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Authored by: robg on Jun 08, '03 12:52:14AM

I take them both quite seriously. I just wish someone would offer a dedicated XServe server (like we have with this Linux box) with high bandwidth (minimum 250gb per month, current server provides 1,000gb per month) for a rate that I could afford -- I'd probably switch in a heartbeat just to be able to say "Hosted on an XServe, powered by OS X Server."

Unfortunately, I haven't seen anything like that as of yet. Eventually, perhaps, but the problem is that the $3,500 XServe is competing against probably a $1,500 (max) Linux box. Makes the economics of dedicated hosting much tougher.

There are shared solutions, but none offer enough bandwidth, and I'm concerned about server responsiveness, given the load we place on the current box.

If I'm wrong, someone please point me to the solution ... but for now, barring a major change in the economics of the server market (or the revenue model on this end), we'll continue to be hosted where we are -- we have plenty of bandwidth, a (now) very stable server, and it's completely our machine -- all for a price I can afford to pay each month.

-rob.



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