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I started out dedicated, and switched to colo about 8 years ago. Not that I really need colo, could easily go cloud, back to dedicated, or even dirt cheap with
by virtualwhys 13y ago
I started out dedicated, and switched to colo about 8 years ago.
Not that I really need colo, could easily go cloud, back to dedicated, or even dirt cheap with some shared hosting provider for hosting needs, but I've always liked having my own customized setup in colo.
Here's why:
1) $50 per 1U (power included)
2) /27 IP range
3) 250GB monthly bandwidth
4) 24/7 DC tech support
Pretty basic setup, couple of Dell R610s with gigabyte switch and Cisco ASA. VMware ESXi runs on top of the bare metal, so basically have my own VPS environment.
It's a nice break from coding to learn a bit about the systems admin side of the fence, I like it ;-)
Of course, the times they are a changing, at some point I'm going to need to go Cloud. For now pretty content though...
- nixisfun 13y agoWould you mind sharing your provider?
- virtualwhys 13y agoSure, although if you have a 99.99% uptime SLA, I'd look elsewhere. Provider is SagoNetworks, based out of Tampa, and have a brand new-ish facility in Atlanta. Started with them around 2003 and have not looked elsewhere, DC guys bailed me out early days while learning the ropes -- tech support is generally very good. Couple of times a year the shit hits the fan, core router goes down or other mini-disaster, and you get nailed with a few hours downtime. Give them a ring, they say it's blah blah, we're working on it. Otherwise, everything hums along, no news is good news ;-)
- mwcampbell 13y agoWhy do you take it as a foregone conclusion that sometime you'll have to "go Cloud"? For all its hype, cloud hosting is not the end-all-be-all.