[Gllug] Dedicated servers

[paul at ma1.se]

Chris Bell wrote:

> On Sun 20 Aug, Andy Smith wrote:
> 
> 
>>I don't have any specific recommendations but I would suggest that
>>you focus on the US if you don't care about it being in UK, as it is
>>going to be a lot cheaper.
>>
> 
> 
>    Why do I keep seeing this comment about UK charges?
> 
Well I think London UK charges to be more precise. There might be some 
good deals going in the regional datacentres such as Manchester, but 
generally speaking a dedicated server overseas is going to be cheaper.

Although transit deals in the UK have improved, 1&1 for example are 
currently offering dedicated servers for the cost of just colocating 
your own hardware in London.

In recent months many London based providers will have been hit with the 
double whammy of rack price increases and a demand to reduce power 
density. Staffing is expensive in London too.

Having said that in the last few weeks I have been offered some very 
good rack deals from a few ISP's in "Telebus" area but I would think 
these reflect "marginal cost" pricing rather than the true cost of the 
rackspace.

I'm also aware some providers have not fully absorbed the increased 
datacentre costs as they have been given a "grace period" specially with 
regard to reducing rack density.

As Andy says unless you really need to be in the UK (for faster loading, 
better ping times, control or the need for a UK IP address to say, rank 
slightly better on Google.co.uk) seriously consider a US or Europe provider.



Paul
www.ma1.se

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