<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 09:55, Dennis Kioko <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dmbuvi@gmail.com">dmbuvi@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
I also agree that Kenya Power should be pushed to have adequate and reliable power since data centres and cloud users are reliable on both for such services.
</blockquote><div><br>No one is capable of "pushing" KPLC my friend. They have a monopoly to start with. Secondly, blackouts are a direct consequence (failure) of KPLC's distribution system which we all (presumably) know about. KENGEN is generating the power but KPLC (a broker) has no systems to ensure reliable distribution. While in some countries kids read about power blackouts only in books, in Kenya, even a 4 year old kid will tell you exactly what a blackout is - even before s/he gets to that subject in school.<br>
What we need is a reliable power distribution system, and that can and will NEVER be achieved through KPLC.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><br></div><div>We also need to encourage ISPs and Telcos to get into the business of data centres rather than keep fighting over who reduced prices beyond the other. </div></blockquote><div><br>This too, will not be possible. How do expect to "encourage" them, without showing them the figures? Take Safaricom for example. I believe they have a hosted Messaging Service (I can't pronounce the name), but how many Corporations are using this service? The thing is, there is nothing like encouragement. The ISPs will need tangible figures to help them make such decisions which affect their bottom line. They will not invest in deadwood data centers, which will never give them the expected ROI.<br>
<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div><br></div><div>Once we have the capacity, we need to have the govt coming in with policy - favourable laws and tax incentives that will encourage the data hungry Google's and Apples to lease our data centres. </div>
</blockquote><div><br>Now that I have dealt a severe blow to your previous proposals, don't you see why we still need to leave this business to the likes of Google? They were born and brought up with only such business in mind. They can grow it, and make it affordable to us while we do other things, no?<br>
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<div><br></div><div>KICTB also needs to come in by looking at ways in which developers can have local affordable data centre services. We are currently caught up in an egg or chicken situation where Data centre providers need adequate adoption for pricing to come down while local developers looking to cut costs opt for already established and way cheaper providers. <br>
<br></div></blockquote><div><br>Wait a moment. KICTB? Excuse me for playing the Devil's Advocate, but I'd like to see Paul Kukubo's response to <a href="http://goo.gl/em2vD">http://goo.gl/em2vD</a> first. Since that blog, I have no faith in KICTB.<br>
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