Aldryic C'boas
The Pony
Some of you may have heard already, but BuyVM will be leaving the ColoCrossing rackspace in Buffalo, NY no later than 06 December, 2013. Before I go any further into detail:
Why are you posting this here before notifying your clients? - Because we haven't finalized our plans on when we'll move the gear, nor have we set up a contract with a new DC. While more than likely it'll still be Choopa in Jersey, this isn't set in stone yet. Once we have an exact itinerary, and can provide dates and location, we'll do an official announcement via our mailing system.
Now, on to the juicy bits. Earlier today, Francisco received a phone call from Jon Biloh. Jon, attempting to keep things "friendly", told Francisco about the eviction and advised we be gone by 06Dec. Upon requesting a reason, Jon responded with "it's best we part ways while things are still good between us" (not exact words). When Fran reminded Jon that winter driving in New York would be rather nasty, the response was essentially "that's too bad".
Well, we expected the real reason to be listed in the "official letter" (http://cboas.ru/img/eviction.pdf) Biloh told us he would send. Much to our surprise (not really), it was just more BS. BUT! We now have a documented eviction notice about 'amicably end[ing] our business relationship' - so you can expect that to be brought up every time they try to make up a new reason for kicking us out.
Then things get interesting when EGI posts this gem, specifically:
But also, don't forget they also posted this:
So, EGI has just stated that 1) there is no evidence, and 2) they suspect Matt. What they're NOT going to tell you, is they don't have an entire floor to themselves, and quite a few companies (and many more people) have access to that building. In fact, when Fran first went they had pointed out Biloh's rack to Fran, and told him who it was. They also can't claim that "only EGI employees had access", since ImageShack has (maybe had by now, it's been awhile) a cage in the same room our racks were in. So you already have at least two different groups with access to where Biloh's "rack" is - there's no telling how many more are in there as well.
So, why would they go out of their way to point the blame at Matt?
For starters - it's well known that Matt is "one of us". Hell, the guy was a groomsman at my wedding. And EGI gave poor Matt serious hell just for being friends with us - even going so far as to threaten him to stay away from us. (And no, we didn't hear that from Matt, but it's a pretty safe assumption considering we were given the same ultimatum to "not associate with EGI employees"). Maybe it had something to do with that *snerk* "VPS" venture they did.
Something else interesting I mentioned in the other thread - if you search past threads regarding us and EGI, you'll notice a LOT of well-deserved anger from our side, but nary a peep from them. In short, what made them suddenly find the testicular fortitude to not only make a SERIOUS accusation against Matt, but name us specifically? Well.. the enemy of your enemy is your friend, right?
So, EGI growing a pair and Biloh issuing an eviction notice in the same day? I hope they wash those sheets afterwards - both companies have enough collective dirt between them to turn any amount of silk to plywood. But what I'm getting the biggest kick out of...
THIS HELPS US. For months we've been trying to convince Biloh to let us out of our contract, so we can move our gear to a legitimate provider. And each time, our requests were denied. "You signed a contract, you have to stay". Sure, it inconveniences us a little that we have to plan for an extra move now - but in the long run, we get to provide MUCH better service to our clients. And we maintain a presence on the east coast that's not tainted by ColoCrossing - 100% bonus, since I receive emails constantly from East Coast and Euro prospective clients that like us, but want nothing to do with CC
So tl;dr - we get to leave CC early, and I'll be making an official announcement via our mailing system (and a follow-up post here as a courtesy) once the particulars are hammered out.
EDIT: Grammatical Corrections.
Why are you posting this here before notifying your clients? - Because we haven't finalized our plans on when we'll move the gear, nor have we set up a contract with a new DC. While more than likely it'll still be Choopa in Jersey, this isn't set in stone yet. Once we have an exact itinerary, and can provide dates and location, we'll do an official announcement via our mailing system.
Now, on to the juicy bits. Earlier today, Francisco received a phone call from Jon Biloh. Jon, attempting to keep things "friendly", told Francisco about the eviction and advised we be gone by 06Dec. Upon requesting a reason, Jon responded with "it's best we part ways while things are still good between us" (not exact words). When Fran reminded Jon that winter driving in New York would be rather nasty, the response was essentially "that's too bad".
Well, we expected the real reason to be listed in the "official letter" (http://cboas.ru/img/eviction.pdf) Biloh told us he would send. Much to our surprise (not really), it was just more BS. BUT! We now have a documented eviction notice about 'amicably end[ing] our business relationship' - so you can expect that to be brought up every time they try to make up a new reason for kicking us out.
Then things get interesting when EGI posts this gem, specifically:
But also, don't forget they also posted this:
So, EGI has just stated that 1) there is no evidence, and 2) they suspect Matt. What they're NOT going to tell you, is they don't have an entire floor to themselves, and quite a few companies (and many more people) have access to that building. In fact, when Fran first went they had pointed out Biloh's rack to Fran, and told him who it was. They also can't claim that "only EGI employees had access", since ImageShack has (maybe had by now, it's been awhile) a cage in the same room our racks were in. So you already have at least two different groups with access to where Biloh's "rack" is - there's no telling how many more are in there as well.
So, why would they go out of their way to point the blame at Matt?
For starters - it's well known that Matt is "one of us". Hell, the guy was a groomsman at my wedding. And EGI gave poor Matt serious hell just for being friends with us - even going so far as to threaten him to stay away from us. (And no, we didn't hear that from Matt, but it's a pretty safe assumption considering we were given the same ultimatum to "not associate with EGI employees"). Maybe it had something to do with that *snerk* "VPS" venture they did.
Something else interesting I mentioned in the other thread - if you search past threads regarding us and EGI, you'll notice a LOT of well-deserved anger from our side, but nary a peep from them. In short, what made them suddenly find the testicular fortitude to not only make a SERIOUS accusation against Matt, but name us specifically? Well.. the enemy of your enemy is your friend, right?
So, EGI growing a pair and Biloh issuing an eviction notice in the same day? I hope they wash those sheets afterwards - both companies have enough collective dirt between them to turn any amount of silk to plywood. But what I'm getting the biggest kick out of...
THIS HELPS US. For months we've been trying to convince Biloh to let us out of our contract, so we can move our gear to a legitimate provider. And each time, our requests were denied. "You signed a contract, you have to stay". Sure, it inconveniences us a little that we have to plan for an extra move now - but in the long run, we get to provide MUCH better service to our clients. And we maintain a presence on the east coast that's not tainted by ColoCrossing - 100% bonus, since I receive emails constantly from East Coast and Euro prospective clients that like us, but want nothing to do with CC
So tl;dr - we get to leave CC early, and I'll be making an official announcement via our mailing system (and a follow-up post here as a courtesy) once the particulars are hammered out.
EDIT: Grammatical Corrections.
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