Just wanted to say goodbye, because as of Friday I'll no longer be with Colocation America.

Got a new job as a social analyst for an entertainment creative agency here in LA--the company did the social for Spiderman: Homecoming, BoJack Horseman Season 3, Death Note, and more.

Just wanted to say it was great getting to interact and be goofy with you all on here and at MangoCon--you guys and gals were always a blast to chat with.

I retire as the REIGNING AND DEFENDING Definitely-Not-Jenga-Please-Stop-Calling-Our-Lawyers Champion (NOBODY DENIES THIS DON'T LISTEN TO DETRACTORS)

Hey Mango Lass-ers!

First off, by popular demand…you know her, you love her, she let you into my room at midnight to ambush me for videos…please welcome @SamieWalters to MangoLassi!

Secondly, we wanted to thank @Minion-Queen, @art_of_shred, @scottalanmiller, and the rest of the ML and GroveSocial crew for putting on such a wonderful conference. It was great to meet you all and partake in garbage plates, dramatic readings of interviews, amazing IT sessions, and competitive Please-Don’t-Sue-Us “Jenga” rounds.

As a thank you for such a wonderful time at MangoCon, we’d like to offer ML users a deal for 50% off the first month of any service—dedicated or colo—when you use coupon code: MangoCon50 at checkout on our website.

We have fully customizable plans for everything from 1U to full racks and [blah blah blah insert sales spiel here, nobody wants to hear it Chris, wrap it up, you promised you wouldn't try to sell them on stuff.]

Seriously, thank you for such a wonderful time this past week. We really appreciate all the love you’ve shown us, and we’re incredibly proud to be sponsoring the NTG Lab and have been part of the very first MangoCon!

P.S. I'm still the We-Swear-It's-Not-Jenga "Jenga" Champion

ATTENTION

First off, thank you to everyone that submitted and for the community itself for your awesomeness!

Second, we've done the random drawing and the winners of the tickets to MangoCon, in beautiful Rochester, NY are...

DRUMROLL

DRUMROLL INTENSIFIES

@BRRABill and @IRJ!

Congrats you two! Look out for an email soon from me so we can get everything sorted out and get you your tickets!

See you in September!

NTG @Minion-Queen @art_of_shred got in to LA around 12:30.

We unloaded their massive haul of servers and other assorted hardware goodies, gave them a tour of the facility, and then they were off. Something about another night in Vegas....

Oh, and Coly was there too.

So glad we could be part of it!

Hello, Future Competitors...

Much debate has been had and challenges have been laid forth over who is the TRUE KING OF DEFINITELY-NOT-JENGA. The score shall be settled at the Con of Mangoes in Rochester, NY.

So I extend to you an offer: compete in this single-elimination, winner-take-all tournament to crown a CHAMPION!

All you must do is respond to this message, declaring your intention to enter this noble tournament, and you shall be entered.

Brackets shall be made, seeds shall be determined, and one person shall emerge from this test of skill, balance, and strategy as the KING OF WE-CALL-IT-TOWER-BLOCKS-FOR-LEGAL-PURPOSES!

See you at the Con of Mangoes...

Hey all,

There have been some questions regarding the status of the Lab. First off, I want to personally apologize for the wait--we were looking to have everything up and running by the beginning of June, but as many of you may have experienced in your own IT adventures, things can and often will go wrong.

There was a missing part that needed to be ordered (that has since been delivered and installed), and we are currently working on resolving a few networking issues that-- as far as I know (in my limited technical knowledge, maybe @scottalanmiller or @art_of_shred can shed additional light)--is the only thing that stands in the way of the Lab getting up and rocking. Our IT staff is working to get that resolved ASAP so you can get some of that sweet sweet Lab action.

So yeah, it's on us, and we take full responsibility for the wait. Trust me, I'm not happy either. Please address all questions and criticisms to our mascot Coly. Or me. I'm here too.

Use coupon code CYBER2017 at checkout and get services free until 2017 (or one month free, whichever sounds better to you).

Come get that sweet, sweet colo or disaster recovery or backup or dedicated server or hell, a whole rack

www.colocationamerica.com

Deal ends 12/1. Look at this fancy graphic:

Just finished booking my flight and hotel to MANGOCON.

We're headed MangoCon on September 14-16th and we want to see you there in beautiful Rochester, NY!

We're raffling off two (2) FREE tickets to the lovely community members of MangoLassi to join us in September! Send me a private message with your name and e-mail (I don't want you to put your stuff out in the open) and we will randomly draw and announce the two winners on Monday, August 15th!

See you in Rochester aka LET'S PARTY.

*Travel and hotel not included

I'll take the chicken Hostadillo with guac on the side.

On our 404 page!

http://www.colocationamerica.com/404

Help our mascot Coly catch the servers and avoid the viruses.

If your boss catches you, just tell them you were checking out potential new facilities, disaster recovery, and servers and stuff.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/10/21/cyber-attack-takes-down-east-coast-netflix-spotify-twitter/92507806/

Come on, who did it? I promise not to tell.

Hey everyone!

I wanted to let you know about the return of our STEM Innovation Grant, where we award upwards of $7,500 to STEM-focused youth programs. These programs are essential to developing interest and skills that are needed to pursue a career in a STEM-related field.

This is the brainchild of our very own @SamieWalters, so show her some love.

If you know of any youth programs that could benefit from this grant, please don't hesitate to pass this along.

Our past awardees include a bioscience education program that allows for amazing hands-on learning, a program designed to get middle and high school aged girls interested in STEM (including an awesome hackathon), and a program that takes 4th and 5th graders sailing to teach them about oceanic ecology and environmental effects.

You can check out all of our past awardees.

@JaredBusch said in MangoCon 2016:

@Ambarishrh said in MangoCon 2016:

Is it possible to share some of the presentations from MC2016? And hope people like us who couldn't attend this year, get to see some videos soon!

Everything was recorded.

Give them some time to to post production.

EVERYTHING was recorded. Even midnight trips into sleeping people's rooms.

@FATeknollogee We're super excited to be partnering with NTG for this Lab! We're providing some top notch data center space in our Quinby Building facility--a full-rack (42u) high density cabinet (10KVA), an IP range, and a 100 MB/s Dedicated GigE port, with 30TB bandwidth.

And, @Minion-Queen and @art_of_shred will be joined by our mascot Coly for their road trip, so they won't be totally alone.

@RojoLoco to watch the bones in my hand crumble in glorious 250FPS slo-mo?

@RojoLoco said in NTG lab - blazing server:

@ChrisL said in NTG lab - blazing server:

@Mike-Davis said in NTG lab - blazing server:

I talked to a couple of the Colocation America employees at MangoCon. They are pretty much across the street from Google.

I'M LOOKING IN THEIR WINDOW RIGHT NOW.

Are you using google goggles?

No, I don't use outdated technology, @RojoLoco.

Sent from my Motorola Razr

@wirestyle22 said in Mangoes and Marijuana:

@ChrisL @RojoLoco If I don't see beakers I'm going to be upset

If by "beaker", you mean a clear, glass cylinder that I put a liquid in the bottom of, add other ingredients, and then smoke comes out due to a reaction between two ingredients...then yeah, beakers.

We all know about Microsoft's proposed undersea data center, but now large-scale data and cloud companies are laying their own undersea cables to gain access in places that wouldn't have high-speed access points.

A proposed deal would put cable in between Hong Kong and Guam, making 100 gigabit the standard in the Pacific, and giving data centers and businesses alike the chance to take advantage and offer greater connectivity for SMBs.