[Chester LUG] Ordering from OVH.co.uk

[Michael Crilly]

Hi Dave,

A VPS is useful for different things depending on the need. In my case, for example, I run local VMs to test Ansible Roles, ensuring they run correctly. I could do the exact same thing with a VPS, or several of them, if I didn’t have the power locally to do so. They’re also billed per hour, so spinning up 50 VPS and then deleting them again once you’re done with them after an hour, would cost you about $8. That’s a very small cost compared to hosting 4-5 high powered dedicated servers your self, 24/7, to do the same job, which even at OVH’s prices would cost you several hundreds per month. If you’re only testing 2-3 per week, then that’s around $30/month to test on 50 servers for three hours. it’s all about need and goals.

- Mike 

> On 21 Mar 2015, at 14:59, Dave Hicks <d.hicks87 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Guys, sorry to ask what maybe a very stupid question. But unless you're a business, what are VPS's actually useful for? I've heard organisations like DO mentioned a few times at group and I'm just trying to figure out what I'd use one for.
> 
> Dave
> 
>> On 21 Mar 2015, at 11:43 am, Ben Arnold <benarnold at fsfe.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks all. It seems a newly-introduced policy; I've read posts from
>> people registering as an organisation and having to provide proof that
>> it's a real registered company (I assume for tax reasons). The address
>> bit I'm okay with as long as it's on my terms; official ID is a too much
>> and I think needless if they have t'other. I'll see what they say, I
>> thikn it does indeed hold up the process as I've heard nothing from them
>> since.
>> 
>> I'd had a look at DigitalOcean; their offering of basic plus a bit more
>> (the 2 vCPU, 2GB RAM area) is double OVH's price. Though, you get what
>> you pay for.
>> 
>> 
>> Ben
>> 
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