stresses physical security because it is tangibe where all the other stuff is much harder to show. Maybe it makes sense from a business perspective.

02 Sep 2004 | Darrel said...

I was numbed by all the buzzwords but then I got to the part with free showers. SIGN ME UP!

02 Sep 2004 | hartmurmur said...

I've used Tilted for clients and think they're great. But one of my clients just started using another company who claims to be at 350 Cermak as well (although their web site does not mention the address). Is this some sort of reseller facility?

http://www.equinix.com/about/contactus/

02 Sep 2004 | TL said...

I think the site is suffering from an IE PC CSS rendering bug which is causing the "Looking for details?" callout to remain invisible until it's selected.

You can fix this by adding a "position: relative" to the MajorCallOut selector.

This same problem plagued some MT templates and the solution is discussed on their site here...
http://tinyurl.com/63oel

TL

02 Sep 2004 | George Vuckovic said...

Yes, Equinix takes on resellers and large corporate clients. It's the hottest colocation center in Chicago. ColoChicago allows clients to take advantage of the Equinix resources without having to set up their own network and support infrastructures, while allowing clients the flexibility of choosing, owning and managing their own equipment.

04 Sep 2004 | joe m said...

Hey, site's down....

07 Sep 2004 | George Vuckovic said...

Everyone can foret to renew a domain now and then. Back in the day it wasn't an "official" project. =)

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