On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:30:37 Grant wrote: > > > > So don't think that it's really expensive to have a do-it-yourself > > solution in your garage or something, at least not too quickly. > > That sounds awesome from a DIY perspective, but this server provides > 100% of my income and I feel like it should be hosted. Maybe I'm > wrong. Does anyone else house a money-critical server in their home? > > - Grant
I love my home web server - its a great playground for me and the ~15 other people out there who access it. My business server is hosted. There is just no way I can provide the bandwidth or reliability the business demands in a home environment. ISP maintenance outages occur 2-3 times a year, and although I might not care if I can't access the web between 2 and 4am one wednesday night, clients and visitors from the US or Europe would have a legitimate problem. Unless you can put in the infrastructure to guarantee 99.99% uptime in your home (redundant internet connections from different providers, backup power generator, climate controlled room, backup systems that work when you go on holiday for a month, etc) you are taking a big risk with your livelihood going DIY. I've had the occasional issue with my host, but overall it is a very acceptable level of business risk and well worth the money. - Noven -- >-- Novensiles divi Flamen --< >---- Miles Militis Fons ----< -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
