Re: [cobalt-users] about dedicated raq

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter Masloch wrote:

> Here is what i did:
> got a used Raq by e-bay and located it by an local ISP
> for very little money. The advantage is that i actualy
> can walk to my Raq if needed.....pretty cool.
> Just my $0.02

That works IF your needs and their offerings match.

For example:  hours of access, security of server, redundancy of
connection, and long battery or generator backup times.

A friend called me a few days ago; he runs a successful hosting company;
he has 18,000 multiple clients spread over multiple Dell rackmount
systems, using Red Hat and Plesk.  He's got three full-time admins,
enough for his hosting business.  His customer support is available 8
hours a day, 7 days a week.

He called to ask me what he should charge for colocating the server for
a friend of a friend.  When I told him what we charged, and that it
covered 24/7 monitoring, 24/7 reboot, and 24/7 access, in addition to 1
hour UPS and 72 hour generator power backup, he decided he didn't want
to be in the colocation business.

Jeff
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