Re: Co-Location or In-House servers?

by "Rudy Gomez" <rudy(at)cyberangler.com>

Date:	Thu, 10 Oct 2002 12:45:13 -0400
To:	<awais(at)cititech.net>
Cc:	<hwg-business(at)hwg.org>
References:	cititech
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On Thursday, October 10, Awais Bokhari <awais(at)cititech.net> wrote:
> In your experience, what is more cost effective in the long run,
> renting a dedicated server from a company such as RackShack.net
> or buying your own equipment and connections?

The answer would depend on your particular circumstances.

In my situation, I have approx. 100 clients which we provide web
development, hosting and maintenance. I prefer to own my own box, but have
it co-located at a local ISP.  This solution is neither of the ones you
mentioned above, but rather, a hybrid...

Here are some of the reasons I prefer co-location:
1. I own the box
2. I can update/upgrade software/hardware as I see fit - without it
affecting my monthly co-location fee.
3. ISP provides redundant connections directly to the Internet's backbone
and provides battery and generator UPS.  In-house, ISP level networking &
connectivity gets very expensive, very quickly...

HTH,

Rudy Gomez
Ocean Media Consulting, Inc.

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