BluegrassNet

BluegrassNet is a Kentucky-based business ISP, colocation, data center, hosting, VoIP, and managed IT providerserving Louisville, Lexington, and the broader Kentuckiana region. The company provides data center services for businesses that need local server hosting, internet connectivity, managed infrastructure, and off-site contingency options across Louisville and Lexington. BluegrassNet supports commercial, institutional, education, emergency-response, residential, and application-hosting use cases through a regional service platform built around internet access, server colocation, web hosting, email, VoIP, and network support.

BluegrassNet’s service portfolio includes server colocation, private and shared racks, managed servers, fiber internet, wireless internet, DSL, cable internet, hosted PBX, email services, DNS, SSL, website hosting, VPS hosting, managed IT, firewall services, networking, fiber cabling, virtualization, and offsite storage and failover. Colocation customers can place rackmount or tower servers in BluegrassNet data centers on a per-server, per-rack, per-cabinet, or managed-server basis. The company supports 1/4 cabinet, 1/2 cabinet, full-cabinet, cage, and floor-space deployments, with bandwidth available in increments up to 10 Gbps on customer Ethernet ports.

BluegrassNet differentiates through its local engineering support, multi-facility Kentucky footprint, and integrated business ISP model. Its data center network includes facilities in Louisville and Lexington connected by fiber for off-site and other-city contingency planning. Facility features include redundant multi-homed Gigabit internet connectivity, Liebert battery backup, N+1 diesel generator backup, Cisco core infrastructure, IPv6 support, and on-site IT and engineering support. BluegrassNet operates four physical facilities on its WAN: the 321 Facility in Louisville, the TimeWarner Facility in downtown Louisville, the 4th Street Facility in downtown Louisville, and the OW Facility in downtown Lexington.

🏢 Facility Highlights

1. Data Center Markets: Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky
2. WAN Facilities: 321 Facility, TimeWarner Facility, 4th Street Facility, and OW Facility
3. Facility Construction: 321 Facility includes steel-reinforced concrete roof and walls
4. Power: Liebert battery backup and N+1 diesel generator backup
5. Network Core: 100% Cisco core infrastructure
6. IPv6: IPv6 operational
7. Support: On-site IT and engineering support

🛠️ Service Portfolio Overview

1. Colocation: Per-server, per-rack, per-cabinet, cage, and floor-space options
2. Managed Servers: BluegrassNet-provided server, space, bandwidth, and ongoing server management
3. Internet Access: Fiber, DSL, wireless, and cable internet access
4. Hosting: Website hosting, VPS hosting, private server hosting, DNS, SSL, and email services
5. Voice: VoIP telephone lines and hosted PBX
6. Managed IT: Workstation support, network services, firewalls, virtualization, and offsite failover

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

1. Backbone Connectivity: Multiple Gigabit backbone connections
2. Ethernet Port Capacity: Bandwidth increments up to 10 Gbps on Ethernet ports
3. Network Infrastructure: Cisco-based core infrastructure
4. WAN Design: Fiber-connected Louisville and Lexington facilities for contingency planning
5. Routing Support: Specialty routing considerations and BGP support through network services

🏭 Who It Serves

1. Business Customers: Internet, hosting, colocation, VoIP, and managed IT services
2. Institutional Organizations: Network and IT support for mission-critical operations
3. Education Environments: Wireless internet and campus network deployments
4. Application Owners: Colocation, managed servers, VPS hosting, and database hosting
5. Regional Users: Connectivity and support across Louisville, Lexington, and Kentuckiana