Fozz wrote: > Contrast that to you running a server or a farm of servers in your > own data center with DSL or T1 lines? To match the level of uptime > guaranteed by a colocation facility like XMission you'd have to spend > thousands every month and incur tens of thousands in upfront costs.
(Disclaimer: I own a small hosting business.) I agree with Fozz on this one. Trying to run high-availability or mission-critical servers in-house is less attractive (financially and otherwise) than just finding a co-lo who offers dedicated servers. You'll probably have no trouble finding a dedicated box on high-speed multiply-redundant lines for $200-300/month, which sounds like the prices you're talking about to run it in-house anyway. Having other people 24x7 to worry about the connectivity and power issues-- rather than doing it yourself-- gives you time (and money) to spend on improving your business. $0.02, Jeff .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
