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Forum: Running a Web Hosting Business Yesterday, 01:37 AM
Replies: 15
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Posted By ameeriklane
Startup company using your own servers

You're looking at this from the wrong direction. Your selling point is local customer service, not local servers. Get a cheap VPS account in Denver or Dallas to start, then focus on getting...
Forum: Colocation and Data Centers 02-08-2013, 12:30 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,289
Posted By ameeriklane
I think that's an example of different business...

I think that's an example of different business models, that's all.

Depending on what airline you fly, you may have to pay for your first checked bag, or your 2nd checked bag, or maybe both...
Forum: Colocation and Data Centers 02-06-2013, 10:56 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,289
Posted By ameeriklane
I'm not sure I see the problem. Are there vendors...

I'm not sure I see the problem. Are there vendors in any industry that bill by the minute instead of an hour or fractions of an hour?

I know any plumber, electrician or lawyer I've worked with...
Forum: Running a Web Hosting Business 01-30-2013, 12:46 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 470
Posted By ameeriklane
We never had any disputes. It's more used from a...

We never had any disputes. It's more used from a sales/marketing perspective, when prospective EU customers raise concerns about having their data reside on our servers in the US.

Also we were...
Forum: Running a Web Hosting Business 01-30-2013, 12:42 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 638
Posted By ameeriklane
Would it even qualify as a non-profit from a...

Would it even qualify as a non-profit from a classification perspective? Why not just make it a for-profit company that is socially responsible and donates X% of profits to charity?
Forum: Running a Web Hosting Business 01-29-2013, 12:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 470
Posted By ameeriklane
They did tell us why. I ran it by our lawyer and...

They did tell us why. I ran it by our lawyer and he said it could just be a different set of eyes reviewing the policy this year compared to last year.

I'm about to re-submit an updated version to...
Forum: Cloud Hosting 01-29-2013, 12:11 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,627
Posted By ameeriklane
Why are you running an OLTP test? It sounds like...

Why are you running an OLTP test? It sounds like the application is not heavy transaction-wise.
Forum: Running a Web Hosting Business 01-28-2013, 02:14 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,351
Posted By ameeriklane
Of course it is, and previous posters have done a...

Of course it is, and previous posters have done a good job of explaining what to look out for.

Think of this in a similar way: Is operating a restaurant still a viable business? There is so much...
Forum: Cloud Hosting 01-28-2013, 02:10 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,627
Posted By ameeriklane
A really good book on this is High Performance...

A really good book on this is High Performance MySQL:
http://www.amazon.com/High-Performance-MySQL-Optimization-Replication/dp/1449314287

The authors are from Percona, which provide MySQL...
Forum: Cloud Hosting 01-27-2013, 01:53 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,627
Posted By ameeriklane
Could this be better solved by reconfiguring your...

Could this be better solved by reconfiguring your MySQL server? If your databse is only 1gb, why not make the buffer pool large enough to handle that?

As for getting different results on...
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Forum: Cloud Hosting 01-27-2013, 01:50 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,772
Posted By ameeriklane
Would SoftLayer Flex Images...

Would SoftLayer Flex Images (http://www.softlayer.com/flex-image-beta) work in your case?

We haven't tried this out yet. For another cloud provider, they have a similar feature (they call them...
Forum: Dedicated Server 01-27-2013, 01:42 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 7,874
Posted By ameeriklane
Glad to hear this finally got resolved. There was...

Glad to hear this finally got resolved. There was another post on WHT about another provider, where they shut down an account after 6 days of non-payment. I think the customer had an out-dated email...
Forum: Running a Web Hosting Business 01-25-2013, 10:17 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 470
Posted By ameeriklane
EU Safe Harbor Certification

We have EU Safe Harbor certification for our privacy policy. We do this because the servers/data are located in the US, while our EU customers want assurance we follow EU data privacy principles.
...
Forum: Running a Web Hosting Business 01-23-2013, 12:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 541
Posted By ameeriklane
Why do you think they can't pay to make it worth...

Why do you think they can't pay to make it worth your time? My friend owns a computer consulting comapany (website design and also desktop user support) and at least half their customers are...
Forum: Colocation and Data Centers 01-23-2013, 12:40 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,289
Posted By ameeriklane
Exactly. Looking at some other cabinets in the...

Exactly. Looking at some other cabinets in the same colo facility, where they also use APC 7930 PDUs, it looks like they all have the same problem as we do. The PDUs are set up with one on each side...
Forum: Dedicated Server 01-23-2013, 12:36 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 500
Posted By ameeriklane
You need to hire someone to help with database...

You need to hire someone to help with database design. Your problem is not the server hardware:
- Change datatypes to varchar, so they can be indexed properly.
- Set buffer pool in mysql config to...
Forum: Dedicated Server 01-23-2013, 12:30 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,548
Posted By ameeriklane
We get this also. Sounds like OP may not have had...

We get this also. Sounds like OP may not have had a valid email address on file, or it went into the junk mail folder.
Forum: Running a Web Hosting Business 01-16-2013, 01:47 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 394
Posted By ameeriklane
Same issue here. We use an Excel template and...

Same issue here. We use an Excel template and some macros to generate quotes, but it's still not entirely automated. Luckily we only need to generate quotes when the customer needs it in order to...
Forum: Running a Web Hosting Business 01-14-2013, 11:13 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 856
Posted By ameeriklane
Thanks for reporting back your results. It's...

Thanks for reporting back your results. It's always good to hear what works, along with what doesn't.

Did you get any response from that? My guess is most residents and people visiting takeouts...
Forum: Colocation and Data Centers 01-14-2013, 10:59 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,653
Posted By ameeriklane
All the previous points made are good. One other...

All the previous points made are good. One other point to consider: When you might want to do maintenance. For example, maybe due to the nature of your customers, the best time to do maintenance is...
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Forum: Colocation and Data Centers 01-12-2013, 12:42 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 706
Posted By ameeriklane
Thanks for the advice. I think we'll definitly go...

Thanks for the advice. I think we'll definitly go with Ubiquiti as I've followed their founder's blog (http://www.rjpblog.com/) and he's written some good posts on entrepreneurship in the past. Looks...
Forum: Colocation and Data Centers 01-12-2013, 12:09 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,289
Posted By ameeriklane
I attached 3 photos. First is before, second is...

I attached 3 photos. First is before, second is after, and third is all the cables I removed.

There's still room for improvement. In some cases, I know we're going to be pulling out certain...
Forum: Running a Web Hosting Business 01-10-2013, 11:54 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 861
Posted By ameeriklane
We used David Snead (http://www.dsnead.com/) who...

We used David Snead (http://www.dsnead.com/) who specializes in the industry. The result was a very solid agreement that was also fine-tuned for our specific business needs.

If you go to...
Forum: Colocation and Data Centers 01-10-2013, 11:49 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 706
Posted By ameeriklane
Low-End VPN Solution

We use a VPN to access servers in our cabinet. The traffic over the VPN is extremely low, since it's mostly for maintenance and only accessed by a couple people.

We've been using RRAS on a Windows...
Forum: Colocation and Data Centers 01-10-2013, 11:44 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,289
Posted By ameeriklane
Just wanted to give an update on this. We ordered...

Just wanted to give an update on this. We ordered power cables and network cables from Monoprice in a variety of lengths, and I went to swap cables earlier this week. It made a huge difference in...
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