Building a server farm
With the new fiber networks in place, shouldn't we planning to build a (superdome) server farm? For any of the following reasons: A central portal for Kenya online content. Real public/private webservice servers Public/private data warehouse Cheap local hosting Kenyan mirrors for all sorts of s/w etc. What would be the challenges in building one? It could be a collabo between/among big telcos, gava, individuals, the works.
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Tech List Kenya <techlistkenya@gmail.com>wrote:
With the new fiber networks in place, shouldn't we planning to build a (superdome) server farm? For any of the following reasons:
If you remember my Mombasa "retirement" thread late last year, this is what I mentioned. My opinion is that there is no need for such, not at least for another 12 months. Hey, packets flowing between say CDB to Westlands ( on Seacon versus prehistoric routes via sat ) between different internet gateways helps no one. :-)
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Sry, correction : Seacom routing versus sat routing. :-) On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:15 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Tech List Kenya <techlistkenya@gmail.com>wrote:
With the new fiber networks in place, shouldn't we planning to build a (superdome) server farm? For any of the following reasons:
If you remember my Mombasa "retirement" thread late last year, this is what I mentioned. My opinion is that there is no need for such, not at least for another 12 months. Hey, packets flowing between say CDB to Westlands ( on Seacon versus prehistoric routes via sat ) between different internet gateways helps no one. :-)
-- ..when the birds become dinosaurs once more, wake me up..
-- ..when the birds become dinosaurs once more, wake me up..
Been a long time coming!... Exactly how could it be realized? On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Tech List Kenya<techlistkenya@gmail.com> wrote:
With the new fiber networks in place, shouldn't we planning to build a (superdome) server farm? For any of the following reasons:
A central portal for Kenya online content.
Real public/private webservice servers
Public/private data warehouse
Cheap local hosting
Kenyan mirrors for all sorts of s/w
etc.
What would be the challenges in building one? It could be a collabo between/among big telcos, gava, individuals, the works. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
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Interesting EOI from the government on today´s papers (Standard pg 43). NFPs/DCNOs and other infrastructure providers have a chance to partner with the government on a Neutral National Data Center (NNDC). From what I get, seems like KIXP and the stalled EAIXP might get a new home! Cheaper collocation services on the way..... M On 7/30/09, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
I think Riyaz would be a guru on this topic or KDN collocation people. HTHs.
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Samuel Waithaka <samwaithaka@gmail.com>wrote:
Been a long time coming!... Exactly how could it be realized?
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Will probably be for .go.ke services largely.... On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 4:17 PM, nick muttai <nmuttai@gmail.com> wrote:
Interesting EOI from the government on today´s papers (Standard pg 43). NFPs/DCNOs and other infrastructure providers have a chance to partner with the government on a Neutral National Data Center (NNDC). From what I get, seems like KIXP and the stalled EAIXP might get a new home! Cheaper collocation services on the way.....
M
On 7/30/09, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
I think Riyaz would be a guru on this topic or KDN collocation people. HTHs.
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Samuel Waithaka <samwaithaka@gmail.com>wrote:
Been a long time coming!... Exactly how could it be realized?
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