Facility Costs

The Platform Lab staff builds each custom configuration to client specification. Please review current resources at www.platformlab.org/facility.asp prior to contacting Platform Lab.

For more information, please fell free to email us directly at info@platformlab.org or call 614-675-3711.

Please note, Platform Lab has outstanding relations with Ohio Supercomputer Center, The Ohio State University and numerous hardware and software vendors. If your firm requires resources not found on our current lists, please contact Platform Lab in advance and we will make every effort to acquire your targeted resources for your project.

Cost of Configuration: $300 per device per week

Platform Lab enables clients to design their own custom configuration at a low rate of $300 per device per week/$100 per hour configuration.

EXAMPLE: You select 9 hardware devices (1 device will be added for each room, per engagement) -- chosen from our resources of servers, tape drives, storage and network devices with operating systems and select software -- configured to your specification at any of the four Platform Lab locations for a total cost of $3,000 per week. A common installation charge for this engagement would be $500. Total cost would be $3,500.

Individual devices may be added or subtracted at $300 per device. Please note that on-site use of the Platform Lab facility room constitutes a device. Remote users do not incur this charge.

Out of Ohio clients:

Platform Lab enables clients from outside of Ohio to design their own custom configuration at a low rate of $350 per device per week/$100 per hour configuration.

Individual devices may be added or subtracted at $350 per device. Please note that on-site use of the Platform Lab facility room constitutes a device. Remote users do not incur this charge.

Training Room Configuration (Columbus facility only)

The Platform Lab Training Room has everything you need for your session. It features - 16 seats/ 1 instructor station - 17 Dell GX620 workstations each with a 3.2 GHz Intel processor, 2 GB RAM and 80 GB disk, hardwired and wireless connectivity, Microsoft XP Pro/Office, 17" LCD monitors, Dell XGA projector, 4 whiteboards, network printer, in-room thermostat; Coffee station, refrigerator, quiet, comfortable, secure environment with 36” student workspaces.

The Platform Lab Training Room is available for $500/day or $2000/week. Set-up cost is $100/hour, normal set-up is one hour.The Platform Lab Training Room is available at Platform Lab Columbus only. www.platformlab.org/classroomtraining.asp

Large seminar hall space also available – 80 seat theater or 50 seat classroom for $300/event www.platformlab.org/facilitytour.asp

Enterprise Systems: Call 614-675-3711 for a quote

Our enterprise system inventory varies, please call for current system availability. The following systems are usually available at the lab:

- IBM Z800 Mainframe

- IBM AS/400 I Series 820i

Discounts Available

Organizations that belong to Ohio IT Alliance, TechColumbus, The Circuit, Greater Dayton IT Alliance, NEOSA, Toledo Regional Growth Partnership or IT Alliance Appalachia Ohio receive a $25 per device per week rate discount. Firms that contract for multi-week engagements may also be eligible for discounts.

Bandwidth Capability

Platform Lab is the only facility that can provide on-demand access to the OSCnet, the nation’s most advanced superscale 10 Gigabit network. All 4 Platform Lab facilities have 1 Gigabit connectivity.

Platform Lab clients can request of bandwidth per Megabit, per day, per client for $12. Bandwidth utilization in excess of 100 Mb is allocated per Megabit, per day, per client for $9. Access is available for test purposes only.

Platform Lab clients can request up to 1 Gigabit of bandwidth on a daily basis, allocated per Megabit, at a non-profit rate. Bandwidth is allocated per Megabit, per day, per client for $12.

Notes of Interest

Platform Lab is in high demand; please contact us as soon as possible prior to your test project. We do not work with minimum set up requirements, however two weeks advance notice is preferred. Initial utilization of Platform Lab requires a signed agreement in place.

As a non-profit, Platform Lab will pass along 100% of any rental fee associated with a clients’ configuration to the client. Often, with proper advance notice, Platform Lab can secure testing resources on loan without incurring cost, so no additional client cost is incurred.

Platform Lab can acquire software on demand for a variety of load test and proof-of-concept evaluations; however 100% of any cost incurred is passed along to the client.