Comments on: Rackspace will build its own servers just like Facebook and Google do http://gigaom.com/2013/01/16/rackspace-will-build-its-own-servers-just-like-facebook-and-google-do/ Thu, 23 May 2013 12:26:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: TMK http://gigaom.com/2013/01/16/rackspace-will-build-its-own-servers-just-like-facebook-and-google-do/#comment-1302681 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:14:54 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=601726#comment-1302681 Interesting that hardware can account for 20-30% of their operating costs. I can believe they will save 20-30% of their server costs, but at the expense of having to maintain a supply chain of custom boxes. What cost does that introduce? As far of Hosting’s Operational Costs there are only a couple ways to shave 20-30% operating cost: Power Cost Reductions as #1, People, Real estate. My understanding is that Rackspace Colo’s a good amount of their infrastructure with other Data Center Operators which limits their control over real-estate and power costs. If the new servers operate more efficiently (ie draw less power) then I can accept a operational savings of this proportion could be achieved, but I highly doubt this would be any more power efficient than a enterprise server offering from HP or Dell. I don’t doubt that real savings are going to be achieved, but IMHO 20-30% of operational costs seem to be misrepresented.

]]> By: Eric Pederson http://gigaom.com/2013/01/16/rackspace-will-build-its-own-servers-just-like-facebook-and-google-do/#comment-1300601 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:58:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=601726#comment-1300601 Do you have a copy editor Gigaom?

]]> By: Ali Liaquat http://gigaom.com/2013/01/16/rackspace-will-build-its-own-servers-just-like-facebook-and-google-do/#comment-1300496 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:50:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=601726#comment-1300496 Well, that’s good – BUT I think Rackspace now is only focusing on new big accounts which has affected their claim of ‘fanatical support’. Many SMB customers are being ignored, like they do not get any special care or relationships anymore. Which is not a good thing for RackSpace.

I found this article which also talks about it:
http://www.dincloud.com/blog/NetFlix-service-outage-on-AWS-Amazon-Web-Services

]]> By: Mark http://gigaom.com/2013/01/16/rackspace-will-build-its-own-servers-just-like-facebook-and-google-do/#comment-1300074 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 04:30:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=601726#comment-1300074 Rackspace is not about websites/emai. I’ve looked at their prices in the past and hosting for applications… they are pretty good.

And you are gonna get crap from pretty much any hosting company. The bigger someone is, the more likely they will have it and will have more.

]]> By: sghanna http://gigaom.com/2013/01/16/rackspace-will-build-its-own-servers-just-like-facebook-and-google-do/#comment-1300009 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:23:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=601726#comment-1300009 Little typo at the end there.

“Thanks to the modularity of these designs and the openness around them, the pace of change in hardware is approaching that of hardware.”

I think you meant “…in hardware is approaching that of software.”

]]> By: Shb http://gigaom.com/2013/01/16/rackspace-will-build-its-own-servers-just-like-facebook-and-google-do/#comment-1299978 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:53:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=601726#comment-1299978 Sounds like a last ditch effort. I am an email/web administrator and I can say that I have pretty much banned any ip coming from rackspace. All of these colo outfits are just spam operations is you ask me. They are overpriced for a commercial setup and are under priced for a mom and pop hosted website.

]]> By: ezoterika1 http://gigaom.com/2013/01/16/rackspace-will-build-its-own-servers-just-like-facebook-and-google-do/#comment-1299952 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:50:44 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=601726#comment-1299952 Thank’s for the useful info:)

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