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Scaling has been cheap, and fun. Read about our newest data center: http://blog.serverfault.com/post/1432571770/stack-overflows-new-york-data-center http://blo
by spolsky 16y ago
Scaling has been cheap, and fun.
Read about our newest data center: http://blog.serverfault.com/post/1432571770/stack-overflows-new-york-data-center http://blog.serverfault.com/post/1432571770/stack-overflows-...
Read about our SQL Server hardware:
http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/10/database-upgrade/ http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/10/database-upgrade/
- carson 16y agoAre you factoring in the SQL Server licenses when you say it is cheap?
- ergo98 16y agoPerhaps they're taking advantage of BizSpark or WebSpark or a similar programs. If they aren't, the dual CPU machine they mention would require $14,000 of SQL Server licenses (if you paid list). EDIT: Actually there's a newer "Web Edition" targeted to roles like this that halves the price. So $7,000 for that server (the details are sparse, but it also sounds like you can opt into it for $15 / month / processor). That's a lot to someone trying to shoehorn a startup, but is it really a lot for real businesses? On the server end they still have tremendous headroom in the scaling up department...and that's before the Westmere-EX drops and bumps the top up quite a significant amount. You can add 1TB of memory, and four 8-core processors, to commodity Dell servers. That's before you get into the serious business.
- daviding 16y agoBizspark is a short-term program, where you invalidate yourself when you get revenue. It's a good idea but I understand it only delays those looming SQL Server per proc license costs. While I congratulate Jeff and Joel I would like to see more numbers about the 'cheap and easy' claim if possible please?
- icey 16y agoI don't think anyone pays list price for SQL server licenses. They're still not cheap, but the suggested prices are usually 10 to 20 percent high.