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There's more to the cost than just the power. Don't forget the manpower and hardware costs for disk/RAM/chassis swaps and so on when they break, bandwidth, the
by switch007 16y ago
There's more to the cost than just the power. Don't forget the manpower and hardware costs for disk/RAM/chassis swaps and so on when they break, bandwidth, the fact the space it is occupying in the rack could be filled with a much more expensive server (assuming rack space/power is limited.) Also, the small amount it contributes to the demands of overall resources such as admin staff, monitoring systems, systems administrators etc.
- dnsworks 16y agoThe hardware costs for disk/RAM/chassis swaps when they break are zero, they come from cannibalized servers probably from the same lot that are long-since amortized. The labor? Negligible. Most dedicated server providers put their engineering dollars into services, automation, and network capacity. I know a dedicated server firm in San Francisco that pays it's button pushers and hard drive swappers $15/hour, or about 50% more than they would make at McDonalds .. In comparison, the nominal cost of labor for the average task is almost zero. Most dedicated server companies also have banks of systems administrators working in India for $5 per hour to further reduce their costs. I've run two companies that provided dedicated servers as part of their overall offerings, worked at another two, and consulted for another two. The numbers say: Old Hardware Is Profitable But Expendable.
- pavs 16y agoSince you have experience in hosting solutions, I would be interested in some recommendations on good dedicated solutions.