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Wow, I haven't done dedicated hosting in a long time, the prices are insane there! https://www.ovh.com/us/dedicated-servers/enterprise/2014-MG-128.xml#options

Wow, I haven't done dedicated hosting in a long time, the prices are insane there! https://www.ovh.com/us/dedicated-servers/enterprise/2014-MG-128.xml#options https://www.ovh.com/us/dedicated-servers/enterprise/2014-MG-... Thanks for posting :-) I've been looking for provider possibilities for my next failed startup. I'm not sure how they can deliver for that price but who am I to complain!

fapjacks 12y ago
100% worth it. I have monitoring/notification set up on my infrastructure, and have had two hardware failures since becoming an OVH customer a few years ago. OVH techs in the datacenter were on the scene before I got downtime notifications. Their techs must deal with this kind of thing all night, every night, because they seem to have this process of replacing hardware down to a science. This as opposed to my other dedicated providers, who basically don't give a shit, for the same hardware at the same price. OVH is an excellent budget investment!
cpncrunch 12y ago
I think the reason they can offer it so cheap is a combination of scale, cheap electricity, and tax breaks. iWeb is also in Quebec, so I figured there must be some tax break. Lo and behold there is one heck of a tax break: http://www.investquebec.com/quebec/en/financial-products/smbs-and-large-corporations/tax-credits/development-of-e-business.html http://www.investquebec.com/quebec/en/financial-products/smb... Basically the Quebec government pays 24% of your company's wages, up to $83,333 per employee!
- a3camero 12y ago
  It's actually even better than that because there's also a national program that pays up to 35% of R&D salaries: http://www.cameronhuff.com/blog/ontario-tax-credits-for-software-companies/index.html http://www.cameronhuff.com/blog/ontario-tax-credits-for-soft.... There are hundreds of smaller special programs that can pay even more (and they often stack).
- wheaties 12y ago
  Hmmm... now if there were a place to start a business...
- e12e 12y ago
  Whops, I think you got a downvote. Tiny buttons...
tonyarkles 12y ago
"...for my next failed startup." Thanks for helping me give my sinuses a nice coffee rinse :)
axaxs 12y ago
If you don't need the latest hardware and enterprisey features, give soyoustart.com a look. It's an OVH company on same network with same DDOS protection that uses the 'OVH' brand recycled servers. About half the cost. And if you don't need any support or server hardware, give kimsufi a look. I do not work for OVH, but am so impressed by their automation and value in this field I refuse to use anyone else.
- h43k3r 12y ago
  I am just wondering how can one know about such sites. I always thought the DO is one of the cheapest.
  - e12e 12y ago
    Did you recently start looking at hosting? Have a look at: http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2 http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2 (and most of the rest of the site).

fapjacks 12y ago

100% worth it. I have monitoring/notification set up on my infrastructure, and have had two hardware failures since becoming an OVH customer a few years ago. OVH techs in the datacenter were on the scene before I got downtime notifications. Their techs must deal with this kind of thing all night, every night, because they seem to have this process of replacing hardware down to a science. This as opposed to my other dedicated providers, who basically don't give a shit, for the same hardware at the same price. OVH is an excellent budget investment!

cpncrunch 12y ago

I think the reason they can offer it so cheap is a combination of scale, cheap electricity, and tax breaks. iWeb is also in Quebec, so I figured there must be some tax break. Lo and behold there is one heck of a tax break: http://www.investquebec.com/quebec/en/financial-products/smbs-and-large-corporations/tax-credits/development-of-e-business.html http://www.investquebec.com/quebec/en/financial-products/smb... Basically the Quebec government pays 24% of your company's wages, up to $83,333 per employee!

a3camero 12y ago
It's actually even better than that because there's also a national program that pays up to 35% of R&D salaries: http://www.cameronhuff.com/blog/ontario-tax-credits-for-software-companies/index.html http://www.cameronhuff.com/blog/ontario-tax-credits-for-soft.... There are hundreds of smaller special programs that can pay even more (and they often stack).
wheaties 12y ago
Hmmm... now if there were a place to start a business...
e12e 12y ago
Whops, I think you got a downvote. Tiny buttons...

tonyarkles 12y ago

"...for my next failed startup." Thanks for helping me give my sinuses a nice coffee rinse :)

axaxs 12y ago

If you don't need the latest hardware and enterprisey features, give soyoustart.com a look. It's an OVH company on same network with same DDOS protection that uses the 'OVH' brand recycled servers. About half the cost. And if you don't need any support or server hardware, give kimsufi a look. I do not work for OVH, but am so impressed by their automation and value in this field I refuse to use anyone else.

h43k3r 12y ago
I am just wondering how can one know about such sites. I always thought the DO is one of the cheapest.
- e12e 12y ago
  Did you recently start looking at hosting? Have a look at: http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2 http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2 (and most of the rest of the site).