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Originally Posted by webair
FF,
(snip) Agreed!
there is no more redundancy in that scenario than with a dedicated server with a RAID set.
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Ummm ... a 6-disk RAID10 setup is by far more redundant than RAID0/1 or Linux RAID, and is favored by world class datacenters for it's ability to almost be self healing ... if you could program the server to physically eject the bad disk and grab and install another one (maybe a new use for the now retired Canada Arm?!?), then it would truly be self-healing.
I am not in a who's penis is larger contest with you, nor am I in any competition for clients ... so I am not about to go head to head with you and rebut the pros and cons of your setup (
which yes is quite impressive BTW ....) and our own setup.
Our philosophy is really quite simple. I believe that there are a lot of hosting clients being taken in by hardware "impressiveness" and overkill. We target the client that wants the best performance their budget can buy, without the bragging rights of the biggest baddest hardware setup.
If you only need a car to grab groceries a couple times a month, there is a good chance you really do not need a HUMVEE, but there are lots of HUMVEE salesmen that will try to sell you on the benefits you would get from a Humvee.
(Likewise ... If you are absolutely set on a Humvee, sure we can provide one for you -- but we'd rather sell you a hatchback, and let you grow into your humvee, if you you decide one day that you really want one ... )