Belatedly I wanted to thank you all for your advice about servers. Good to know about other hosting companies too.
On Dec 7, 2012, at 7:00 AM, mcn-l-request at mcn.edu wrote: > > Message: 8 > Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 12:50:27 -0500 > From: Robin White Owen <robin at mediacombo.net> > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: [MCN-L] Server advice requested > Message-ID: <FA27B94D-54D9-47AC-BE2D-C1B1D9F2725A at mediacombo.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello all, > > First, thank you to the people who got in touch with examples of on-line > learning platforms built in Drupal. Now I have a request for completely > different kind of information. > > We need to spec a computer to act as a server for a Linux based (LAMP) > project and would greatly appreciate recommendations for what to buy. It > seems unnecessary to buy a Dell and pay for Windows when we won't be using > it. But, maybe I'm wrong about that. > > Any advice based on your experiences would be helpful. Thank you, in advance, > > Robin > > Robin White Owen > M: 917/407-7641 > T: 646/472-5145 > robin at mediacombo.net > www.mediacombo.net > http://mediacombo.net/blog > twitter.com/rocombo > > Message: 9 > Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 10:12:16 -0800 > From: Bruce Wyman <bwyman at teufelkind.net> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Server advice requested > Message-ID: <CA8BD656-6BB4-44E3-98BE-822128779092 at teufelkind.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > Robin ? > > Are cloud-based servers from Amazon / Rackspace / Linode an option or do you > need a physical server on site? > > I'd lobby pretty hard for the former if you're not sure. > > -bw. > > > Message: 10 > Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 13:31:29 -0500 > From: Josh Goldblum <josh at bluecadet.com> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Server advice requested > Message-ID: <D0D9BD57-63D5-4EAB-949C-7EF57AD20E32 at bluecadet.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > hey Robin > > Meant to jump on the last post. We do a ton of work with Drupal work. Drupal > and Expression Engine are both really fantastic CMS solutions; we usually > lean towards Drupal 7, since its open source, has a large dev community, etc. > > I would definitely try and host this on a MediaTemple (Dreamhost we've been > really unhappy with) or a similar hosting platform. Cloud hosting via Amazon > S3 is great, but does involve some real heavy lifting on the server side to > install and maintain the codebase. > > You might also consider hosting with Acquia: > http://www.acquia.com > > This is a great cloud hosted solution that also provides robust support, will > keep your modules and security patches up to date, etc. It's not super cheap > but it probably the best long-term hosting solution for Drupal. > > Feel free to hit me up for more info. We've hosted Drupal on a range of > hosts and definitely have our favorites. As a general rule don't cheap out on > hosting, since migrating a Drupal site is none too easy once its up and > running. > > Hope this helps > > Josh > > > > Josh Goldblum > Founding Principal > Bluecadet Interactive > www.bluecadet.com > w. 267 639 9956 > c. 267 226 3521 > > twitter :joshgoldblum > > > > Message: 11 > Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 11:45:48 -0800 > From: Jaki Levy <jaki at arrowrootmedia.com> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Server advice requested > Message-ID: > <CABVVm07qXjf3GzTYeOr7q=6M134QqM338gAugTP9xxwNUL8GSQ at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi All - > > Robin - it's not clear to me what kind of servers you're looking for. > > That said, I wanted to make sure people knew about Pantheon for Drupal > hosting. They provide you with great setups for dev, staging, and > production. They also make migration code VERY easy. Their servers are > running on Rackspace so their service is more of a managed dashboard for > solid architecture. Regardless, they are just as reliable as Acquia. > > You can try a free plan here - http://getpantheon.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 15:22:10 -0500 > From: "Frank E. Thomson" <FThomson at ashevilleart.org> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Server advice requested > Message-ID: > <6905D9194DC5B6489FA18E7E0763D974AA165A41B3 at server4.ashart.local> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Dell makes some nice smaller servers and you don't have to buy an OS from > them, you can install your own. > > Frank Thomson, Curator > Asheville Art Museum > PO Box 1717 > Asheville, NC 28802 > 2 South Pack Square > 828.253.3227 tel > 828.257.4503 fax > www.ashevilleart.org > fthomson at ashevilleart.org > > Engaging, enlightening and inspiring individuals and enriching community > through dynamic experiences in American Art of the 20th and 21st centuries > since 1948. > >
