RE: [cobalt-users] about dedicated raq

["Peter Masloch" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The problem is just that a hosting company can tell you
everything you want to hear. If they do it on the end
is another question. In most cases you even can not see
the location. All what you see is a colorful webpage.
Also it is getting pretty much rediculous since one reseller
is reselling the service from another reseller and you don't
even know about it. Maybe somebody is hosting your server somewhere
in a basement? Or in a cabin in the woods? Who knows? If you go with 
an local ISP you can see everything, you know the people and
in most cases they give you more then you are asking for. 
UPS? Unlimited. Backup power? Unlimited. Technical support? I talk
with the sysadmin/owner 24 hours a day if i want.
So, why should i pay a lot of $ to a reseller who resells from another
reseller if i can have a direct connection across the street?
Peter   

>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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