Bob Cichon (not verified) on February 7, 2007 - 2:10pm.
I guess I would be the one to state that I have argued in both directions. VPS in a smaller, very protected, true instance enviroment like VMWare or wider spread on Virtuosso. I originally thought VMWare or smaller instance enviroments was the only option to consider. WIth DC space (and power) getting really expensive, looking for a model to contain our growth costs was critical. I assumed clients would only be interested in true VPS solutions with maybe a max of 4-6 with a fair amount of resources.
The main argument I got on this notion was not from others in the tech community, but actually the ones knowing the customers the best. As per my blog, it was obvious there is a strong notion in the “more per server” style VPS as well.
I have to also face the reality of the dedicated server costs to customers. We have $69.95 true dedicates. This is hard to match for price in any VPS style solution. We would almost, after software costs, hardware investment and resource time, have to charge almost as much as the actual dedicated.
All in all, here is what I truly think: There is room for both and maybe its a multi-step graduation. We are more willing to start out with a higher per server VPS plan type and then, as we learn more, role out the higher line, more expensive plans.
Also, I love the conversation and thanks for the thoughts. (This is the stuff that makes the Internet great!)
I guess I would be the one to state that I have argued in both directions. VPS in a smaller, very protected, true instance enviroment like VMWare or wider spread on Virtuosso. I originally thought VMWare or smaller instance enviroments was the only option to consider. WIth DC space (and power) getting really expensive, looking for a model to contain our growth costs was critical. I assumed clients would only be interested in true VPS solutions with maybe a max of 4-6 with a fair amount of resources.
The main argument I got on this notion was not from others in the tech community, but actually the ones knowing the customers the best. As per my blog, it was obvious there is a strong notion in the “more per server” style VPS as well.
I have to also face the reality of the dedicated server costs to customers. We have $69.95 true dedicates. This is hard to match for price in any VPS style solution. We would almost, after software costs, hardware investment and resource time, have to charge almost as much as the actual dedicated.
All in all, here is what I truly think: There is room for both and maybe its a multi-step graduation. We are more willing to start out with a higher per server VPS plan type and then, as we learn more, role out the higher line, more expensive plans.
Also, I love the conversation and thanks for the thoughts. (This is the stuff that makes the Internet great!)