[SAC] [Urgent] Proposal for new OSGeo site hosting

Jody Garnett jody.garnett at gmail.com
Tue Sep 5 23:02:19 PDT 2017


Reminder meeting scheduled for 14:00 UTC tomorrow if you needed any
questions/clarifications with Get Interactive.

--
Jody Garnett

On 2 September 2017 at 10:52, Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com>
wrote:

> Yes, that will be a sufficient amount of time to make decisions.
>
> Thanks,
> Alex
>
> On 09/01/2017 03:18 PM, Jody Garnett wrote:
> > Alex I did not get an indication on timeframe from Get Interactive (on
> when
> > the website will be complete; perhaps Jeff Johnson has a better
> indication).
> >
> > I have put this topic on the agenda for next week's OSGeo board meeting,
> > https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2017-09-07
> >
> > Will that be sufficient time for SAC to make a decision?
> >
> > --
> > Jody Garnett
> >
> > On 30 August 2017 at 10:38, Alex M <tech_dev at wildintellect.com> wrote:
> >
> >> SAC Members,
> >>
> >> GetInteractive has proposed a solution for our immediate hosting needs
> >> to take ownership of the site they've built for us.
> >>
> >> It includes setting up a host, giving us full admin, and the providing
> >> monthly updates.
> >>
> >>> For the new website I expect that the following configuration will be
> >> more
> >>> then enough:
> >>> - CPU 4
> >>> - RAM GB 8
> >>> - HDD GB 160
> >>> Price € 34,95 ex. VAT. (Pricing information can be found on
> >>> https://www.cloudvps.com/openstack/compute)
> >>>
> >>> If we need more resources we can easily upgrade the VPS.
> >>> We can order the VPS on our name and charge you the price that is
> charged
> >>> by the hosting provider.
> >>>
> >>> For the installation and configuration of the server and required
> >> software
> >>> we'll charge 4 hours.
> >>> This gives us a total of € 320,- ex. VAT.
> >>>
> >>> For performing updates and upgrades on server software, WordPress
> website
> >>> and WordPress plugins we'll charge 1 hour a month.
> >>> This gives us at total of € 80,- ex. VAT a month.
> >>
> >> Summary
> >> * ~$500 (USD)/yr for the hosting
> >> * $381.68 (USD) one time for the setup
> >> * ~ $100 USD/month for the monthly maintenance
> >>
> >> Note the board allocated $3000 USD for this project, separate from the
> >> SAC budget.
> >>
> >> ==========
> >> We need input from members in the next 24 hours on this.
> >>
> >> I have already supplied a list of clarification questions and expect
> >> answers today.
> >> 1. What's the exact stack: I suggested our preferred stack was Debian,
> >> Apache, Mysql/Maria, Php7
> >> 2. I asked for clarification that the service contract would be for
> >> doing critical security patches in a timely manner.
> >>
> >> I will send a separate email with my opinions on the matter.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Alex
> >> Sys Admin Chair
> >>
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> >
>
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