@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

@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

@Dashrender I saw it before... I was prepared.

I upgraded today, mine lost the RADIUS configuration too.

Unifi AC AP HD Multi-In-Multi Out Access Point released, retail prices $349.00

https://unifi-hd.ubnt.com/

@Mike-Davis you may look at these guys too... https://locateinv.com/ we were going to switch to them, but their manufacturing module didn't do everything we needed it to do.

After all the things I've done for you.

We use a product called Fishbowl Inventory that integrates into QB, we are looking at moving away from it and QB to an actual ERP system, but right now it is getting the job done.

@NerdyDad said:

@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Windows are open here, the weather is so nice.

What is this nice weather that you speak of?

We left ehh weather in TX to come home to niceish weather (for January) here. To WINTER crud I wanna go back to TX!!!!!

One day, I drove out to west Texas and ended up in New Mexico. Won't ever do that again. To me, Texas Is Home!

I avoid New Mexico as much as I can.

@wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

February 9th at 11:00 AM I will be getting my two top wisdom teeth removed. What flavors of ice cream should I load up on?

Hydrocodone flavored!

@s.hackleman When I move into a bigger place I would like to start brewing at home.

@art_of_shred said in Linux and Windows argument:

@scottalanmiller said in Linux and Windows argument:

@dafyre said in Linux and Windows argument:

Why is it asking for iTunes if all you need to do is charge it?

I've never had that happen and we have three iPhones and five iPads and have for many years.

Same here. I've never seen anything like that. Also, who's to say that picture means that it is requiring iTunes to charge? Or how do you know what it means at all? It's a picture of a USB connector and iTunes... is the iPad connected to a computer and charging via a USB connection? It looks to me like iTunes believes there is a USB connection and wants to be opened for management of data.

The ipad booted into a safe mode. It needs iTunes to fix the issue with it.

Been Facebook free for 6 or 7 years now.

@art_of_shred said in App Store users can bring antitrust lawsuit against Apple:

9th circuit is a joke. Always has been.

80% turnover for cases appealed all the way to Supreme Court.

Eating some home made tamales right now!

Its annoying because you select distribution group when you hit add, but that is not what it takes you to...

@gjacobse Yes, When you click the Add button and select a Distribution group, the second sentence on the window that opens says to create a new distribution list, click here.

@wrx7m If it is the unifi line, it will need the controller.

@Minion-Queen I really like their beer... haha

@Minion-Queen said in Happy Birthday Thread:

It's gonna be above single digits here so this is much preferable. and I get to go to BJ's Brew house for dinner

I love BJ's Brewhouse!