Ok, the time has come for us to make this special offer, only good for the next 24 hours. This offer is valid for SoftLayer customers and any others in the Infomart building needing a managed, dedicated MySQL 2 node cluster on Enterprise Grade hardware.

Special #1 - Enterprise Grade MySQL Cluster

We will accept bids for our existing Managed Dedicated MySQL Server failover active/active pair currently hosted at SoftLayer. Our hardware cost is $1,500/month, so we are asking for bids above that for a 24x7 MySQL DBA Service to manage the pair.

This offer is valid for SoftLayer customers and any others in the Infomart building needing a managed, dedicated MySQL 2 node cluster on Enterprise Grade hardware. Existing SoftLayer customers have the special option of a VLAN between our cluster and their existing dedicated servers.


Special #2 - You build, we manage!!

You host any 2 dedicated servers with any provider, add the services listed below, including our cluster/failover software. The only difference between this offer and Special #1 above, is that you have the flexibility to choose the platform and provider and we will come to you.

Both offers are on a bid-only basis. You determine what you want to pay and then contact us with your bids and questions.

Simply PM me with your bids or any questions. We will consider all offers over $1,500/month for Special #1 and will consider any offer for Special #2.

Hardware Specs(only for Special #1):

Each server contains:
4 x AMD Opteron 8212 (8 x 1MB Cache) - Quad Proc / Dual Core = 8 logical
8GB DDRII 667 RAM
3 x 73GB 15K RPM SCSI
Gigabit EthernetExtras:

100 GB NAS storage for backups
4 hour hardware SLA from Vendor (SoftLayer)
MySQL version 4.1.20 and 5.1.14
Already performance tuned and configuration optimized
Built in IP failover, with database content sync and alert notification sensorsServices:
24x7 monitoring and rapid response team
24x7 emergency telephone support, no prompt, no operator, straight to tech
trouble ticket system for non-emergency communication
Initial MySQL Query performance review upon startup of service
Query Optimization service for $10/query, through ticketing system, added to your monthly bill
RRD Graphs of MySQL usage and host SNMP statsTerms:

Month to month contract with billing to occur on the 15th of each month. Telephone verification measures will be in place for all orders to help against fraud.

This offer is being made to you by the MySQL Consulting firm of SockOpt.com, in association with the new server management firm of SupportLayer. Both are ventures of Montana Global Business Services, an IT consulting firm specializing in MySQL optimization, management and support for the LAMP technology stack.

Edited: As per forum guidelines, the following URL contains this special offer posted here:

http://www.sockopt.com/index.html