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Don't think I've seen any non-server-grade processors in even the cheapest bargain-basement VPS hosts. (Low-end dedicated is different.) Cramming as many VMs in
by makomk 10y ago
Don't think I've seen any non-server-grade processors in even the cheapest bargain-basement VPS hosts. (Low-end dedicated is different.) Cramming as many VMs into a big server as possible seems to be too important to their cost structure for that.
- willvarfar 10y agoWe perhaps only disagree on what is "server-grade" vs what is sold for servers. Google, for example, are famous for making big data centres out of cheap commodity boxes, and I double Amazon are any different. I certainly know the rackspace blades I've played with didn't make my grade of either! :)
- tristor 10y agoI can't make any claims to contrary about other providers, but I know at the very least that at one point not in too distant past the primary systems used for Rackspace Cloud hypervisors were Dell R720 rackmount servers. Maybe not the most amazing hardware, but considering how common they are you can hardly refuse to say they're "server-grade". The newer OpenCompute stuff is also clearly well-made hardware.
- wmf 10y agoEverything I've read implies that cheap commodity servers like Open Compute are just as reliable as name brand Intel servers (not surprising considering that they're made from the same parts), and ~95% of the market appears to be satisfied with that level of reliability.