[BlueOnyx:22405] Re: Thanks Chris (off-topic)

[Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet]

Hi Michael,
On 9/19/2018 2:03 AM, Michael Aronoff wrote:
> I happened to see one of the videos yesterday and had no idea they were 
> of a Virtbiz data center at first. I laughed so hard when I found out 
> that I had been watching the back of the building where my servers are 
> located. I had never seen the building until now.

Yup, that's our place.  As you can see there is not a lot of parking 
available at our building, and as we are in an urban area (downtown 
Dallas) parking can sometimes come at a premium.   We cannot take the 
risk that our parking spots get filled up with "bandits", thus 
preventing our customers or technicians from having a place to park.

Imagine you're a colocation customer with servers housed in the facility 
and you need to access them in an emergency in the middle of the night. 
Now imagine that you pull up to the building and there is no place for 
you to park.  You would not be pleased.   We have a duty to our 
customers to ensure our service is available at all times, whether that 
be routers, electricity, or a place to park.

It wasn't until we saw footage of a car getting picked up sideways that 
we posted the first video to share with a handful of people.  It was 
never really intended to "go viral."

> They also show a very nice large Cat generator out back. J

Ah yes!  Big Jenny.  She just got her quarterly PM and tune-up 
yesterday, as a matter of fact.   There is also a roll-up dock door by 
the generator.  Our techs are instructed to pay particular attention to 
keeping that space clear since it will need to be available in the event 
we need to take a delivery (some move-ins happen after-hours) or call 
for a re-fuel for the generator.

> So thanks Chris for the laugh on top of the great service.

I'm glad you got a grin.  I think it's funny to get a little "slice of 
life".

-- 
Chris Gebhardt
VIRTBIZ Internet Services
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