Exodus List Leaked

The top of the memo says, in capital letters, "DO NOT DISTRIBUTE OUTSIDE CABLE & WIRELESS." So naturally, it's on the Internet already. The document is attributed to a senior VP for hosting services at C&W, and includes a list of Internet data centers it says the company plans to shed.

I've learned over the years that you have to be really careful about placing full faith in "memos" that you see leaked on the Internet. The web site in question is a sister site of a familiar Internet rumor mill with an unprintable name. The information on this site has often been accurate, but not always.

Keeping those caveats in mind, the memo names 10 sites targeted for disposition, identified as BO3, BO5, NY1, NY3, DC9, AT1, MM1, SN3, SC3, & SJ1. If my Exodus shorthand serves me, that means two in Boston, two in the New York region, and one apiece in the DC market, Atlanta, Miami, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and San Jose. There are two other sites mentioned (DL1 & AU1, presumably Dallas and Austin) which the company will "continue to evaluate and will make a decision within 4-6 months."

Is it legit? You can read it and judge for yourself. At the very least, it will be of interest to customers in these data centers.