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Old 04-12-2012, 05:45 PM
jackton jackton is offline
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Default ideal server specificaton for colocation

Hi,

Is there an optimum server size/spec for colo?

What I mean by that is obviously you pay for space but you also pay for power and from the numbers I am seeing power can be pretty expensive..

So the idea of cramming 2 quad core xeon processors into a 1U chassis doesn't really help because the amount of power it would need is far beyond the general 1U power allocations..

Does this mean that potentially a 2u or even 4u beast is a better option because a 1U would have limited storage capacity where a bigger chassis would be able to hold more disks?

So is there a "sweet spot" for servers that is optimum for colo applications where processing power/storage capacity/physical size all converge to be the most cost efficient setup?
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