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Start by owning the datacenter. You might just as well have the data that no one looks at and the 20% load clusters in one, two, or a few 48U racks [1] in the r
by ly3xqhl8g9 4y ago
Start by owning the datacenter. You might just as well have the data that no one looks at and the 20% load clusters in one, two, or a few 48U racks [1] in the room next to you. Keep whatever is latency-sensitive still on someone else's computer, i.e. the cloud.
[1] Get a "server as they should be", https://oxide.computer https://oxide.computer (no affiliation)
- ehvatum 4y ago> Start by owning the datacenter But then, when uncontrolled inefficiencies need to gobble up more hardware, you would have to buy, install, network, maintain, and understand this new hardware.
- marcosdumay 4y agoUnused resources do not gobble up real hardware. Real inefficiencies do, but then you will have the more detailed data the GP is talking about.
- markus_zhang 4y agoI really want to learn in an on prem env (and learning on my own 32GB 2TB x-handed server is probably just scratching the surface). Sadly I'm a junior so could not make that call. I also have no idea how much cost the transfer to on prem will be.
- marcosdumay 4y agoNo time like today. You don't need to make a large datacenter, or to migrate everything at once. Find some low-risk services, get some consultant help you improve some room on your premises (you'll need to care about security, electricity and cooling), get a pair of network contracts and one hack of servers (or maybe even 4 servers), and move those services. Favor things that are used internally. If you are looking for 7 figures of savings just by picking the easy fruit, you will almost certainly get positive ROI on that. Just do not move critical services if you don't know what you are doing.