Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World
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@Dashrender said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
I recall you saying this before - but at home I simply can't understand how this can be true. At home you have no dedicated AC for it, probably no dedicated UPS for it (though, knowing you - you did).
I think most people running a server at home put a UPS on it. I would do that with a desktop and I know people here do for even desktops as well.
Dedicated AC makes it cheaper, not more expensive. Cooling it with the normal AC is the more costly option and one of the reasons that home servers don't work out as well, especially in warmer climates where it needs AC more often. And the servers don't last as long, so that cost has to be considered. But the big money is the power consumption. Colocation just gets power cheaper in bulk.
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@scottalanmiller said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@Dashrender said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
I recall you saying this before - but at home I simply can't understand how this can be true. At home you have no dedicated AC for it, probably no dedicated UPS for it (though, knowing you - you did).
I think most people running a server at home put a UPS on it. I would do that with a desktop and I know people here do for even desktops as well.
Dedicated AC makes it cheaper, not more expensive. Cooling it with the normal AC is the more costly option and one of the reasons that home servers don't work out as well, especially in warmer climates where it needs AC more often. And the servers don't last as long, so that cost has to be considered. But the big money is the power consumption. Colocation just gets power cheaper in bulk.
I know servers are power hungry, but damn, to get over a $200/month minimum colo cost? You have the server and a firewall, so a minimum of 2 U, but really it's more likely that you'll have 3 U.
My whole house doesn't use $200/month in power.
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Take a look at the draw on a server. Now if you are using an Intel NUC, that's different. Or a Raspberry PI. But a real server might draw 350 - 1500 W easily. Lower than that isn't reasonable. Higher is possible, but unlikely. Something under 700 W is more expected. Say 500 W. Running 500W around the clock alone pays for the majority of the cost of colocation. Then consider that you have to use your AC for a good portion of the year to remove 500 W of heat from your house and you easily make up the different. Have any cost for anything like racks, extra switches, or whatever and that's all on top. It's not like you save a fortune going to colocation for one small server instead of home, it's just really really close to free (break even.) Add in any business factors like uptime, access, performance, longevity, mobility, features, round the clock support, etc. and it's a significant win unless you have additional extra factors to change that. In pure cost, it's basically a pure win.
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Yeah I should look at my power costs for that.
@wirestyle22 has a server running at home. Perhaps he should look over his electric bill and see if moving it colo would be break even or even a savings.
He'd be a great case study for ML.
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@Dashrender said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
Yeah I should look at my power costs for that.
@wirestyle22 has a server running at home. Perhaps he should look over his electric bill and see if moving it colo would be break even or even a savings.
He'd be a great case study for ML.
I'll look into that. I also have dual power supplies.
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@wirestyle22 said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@Dashrender said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
Yeah I should look at my power costs for that.
@wirestyle22 has a server running at home. Perhaps he should look over his electric bill and see if moving it colo would be break even or even a savings.
He'd be a great case study for ML.
I'll look into that. I also have dual power supplies.
Dual might add a little, but really shouldn't matter - the system needs what it needs be it from one power supply or two. In fact, dual might be more power efficient if you're not running at max load.
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@Dashrender said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@wirestyle22 said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@Dashrender said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
Yeah I should look at my power costs for that.
@wirestyle22 has a server running at home. Perhaps he should look over his electric bill and see if moving it colo would be break even or even a savings.
He'd be a great case study for ML.
I'll look into that. I also have dual power supplies.
Dual might add a little, but really shouldn't matter - the system needs what it needs be it from one power supply or two. In fact, dual might be more power efficient if you're not running at max load.
Def nowhere near max load
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@wirestyle22 said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@Dashrender said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
Yeah I should look at my power costs for that.
@wirestyle22 has a server running at home. Perhaps he should look over his electric bill and see if moving it colo would be break even or even a savings.
He'd be a great case study for ML.
I'll look into that. I also have dual power supplies.
That makes it that much better to go colo. Dual supplies use more power & are nearly useless without dual power grids connected to them.
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@Dashrender said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@wirestyle22 said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@Dashrender said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
Yeah I should look at my power costs for that.
@wirestyle22 has a server running at home. Perhaps he should look over his electric bill and see if moving it colo would be break even or even a savings.
He'd be a great case study for ML.
I'll look into that. I also have dual power supplies.
Dual might add a little, but really shouldn't matter - the system needs what it needs be it from one power supply or two. In fact, dual might be more power efficient if you're not running at max load.
Adds 10-20%, I think.
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@scottalanmiller said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
Take a look at the draw on a server. Now if you are using an Intel NUC, that's different. Or a Raspberry PI. But a real server might draw 350 - 1500 W easily. Lower than that isn't reasonable. Higher is possible, but unlikely. Something under 700 W is more expected. Say 500 W. Running 500W around the clock alone pays for the majority of the cost of colocation. Then consider that you have to use your AC for a good portion of the year to remove 500 W of heat from your house and you easily make up the different. Have any cost for anything like racks, extra switches, or whatever and that's all on top. It's not like you save a fortune going to colocation for one small server instead of home, it's just really really close to free (break even.) Add in any business factors like uptime, access, performance, longevity, mobility, features, round the clock support, etc. and it's a significant win unless you have additional extra factors to change that. In pure cost, it's basically a pure win.
hmm... at my current energy rate, 500W costs me $1.20/day
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@brianlittlejohn said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@scottalanmiller said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
Take a look at the draw on a server. Now if you are using an Intel NUC, that's different. Or a Raspberry PI. But a real server might draw 350 - 1500 W easily. Lower than that isn't reasonable. Higher is possible, but unlikely. Something under 700 W is more expected. Say 500 W. Running 500W around the clock alone pays for the majority of the cost of colocation. Then consider that you have to use your AC for a good portion of the year to remove 500 W of heat from your house and you easily make up the different. Have any cost for anything like racks, extra switches, or whatever and that's all on top. It's not like you save a fortune going to colocation for one small server instead of home, it's just really really close to free (break even.) Add in any business factors like uptime, access, performance, longevity, mobility, features, round the clock support, etc. and it's a significant win unless you have additional extra factors to change that. In pure cost, it's basically a pure win.
hmm... at my current energy rate, 500W costs me $1.20/day
That's majority idling though right?
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@wirestyle22 said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@brianlittlejohn said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@scottalanmiller said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
Take a look at the draw on a server. Now if you are using an Intel NUC, that's different. Or a Raspberry PI. But a real server might draw 350 - 1500 W easily. Lower than that isn't reasonable. Higher is possible, but unlikely. Something under 700 W is more expected. Say 500 W. Running 500W around the clock alone pays for the majority of the cost of colocation. Then consider that you have to use your AC for a good portion of the year to remove 500 W of heat from your house and you easily make up the different. Have any cost for anything like racks, extra switches, or whatever and that's all on top. It's not like you save a fortune going to colocation for one small server instead of home, it's just really really close to free (break even.) Add in any business factors like uptime, access, performance, longevity, mobility, features, round the clock support, etc. and it's a significant win unless you have additional extra factors to change that. In pure cost, it's basically a pure win.
hmm... at my current energy rate, 500W costs me $1.20/day
That's majority idling though right?
Idle, my server pull 138W
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@wirestyle22 said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@brianlittlejohn said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@scottalanmiller said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
Take a look at the draw on a server. Now if you are using an Intel NUC, that's different. Or a Raspberry PI. But a real server might draw 350 - 1500 W easily. Lower than that isn't reasonable. Higher is possible, but unlikely. Something under 700 W is more expected. Say 500 W. Running 500W around the clock alone pays for the majority of the cost of colocation. Then consider that you have to use your AC for a good portion of the year to remove 500 W of heat from your house and you easily make up the different. Have any cost for anything like racks, extra switches, or whatever and that's all on top. It's not like you save a fortune going to colocation for one small server instead of home, it's just really really close to free (break even.) Add in any business factors like uptime, access, performance, longevity, mobility, features, round the clock support, etc. and it's a significant win unless you have additional extra factors to change that. In pure cost, it's basically a pure win.
hmm... at my current energy rate, 500W costs me $1.20/day
That's majority idling though right?
the 500W is the normal expected power usage in this case. Scott mentioned that using 700W might be more realistic. So his price goes up to $1.70/day.
$1.70 * 30 = $51/month. Show me 2 U Colo for that little. Ok OK OK, that's just power consumption, but my point is that even assuming the Colo is only $200/month, it's unlikely that you're using $150 more a month in powering your cooling system and paying for your UPS, and internet access. Sure, there are other values in that $150, but we're talking about a home lab here, not production.
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@Dashrender said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@wirestyle22 said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@brianlittlejohn said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@scottalanmiller said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
Take a look at the draw on a server. Now if you are using an Intel NUC, that's different. Or a Raspberry PI. But a real server might draw 350 - 1500 W easily. Lower than that isn't reasonable. Higher is possible, but unlikely. Something under 700 W is more expected. Say 500 W. Running 500W around the clock alone pays for the majority of the cost of colocation. Then consider that you have to use your AC for a good portion of the year to remove 500 W of heat from your house and you easily make up the different. Have any cost for anything like racks, extra switches, or whatever and that's all on top. It's not like you save a fortune going to colocation for one small server instead of home, it's just really really close to free (break even.) Add in any business factors like uptime, access, performance, longevity, mobility, features, round the clock support, etc. and it's a significant win unless you have additional extra factors to change that. In pure cost, it's basically a pure win.
hmm... at my current energy rate, 500W costs me $1.20/day
That's majority idling though right?
the 500W is the normal expected power usage in this case. Scott mentioned that using 700W might be more realistic. So his price goes up to $1.70/day.
$1.70 * 30 = $51/month. Show me 2 U Colo for that little. Ok OK OK, that's just power consumption, but my point is that even assuming the Colo is only $200/month, it's unlikely that you're using $150 more a month in powering your cooling system and paying for your UPS, and internet access. Sure, there are other values in that $150, but we're talking about a home lab here, not production.
$200? Damn. You can totally get $50 colo, especially when you are comparing to your home. Where did $200 come from?
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@scottalanmiller said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@Dashrender said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@wirestyle22 said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@brianlittlejohn said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@scottalanmiller said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
Take a look at the draw on a server. Now if you are using an Intel NUC, that's different. Or a Raspberry PI. But a real server might draw 350 - 1500 W easily. Lower than that isn't reasonable. Higher is possible, but unlikely. Something under 700 W is more expected. Say 500 W. Running 500W around the clock alone pays for the majority of the cost of colocation. Then consider that you have to use your AC for a good portion of the year to remove 500 W of heat from your house and you easily make up the different. Have any cost for anything like racks, extra switches, or whatever and that's all on top. It's not like you save a fortune going to colocation for one small server instead of home, it's just really really close to free (break even.) Add in any business factors like uptime, access, performance, longevity, mobility, features, round the clock support, etc. and it's a significant win unless you have additional extra factors to change that. In pure cost, it's basically a pure win.
hmm... at my current energy rate, 500W costs me $1.20/day
That's majority idling though right?
the 500W is the normal expected power usage in this case. Scott mentioned that using 700W might be more realistic. So his price goes up to $1.70/day.
$1.70 * 30 = $51/month. Show me 2 U Colo for that little. Ok OK OK, that's just power consumption, but my point is that even assuming the Colo is only $200/month, it's unlikely that you're using $150 more a month in powering your cooling system and paying for your UPS, and internet access. Sure, there are other values in that $150, but we're talking about a home lab here, not production.
$200? Damn. You can totally get $50 colo, especially when you are comparing to your home. Where did $200 come from?
well, in that case I stand corrected
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Colocation America does $75 for Tier IV US colo. that's as high end as it gets.
3Z is $50 in Toronto. Similar tier in Canada.
If you are looking for premium service you are only looking at $75. If looking for a less professional service you would be less. But why bother when the best is so cheap?
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@brianlittlejohn said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@wirestyle22 said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@brianlittlejohn said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@scottalanmiller said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
Take a look at the draw on a server. Now if you are using an Intel NUC, that's different. Or a Raspberry PI. But a real server might draw 350 - 1500 W easily. Lower than that isn't reasonable. Higher is possible, but unlikely. Something under 700 W is more expected. Say 500 W. Running 500W around the clock alone pays for the majority of the cost of colocation. Then consider that you have to use your AC for a good portion of the year to remove 500 W of heat from your house and you easily make up the different. Have any cost for anything like racks, extra switches, or whatever and that's all on top. It's not like you save a fortune going to colocation for one small server instead of home, it's just really really close to free (break even.) Add in any business factors like uptime, access, performance, longevity, mobility, features, round the clock support, etc. and it's a significant win unless you have additional extra factors to change that. In pure cost, it's basically a pure win.
hmm... at my current energy rate, 500W costs me $1.20/day
That's majority idling though right?
Idle, my server pull 138W
What kind of server?
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@scottalanmiller Dell T630, it is only Single 10core Xeon (3.2ghz I think and some power saving there) which is more processing power than I need. and 8 3.5" winchester drives
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@scottalanmiller said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
Colocation America does $75 for Tier IV US colo. that's as high end as it gets.
3Z is $50 in Toronto. Similar tier in Canada.
If you are looking for premium service you are only looking at $75. If looking for a less professional service you would be less. But why bother when the best is so cheap?
What Scott doesn't explicitly say is that this is per U.
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@brianlittlejohn said in Coming Out of the Closet, SMB Enters the Hosted World:
@scottalanmiller Dell T630, it is only Single 10core Xeon (3.2ghz I think and some power saving there) which is more processing power than I need. and 8 3.5" winchester drives
That's a pretty big box, is it 3 or 4 U?
