Hmm, I always thought it was power, not space. Datacenter "space" varies wildly, but use $20/sqft/mo. A typical cabinet will take about 17sqft on average (that's not actual footprint, but allowing for aisleways, etc).
So, $240/mo for the "space". A 42U cabinet will generally hold about 35U of actual servers. So each billable U costs about $6.86/mo. An average 1U server draws anywhere from 2-5A of power (Ie: something running on a 300-500W poersupply). Considering the server runs 24/7, it's a constant draw. Rule of thumb in most places is AMPS x $10/mo for power. It varies from place to place, but that's worked for me locally. So, power is $20-$50/mo. Plus cooling costs. $6.86 for "space". $20+/mo for power. Wholesale bandwidth is going for about $25-$40/Mb these days, and that can be heavily subscribed, so I agree that the bandwidth isn't the cost in most places (unless you want a dedicated pipe). On Oct 22, 2007, at 4:17 PM, Ben Scott wrote: > > Remember, in many datacenters, the most expensive commodity is > space. Not power, not bandwidth, but the physical space the machine > takes up. _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
