[SAC] Server host quotes

[Tyler Mitchell]

What's next to get this done.  Jason - is there something I can help  
with on this or do you just need to finalise their bid?

Any of the other SAC members have an opinion on the bids?

I am +1 on PEER1.

Tyler

On 6-Nov-06, at 8:24 AM, Jason Birch wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>