i am about to sign up with rackshack new promotion deal. What is Tier-1 server? is this one good?

thanks

Now that is a new one :) I think they mean a name brand server, not a white box.

where do you see tier-1 server?

or are you curious about a tier-1 bandwidth provider?

yah, what is tier-1 bandwidth provider?

Originally posted by Bubble
yah, what is tier-1 bandwidth provider?

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=40785

thanks guys

From RS's site Our Pot Luck offer is a Tier-1 server (such as from IBM, Dell, or Compaq)

jinkies.


heh. tier-1 server? :)

Right, Tier1 in hardware sales refers to the major vendors such as IBM, HP, COMPAQ, and DELL.

Funny, I have never heard of "Tier 1" Hardware, LOL

That's a new one one me as well. I tell ya, the learning never stops. ;)

Originally posted by alchiba
That's a new one one me as well. I tell ya, the learning never stops. ;)


THANK YOU WHT!!!!

hehehe, i just sign up this morning. Now try to learn how to use ensim. ;)

Originally posted by RackMy.com
Funny, I have never heard of "Tier 1" Hardware, LOL
RS not only sell servers but they also contribute to our language as well. ;)

Tier-1 servers, Currently there are no known public list of equipment providers that have classified themselves as tier-1 servers. A business might consider that thier vendor is a Tier-1 vendor, but that is internal.

the only 3 places I have see it used as an industry norm are
health care plans in NJ ( don't know about anybody elses ), multi-level marketing and in the internet industry to describe ISP's and Bandwidth Providers

Here is a nice paper from 1999 about tier 1-3 and what the basic requirement were back then

http://www.dax-it.com/resources/whitepapers/choosingisp.pdf

more currently it is :

Most ISPs offer Tier 3 or lower Internet access which does not compare. A Tier 2 ISP has its own regional internet backbone facilities with interconnection (peering) with Tier 1 internet service providers. A Tier 3 ISP has a metro-area network with its own peering arrangements to Tier 1 or Tier 2 ISPs. A Tier 4 ISP has its own local area network (LAN) and must interconnect with a Tier 1, 2, or 3 serice provider. The major disadvantage of lower level ISPs is the number of router hops to get out to a URL or server and the oversubscription of bandwidth.

You may have 512kbps of bandwidth from a Tier 4 ISP but you will share a common gateway to the higher tier ISP and may not see anywhere near 512Kbps.

With Tier 1 you get better throughput at the same access bandwidth.
Tier 1 access is right on the Internet.
Tier 2 access is at least 1 router hop away from the Internet.



and the truth is very weird about this :

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The phrase was coined by a Sprint Engineer on the nanog mailing list.

Tier 1 actually means "big enough to meet pier with Sprint"
the term was coined by two guys having a drink after work one day they were trying to set up an internet facility and wanted to connect to the Sprint

Sprint required that they have a minimum of 5 DS3's to pear with
"well" they thought, "if we have to have that much bandwidth we might as well get credit for it"

so the started calling themselves Tier 1 Providers and that is where Tier 1 comes from.

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What an impressive explanation, Mike! :D

Originally posted by twrs
What an impressive explanation, Mike! :D

No, Thank the people that post and participate in forums.

I've been saving clipping about all sorts of stuff for years and I try to share it when I can.

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Mike from adehost

Actually, there are Tier 1, 2, etc. vendors as defined by Gartner Research, www.gartner.com . I believe the classifications are based on the company's financial stability, market share, availability of support, history in the business, etc. This "Tier" ranking is used in evalutating quotes by businesses, government agencies and universities. Quote evaluation is not based soley on price.

In desktop computers, Tier 1 companies are Dell, Compaq, and IBM or HP. Gateway was listed as a Tier 2 (Summer '01). I assume their are similar rankings for server companies.