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On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:20:30 +0100,
Sandman <mr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In article <1356029.UkQTJbiAO4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Why not just BSD? They are stable and efficient. All that chocolate coating
>> is pointless on the server side.
>>
>> L@@K. Shiny. Web server with graphical windows. And traslucent windows. And
>> Doom 3.
>
> That was uncalled for. I didn't pick the Xserves because of the GUI,
> obviously, having used Linux for years upon years. I picked it for
> performance per dollar. Full hardware redundancy and easy to use admin
> tools. Plus, I get a solid QT streaming server, 3 years full warranty
> and support plus 24/7 phone support and Lights out management.
>
> Is a BSD/Linux server in a homebuilt case cheaper? Yeah, you bet!
> About *ten times* as cheap.
>
> 199 days ago, the PSU in the Linux box died though, and I had 48h
> downtime, which is when I decided to go to a more professional
> hardware vendor.
>
> I'm not switching due to Linux. It's the hardware and support that
> warrants the switch. And I am an Apple guy, so it's no surprise I
> would go to a Mac solution rather than a Windows solution.
>
>
We have a contract with Silicon Mech, and of course, all the important
servers have redundancy, multi power supplies, two machines splitting
the load, etc. We roll out about 25% of the machines a year, for new.
Don't wait for things to die, replace them as their 3 or 4 year warranty
comes to a close. Just pushed out a couple of new 64bit dual Athlon64
dual cores for new DB servers, 16GB RAM mmm..
We call SiMech, and get new stuff fedexed out, <24 hrs. No sweat. It's a
business.
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