Re: vps vs dedicated server

2011-06-13 Thread Azril Nazli
For cooler video hosting, try Wowza Media Server. I use them to serve
video in these formats

- rtmp with flv and mp4 container
- Apple HTTP
- rtsp
- SilverLight

And I use CakePHP to manage all the videos

Azril
http://iiiBuntu.com

On Jun 10, 9:48 pm, Maurits van der Schee maur...@vdschee.nl wrote:
 I would order a vServer or Root server at Hetzner:

 http://www.hetzner.de/

 Regards,

 Maurits

 On 06/09/2011 10:57 PM, Philip Thompson wrote:

  Chat with a sales person at SoftLayer. Tell them what you're looking for
  and they will help you determine what the best solution is for your
  company. They won't try to under or over sell you - it's about finding
  the right package that fits your needs. (I promise I'm not a sales
  person =P)

 http://www.softlayer.com/

  http://www.softlayer.com/Hope this helps,
  ~Philip

  On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Jeremy Burns | Class Outfit
  jeremybu...@classoutfit.com
  mailto:jeremybu...@classoutfit.com wrote:

     www.tdrnetworks.comhttp://www.tdrnetworks.com - not a great
      looking website, but really good service, great products and really
      reasonable costs. They host some of my sites. $50-$100 per month
      will give you plenty of scale.

      Jeremy Burns
      Class Outfit

      jeremybu...@classoutfit.com
      mailto:jeremybu...@classoutfit.com
     http://www.classoutfit.com

      On 9 Jun 2011, at 17:40, Tan Cheng wrote:

        Hi everyone,

        I don't know if this question belongs to here, but will ask it
      anyway.

        I wrote a video site for my company recently in cake, and for
        demonstration purpose, I am now just hosting it on a shared hosting
        with several bucks per month.

        However, my boss decides to start using it officially and I think I
        should migrate it to a more secure and stable environment. The IT
        department says that we need to purchase a dedicated host for about
        $1-$15000. My boss thinks it's too expensive.

        I googled around and found the vps is a pretty pratical solution, I
        will have root access plus I can get 24 7 tech support. But what
      other
        aspects should I consider? My boss wants me to come up with a matrix
        comparing dedicated server vs VPS.

        This site will need about 50gb to start with and the traffic won't be
        very high, the videos are more educational than entertaining.

        I am just an amateur programmer, and know little about security
        issues. So what should I do?

        Thanks in advance!

        -David

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Re: vps vs dedicated server

2011-06-10 Thread Maurits van der Schee

I would order a vServer or Root server at Hetzner:

http://www.hetzner.de/

Regards,

Maurits

On 06/09/2011 10:57 PM, Philip Thompson wrote:

Chat with a sales person at SoftLayer. Tell them what you're looking for
and they will help you determine what the best solution is for your
company. They won't try to under or over sell you - it's about finding
the right package that fits your needs. (I promise I'm not a sales
person =P)

http://www.softlayer.com/

http://www.softlayer.com/Hope this helps,
~Philip


On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Jeremy Burns | Class Outfit
jeremybu...@classoutfit.com
mailto:jeremybu...@classoutfit.com wrote:

www.tdrnetworks.com http://www.tdrnetworks.com - not a great
looking website, but really good service, great products and really
reasonable costs. They host some of my sites. $50-$100 per month
will give you plenty of scale.

Jeremy Burns
Class Outfit

jeremybu...@classoutfit.com
mailto:jeremybu...@classoutfit.com
http://www.classoutfit.com

On 9 Jun 2011, at 17:40, Tan Cheng wrote:

  Hi everyone,
 
  I don't know if this question belongs to here, but will ask it
anyway.
 
  I wrote a video site for my company recently in cake, and for
  demonstration purpose, I am now just hosting it on a shared hosting
  with several bucks per month.
 
  However, my boss decides to start using it officially and I think I
  should migrate it to a more secure and stable environment. The IT
  department says that we need to purchase a dedicated host for about
  $1-$15000. My boss thinks it's too expensive.
 
  I googled around and found the vps is a pretty pratical solution, I
  will have root access plus I can get 24 7 tech support. But what
other
  aspects should I consider? My boss wants me to come up with a matrix
  comparing dedicated server vs VPS.
 
  This site will need about 50gb to start with and the traffic won't be
  very high, the videos are more educational than entertaining.
 
  I am just an amateur programmer, and know little about security
  issues. So what should I do?
 
  Thanks in advance!
 
  -David
 


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vps vs dedicated server

2011-06-09 Thread Tan Cheng
Hi everyone,

I don't know if this question belongs to here, but will ask it anyway.

I wrote a video site for my company recently in cake, and for
demonstration purpose, I am now just hosting it on a shared hosting
with several bucks per month.

However, my boss decides to start using it officially and I think I
should migrate it to a more secure and stable environment. The IT
department says that we need to purchase a dedicated host for about
$1-$15000. My boss thinks it's too expensive.

I googled around and found the vps is a pretty pratical solution, I
will have root access plus I can get 24 7 tech support. But what other
aspects should I consider? My boss wants me to come up with a matrix
comparing dedicated server vs VPS.

This site will need about 50gb to start with and the traffic won't be
very high, the videos are more educational than entertaining.

I am just an amateur programmer, and know little about security
issues. So what should I do?

Thanks in advance!

-David

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Re: vps vs dedicated server

2011-06-09 Thread Jeremy Burns | Class Outfit
www.tdrnetworks.com - not a great looking website, but really good service, 
great products and really reasonable costs. They host some of my sites. 
$50-$100 per month will give you plenty of scale.

Jeremy Burns
Class Outfit

jeremybu...@classoutfit.com
http://www.classoutfit.com

On 9 Jun 2011, at 17:40, Tan Cheng wrote:

 Hi everyone,
 
 I don't know if this question belongs to here, but will ask it anyway.
 
 I wrote a video site for my company recently in cake, and for
 demonstration purpose, I am now just hosting it on a shared hosting
 with several bucks per month.
 
 However, my boss decides to start using it officially and I think I
 should migrate it to a more secure and stable environment. The IT
 department says that we need to purchase a dedicated host for about
 $1-$15000. My boss thinks it's too expensive.
 
 I googled around and found the vps is a pretty pratical solution, I
 will have root access plus I can get 24 7 tech support. But what other
 aspects should I consider? My boss wants me to come up with a matrix
 comparing dedicated server vs VPS.
 
 This site will need about 50gb to start with and the traffic won't be
 very high, the videos are more educational than entertaining.
 
 I am just an amateur programmer, and know little about security
 issues. So what should I do?
 
 Thanks in advance!
 
 -David
 
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Re: vps vs dedicated server

2011-06-09 Thread Philip Thompson
Chat with a sales person at SoftLayer. Tell them what you're looking for and
they will help you determine what the best solution is for your company.
They won't try to under or over sell you - it's about finding the right
package that fits your needs. (I promise I'm not a sales person =P)

http://www.softlayer.com/

http://www.softlayer.com/Hope this helps,
~Philip


On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Jeremy Burns | Class Outfit 
jeremybu...@classoutfit.com wrote:

 www.tdrnetworks.com - not a great looking website, but really good
 service, great products and really reasonable costs. They host some of my
 sites. $50-$100 per month will give you plenty of scale.

 Jeremy Burns
 Class Outfit

 jeremybu...@classoutfit.com
 http://www.classoutfit.com

 On 9 Jun 2011, at 17:40, Tan Cheng wrote:

  Hi everyone,
 
  I don't know if this question belongs to here, but will ask it anyway.
 
  I wrote a video site for my company recently in cake, and for
  demonstration purpose, I am now just hosting it on a shared hosting
  with several bucks per month.
 
  However, my boss decides to start using it officially and I think I
  should migrate it to a more secure and stable environment. The IT
  department says that we need to purchase a dedicated host for about
  $1-$15000. My boss thinks it's too expensive.
 
  I googled around and found the vps is a pretty pratical solution, I
  will have root access plus I can get 24 7 tech support. But what other
  aspects should I consider? My boss wants me to come up with a matrix
  comparing dedicated server vs VPS.
 
  This site will need about 50gb to start with and the traffic won't be
  very high, the videos are more educational than entertaining.
 
  I am just an amateur programmer, and know little about security
  issues. So what should I do?
 
  Thanks in advance!
 
  -David
 


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