Sungard/Inflow (not so) carrier neutral

Recently a prospect contacted me to let me know that they were being released from their contract (evicted) at the Sungard colo facility in Nashville. They were paying for rack space and purchasing bandwidth directly from another fiber carrier instead of from Sungard. Apparently, Sungard felt that they were being unfairly shortchanged by only getting revenue for the rack space. At $600 per Mbps, I'd have to say that Sungard's bandwidth must have platinum-plated packets. The customer has about 90 days to find a new home. I supplied a quote and am hoping for the best. Maybe Sungard should consider some sort of package deal such as 'Purchase bandwidth from us and we'll throw the rack space in for free', or 'Pay full price and we'll give you matching his and her Rolex watches'.

DISCLAIMER: Bill Butler is the owner of Butler Networks, a Nashville-based ISP providing Internet connectivity, colocation and wholesale bandwidth.