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I know Hetzner, but I didn't think they had any datacenters in the US.
by lobster_johnson 11y ago
I know Hetzner, but I didn't think they had any datacenters in the US.
- idlewords 11y agoI don't believe they do. If you want a US datacenter, consider LeaseWeb. They're a Dutch company but offer servers in DC and San Jose.
- lobster_johnson 11y agoLooks alright, but their server selection is a bit limited (and hard to navigate, just a big list that doesn't even filter properly). For example, if I want 128GB RAM and SSD disks, their prices suddenly go up to thousands of dollars per month because they're all some kind of beefy Dell or HP, whereas Hetzner can give me a single-processor, 6-core Xeon E5-1650 3.4GHz + 128GB RAM + 960GB SSD for $123/mo. LeaseWeb has cheaper SuperMicros, but they either max out at 32GB, or they don't have SATA disks. They're skewed very differently: With Hetzner you can't pick "less RAM, lots of CPUs" and LeaseWeb doesn't have "lots of RAM, fewer CPUs, SSDs". A vendor like this needs to offer a much wider range of specs to be worth investing one's entire infrastructure in, to be honest.
- idlewords 11y agoI thought we were talking about "where do I get a dedicated server"? If you're serious about moving your entire infrastructure onto dedicated hosting, you have to pick up the phone and negotiate a deal. The off-the-shelf options are pretty limited, as you point out.
- lobster_johnson 11y agoIs that entirely true, though? I'm too small a fish to be in the position to negotiate much. And besides, at my scale, there's no reason "negotiation" can't be expressed as simple mechanical rules (fixed-length contracts, volume discounts, usage tiers, etc.). Off the shelf is what I want, not some bullshit corporate sales thing.