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“Your own server in a colo” means going to the colo to swap RAM or an SSD when something goes wrong. You rent a server and the benefit is the rentor has spare p
by klodolph 6mo ago
“Your own server in a colo” means going to the colo to swap RAM or an SSD when something goes wrong. You rent a server and the benefit is the rentor has spare parts on hand and staff to swap parts out.
- subscribed 6mo agoYou can also pay smart hands to do that. My experience with Equinix for example it's been great.
- 1C9E734C 6mo agoMy experience with Equinix varies wildly by facility and somewhat by which tech gets the ticket. Chicago has been good, Seattle tolerable, Dublin is dumber than rocks. We flew somebody up there rather than take chances for a big project.
- PunchyHamster 6mo agoSo on average once or twice per 5 years per server. Remote hands are also service you can pay for. Most expense is initial setup and automation, but once you get thru that hump and have non-spiky loads it can be massively cheaper