Comments on: Welcome to Starbucks http://blog.softlayer.com/2008/welcome-to-starbucks/ A Behind the Scenes Look at the Best Hosting Provider in the World Fri, 17 May 2013 09:41:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Mike D http://blog.softlayer.com/2008/welcome-to-starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-538 Mike D Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:18:25 +0000 http://theinnerlayer.softlayer.com/?p=155#comment-538 It is ironic that I stumbled upon this blog post while looking for a way to order your CDNLayer services without buying a dedicated server. Something your sales people have informed me, you just don't do. Oh, and a large iced coffee with 3 shots. It is ironic that I stumbled upon this blog post while looking for a way to order your CDNLayer services without buying a dedicated server. Something your sales people have informed me, you just don’t do.

Oh, and a large iced coffee with 3 shots.

]]> By: rendy http://blog.softlayer.com/2008/welcome-to-starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-536 rendy Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:10:05 +0000 http://theinnerlayer.softlayer.com/?p=155#comment-536 me? Quad Core Xeon 5430, 4 GB ram, 2x250GB Sata II, 16 Ip Address, 2TB Bandwidth, BCI, with no cheese, please :D me?

Quad Core Xeon 5430, 4 GB ram, 2x250GB Sata II, 16 Ip Address, 2TB Bandwidth, BCI, with no cheese, please :D

]]> By: jeffatrackaid http://blog.softlayer.com/2008/welcome-to-starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-535 jeffatrackaid Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:43:54 +0000 http://theinnerlayer.softlayer.com/?p=155#comment-535 We have a client that has a development box in Seattle and a production box in Dallas. They are identically configured systems running Plesk. When they are ready to launch a site, they use the Plesk Migration Manager to move the site from their production box to their live system over the private network. We setup DNS in a way that all they do is flip their DNS from ns3/ns4.domain.com to ns1/ns2.domain.com at their registrar and the site is live. This is very easy to setup and manage because the servers are identical in all aspects, hardware, software, network configuration, etc. Trying to do this with two different providers would mean some idiosyncrasies between the systems. The ability to order the exact same hardware in different locations is excellent. The ability to customize cpu, ram, and drives is an excellent tool for us. We have clients with entry level dual core boxes packed full of RAM as they are Lighttpd, a lightweight HTTP server good for images. By not forcing them to upgrade into a quad core or dual dual core box to get the RAM they need, they save $100's per month. We have a client that has a development box in Seattle and a production box in Dallas. They are identically configured systems running Plesk. When they are ready to launch a site, they use the Plesk Migration Manager to move the site from their production box to their live system over the private network. We setup DNS in a way that all they do is flip their DNS from ns3/ns4.domain.com to ns1/ns2.domain.com at their registrar and the site is live.

This is very easy to setup and manage because the servers are identical in all aspects, hardware, software, network configuration, etc. Trying to do this with two different providers would mean some idiosyncrasies between the systems. The ability to order the exact same hardware in different locations is excellent.

The ability to customize cpu, ram, and drives is an excellent tool for us. We have clients with entry level dual core boxes packed full of RAM as they are Lighttpd, a lightweight HTTP server good for images. By not forcing them to upgrade into a quad core or dual dual core box to get the RAM they need, they save $100′s per month.

]]> By: Geoff S. http://blog.softlayer.com/2008/welcome-to-starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-528 Geoff S. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:32:23 +0000 http://theinnerlayer.softlayer.com/?p=155#comment-528 I go for a hot chocolate with a shot of peppermint! No coffee for me. I go for a hot chocolate with a shot of peppermint! No coffee for me.

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