[SAC] Server host quotes

[Jason Birch]

I don't see any huge downside.

The packages look good, and PEER1 itself seems to have a good
reputation.

Would it be a reasonable use of Telascience's kindly shared resources to
set up downloads.osgeo.org there, and use that host for file
distribution?  

I'm not sure that we have a lot to worry about, but it might make sense
to set this up from the start?

Jason


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Bray
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 21:44
To: sac at sac.osgeo.org
Subject: Re: [SAC] Server host quotes

Jason,

 From looking at the details I am leaning toward Peer1. Am I missing
something? It almost seems to good.

Bob

Jason Birch wrote:
> Hi all,
>  
> I've got the three quotes back along with some clarifications.  I
asked initially for quotes on configurations including two servers that
had at least dual core or dual-cpu, 2Gb memory, and RAID.  I also asked
that additional options ( for example dual PSUs, lights-out cards,
backups, and managed firewall services) be quoted as additional options
if they had the flexibility.
>  
> Some of the quotes are marked as confidential, so I can't distribute
them on the public mailing list.  I will be making them available in an
obscure directory as a password protected zipfile on my personal
website; if you are interested in seeing them, please email me and I'll
send you the location and password offline.  In the zipfile, each quote
and supporting documentation (including follow up clarifications I asked
for) is in its own directory.
>  
> Here's my initial analysis...
>  
>  
> - EasyStreet looks like a good solution, but the price seems high for
the hardware/bandwidth compared to the other providers.
>  
> - HE's hardware isn't high-end (and they don't offer higher levels),
but bandwidth costs are reasonable and scaling out to additional servers
is relatively inexpensive.  I like that the bandwidth is unbundled from
the hardware maintenance; it allows us to grow either processing
capacity or traffic independently.
>  
> - PEER1 seems to offer good value and great hardware, bandwidth is
metered by total so spikes can't ruin our whole month, and they have
additional services like managed firewall and daily offsite backups.
Their quote didn't include setup fees (may be able to get them waived).
>  
>  
> I really welcome your feedback on this.  We need to avoid talking
specific prices or otherwise giving away the details of the quotes on
the public email list.  I think that the best approach might be if I
start a massive CC list as you email me for the quote info.
>  
> Jason
>  
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