On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 10:55:44AM -0500, Shaun Carlson wrote:
> Agreed, this will help us all understand the costs and ensure we're
> covering those and generating a reasonable surplus for equipment
> purchases, etc...
Expect 200 hours of work from 'volunteers'. Easily.
Expect at least $70K in hardware alone. (need spares at some point,
need maintenance contracts, need bird replacements if things break)
yearly items:
Expect at least $1200 for IP addresses plus another $500 for ASN.
Expect at least ~$20K for colo fees (which MAY be waived by Cologix).
Expect at least $2,400 for cross connect fees (which MAY be waived by
Cologix).
Expect to pay something, someday for bandwidth.
And I am missing things I am sure.
If this started up Jan, 2013 then we (MICE) would need, at least,
$100,000 to do the year (all revolves around the hardware for the bulk
of it if people keep volunteering time).
There are also the UG meetings that need to be funded (even if someone
else ends up taking the stage for their donation).
If there really was 75% usage of the ports as was laid out - the $250K
for the year in revenue would just about cover things. At that point,
with that many 'customers', there will be a need to pay people for
their work, volunteer won't cut it. Gear upgrades will need to be
planned out. Time spent by the steering committee and any
sub-committees (if formed and used) *may* need compensation as well.
Then expansion has to happen. If $250K for 2013 happens, how does it
grow if that doesn't cover everything? I mean, yes, I'd love to see
this happen and it seems like a pipe dream.
But all of this is a pipe dream. That's what makes it fun.
I move to $75 per month for 1Gbps ports, $200 per month for 10Gbps
ports.
Those numbers seem fair and can support things today but won't
necessarily allow for growth until the bank has some money (which is
also close to zero dollars).
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