I would be getting rackshack.net servers to start my small hosting buisness.

I believe this is a great idea, but I get the feeling I might be proven wrong.

okay...

Originally posted by Dogma
okay...

w3rd

What's wrong with rackshack.net servers?

Downtime?

Originally posted by Glexicon
but I get the feeling I might be proven wrong.

:rolleyes: So what you're saying is, you're going to go for a cheap solution, and believe this is going to be a bad idea already... Yet you'll still do it and put your customers sites at risk?

Amazing...

Greg Moore

It was too early for me to write that post, augh.

Well I was just wondering that if anyone has had any bad experiences with Rackshack.net, well I just drove over there, and found their Suite very nice.

And well I found some threads in here already responding my answer.

sounds like you're taking a good approach now. :) You can never do too much research. Depending on the size on your company there may be a lot of people relying on you to do the right thing. Just remember to keep their best interests in mind.

Greg Moore

Hello
The risk and potential problems are significant.

To start with these are Cobalt Raq's which are more difficult to modify to suit your exact needs later on.
Rumour has it that the number of sites you can host is limited to 250

$1438 (first years costs) / 250 sites = $5.75 per year per site

A standard linux server is going to be more scaleable and easier to work with in the long term.
Here's an example based on Burst.net's special 4 although there are lots of similar deals elsewhere:

$3000 (first year costs) / 300 sites = $10 per year per site

That server might actually be able to host many more sites than 300. It all depends on where you are placing yourself in the market place and whether the $4.24 saving is the ultimate issue given that most of your costs are going to be support costs rather than server costs.

Gordon

Originally posted by Glexicon
I would be getting rackshack.net servers to start my small hosting buisness.

I believe this is a great idea, but I get the feeling I might be proven wrong. My professional opinion is: Bargain-basement servers are not appropriate for business use, *especially* the web hosting business where you've got the responsibility for hundreds of people's businesses in your hands. Another consideration is that Rackshack is a relatively new company, and in their short time of existence have garnered mixed reviews. If I had a personal site where I needed a lot of data transfer for cheap then I'd say okay, but not for something that I'm depending on for my livelihood.

I think NoxRaq (http://www.noxraq.com) thought it was a good idea to get ultra-cheap servers. You may want to take a look at their website right now.

I couldn't agree with you more. If you are going to be commercially hosting people, you don't want to buy the cheapest of the servers on the market. The new word should be *quality*

I agree with the post about Linux. You will be able to expand your services and make larger profits both short term and long term. ie/ easily expand to offer Miva carts...


For example, <EDIT>

Hope this information helps you,

Dan

Best of luck for your new business.:)

Good luck Shang... Your gonna need it....

I read this trade to see if someone is going to spot mr.Shang :rolleyes: I guess there is no place to hide, huh? :D

I guess shang has to open another hosting company now. :D :D :D