Comments on: Custom Server Solutions http://blog.softlayer.com/2010/custom-server-solutions/ 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: Diego http://blog.softlayer.com/2010/custom-server-solutions/comment-page-1/#comment-2557 Diego Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:28:31 +0000 http://theinnerlayer.softlayer.com/?p=1277#comment-2557 Softlayer indeed does offer great customization possibilities, you guys have the best array of options in the hosting industry IMO Softlayer indeed does offer great customization possibilities, you guys have the best array of options in the hosting industry IMO

]]> By: Jeff H http://blog.softlayer.com/2010/custom-server-solutions/comment-page-1/#comment-2546 Jeff H Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:33:28 +0000 http://theinnerlayer.softlayer.com/?p=1277#comment-2546 The ability to customize hardware was one of the reasons I was initially drawn to SoftLayer. Just a few years ago, server providers routinely scaled server components as bundles. If you wanted 2TB of storage, you also had to get 8GB of RAM and dual CPUs. This approach is not very cost effective, especially when deploying task-specific servers. For example, an NFS server needs fast disks and a moderate amount of RAM but a low end CPU. Just a few years ago, the disk system I wanted would be bundled with high end CPUs and a lot of RAM at twice the cost. By having choices, we can tailor a server to our client's requirements and save them money. The ability to customize hardware was one of the reasons I was initially drawn to SoftLayer. Just a few years ago, server providers routinely scaled server components as bundles. If you wanted 2TB of storage, you also had to get 8GB of RAM and dual CPUs.

This approach is not very cost effective, especially when deploying task-specific servers. For example, an NFS server needs fast disks and a moderate amount of RAM but a low end CPU. Just a few years ago, the disk system I wanted would be bundled with high end CPUs and a lot of RAM at twice the cost.

By having choices, we can tailor a server to our client’s requirements and save them money.

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