Gustav Brock
Gustav at cactus.dk
Thu Apr 29 10:47:06 CDT 2010
Hi John Main advantage for an in-house server is that you are in full control, no need to fit into some standard package. Disadvantages - in addition to those already mentioned - are several including usage of your limited upload bandwidth and added cost for power consumption. /gustav >>> jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com 28-04-2010 15:39 >>> I just need a reality check as to whether trying to host a website in-house is insane, doable, easy, difficult? If I did this it would be for my own web site (very low traffic), and would need to include email (also low traffic). If I lost internet (which I get over the local cable) then obviously I would be out of commission for the duration of that outage. I have been in this home / office for close to four years and have had only one single extended outage (11 hours, due to weather). I have a server that I keep up 24/7. I have battery backup etc. I run VMs and it seems like I could put something like this in a VM so that I could move it to another machine if I had a machine issue. I am actively considering building a new server with 16 or 24 cores because it would be a big boost for my SQL Server work and with so many cores it seems like having a VM running my web site might make sense. -- John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com