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Originally Posted by TidalWave
Also, if you shop around -- drop the whole "need a Dell".
Supermicro is just as good, if not better.
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I've been with them for 10+ years. These particular servers 2+ years.
I'm not hellbent on Dell, i just don't know what else is out there. Just gave an example of what kind of horsepower i currently have.
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Originally Posted by TidalWave
Don't forget that the managed portion is approx. $100/month from your bill. I could see them dropping you to approx $300/month on each machine.
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Drop $300 from current price? That's if I drop management too, right?
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Originally Posted by TidalWave
Do you have any additional business you can throw them? Like maybe a 3rd server?
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Yeah I could go for a 3rd server at the right price.
Thanks for the help BTW.
What kind of HDD solution would you suggest for a video streaming site like tube or paysite? I need large storage for all the content, but i need the databases response to be snappy. Does some kind of SSD + HDD solution exist for this?