What factors determine whether to go with Dedicated or Colocation

SenseiSteve

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Simply wondering what your determining factors are when deciding to go Dedicated or Colocation? Is it how you manage accounting parameters? Is it upfront cost? Or what?
 
Advantages of collocating is that you own the hardware, you can get much better collocating costs as well, and is much cheaper in the long term. Disadvantages are that when your hardware fails, you have to pay to have it fixed(Parts + remote hands).

Advantages of having a dedicated server is that you don't have to worry about expensive hardware replacement costs if anything fails. Disadvantages are it is normally more expensive monthly with barely any buydowns.
 
The start up for dedicates is way too low as you will not buy the hardware which is the routine in Collocation. Also because you actually do not own the server in a dedicated arrengment, you do not encour the stress of mentainance as is the general practice in Collocation. However its more like paying lover rent for 2o years and at the end of that you get evicted without anything to take away vs paying a higher moggage but at the end the house is still yours.
 
Along the same lines, has anyone used or uses lease to own? How would accounting work for that?
 
Hello,

I'd say costs and distances.
If you go for collo you have to be near datacenter to change parts.
If you live far from datacenter better go for dedicated you will not have to worry about changing parts but it costs much.

Personaly i never used lease to own and we do not provide this service but i am not sure it is a good idea even if the price is okay once the hardware is paid it will be obsolete.
 
SenseiSteve said:
Along the same lines, has anyone used or uses lease to own? How would accounting work for that?
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I have not personally but am guessing unless you really pay a sizable amount by the time you raise enough to payoff the hardware its as old and you need to start on a new one LOL
 
Collocation is only recommended if you have a DC near by to avoid remote hands fees. It also involves more upfront investment to buy the hardware and also maintain spares. The key advantage is that its cheaper in the long run.

Dedicated server would be right if you don't have a DC nearby or you can't afford for high upfront fees.
 
svijayan said:
Collocation is only recommended if you have a DC near by to avoid remote hands fees. It also involves more upfront investment to buy the hardware and also maintain spares. The key advantage is that its cheaper in the long run.

Dedicated server would be right if you don't have a DC nearby or you can't afford for high upfront fees.
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I agree entirely
 
There's many advantages and disadvantages to leasing vs colocation. I'll touch on colocation as that's our primary business:

Colocation Advantages:
1) Lower running cost as you take on more servers and/or with higher density.
2) You are more in control of the server specs/configuration. You can build some beefy servers, loads of memory, etc.
3) You are in control

Colocation Disadvantages:
1) Higher initial cost of hardware
2) You need to have spares, or be able to get them quickly in the event of a hardware failure.
3) You need to know a little about switching/routing to properly secure your network.
4) Cost of refreshing equipment depending on your lifecycles - assuming you want to be running the latest or near latest technology.
 
Colocation and leasing have their own advantages and disadvantages.
Colocation would have higher upfront costs, you need to have spares in the datacenter or able to get them quickly, will need to pay remote hands costs to the DC which will vary. However, colocation will help in reducing long term running expenses, you can get your preferred hardware configuration built and you will have full control over your hardware.
If you have enough budget and want the hardware for long term, colocation is best. If you want to start small and/or need the server for small term, go with a leased server.
 
coloAZ said:
There's many advantages and disadvantages to leasing vs colocation. I'll touch on colocation as that's our primary business:

Colocation Advantages:
1) Lower running cost as you take on more servers and/or with higher density.
2) You are more in control of the server specs/configuration. You can build some beefy servers, loads of memory, etc.
3) You are in control

Colocation Disadvantages:
1) Higher initial cost of hardware
2) You need to have spares, or be able to get them quickly in the event of a hardware failure.
3) You need to know a little about switching/routing to properly secure your network.
4) Cost of refreshing equipment depending on your lifecycles - assuming you want to be running the latest or near latest technology.
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You sum it up quite well. I will add that generally if your only going to have 1 server your better off leasing. Colo, monthly cost become less and less the more amount of space your renting.
 
Collocating gives you the advantage of holding your own hardware, but if the hardware fails you have to pay for it's fix, this is a disadvantage of the collocating services. Collocation is useful only when you have any DC nearby to you.

But in terms of Dedicated server you don't own the actual hardware you only get the server access details and you have to manage it. You can access and manage your Dedicated server from any location.
 
Single CPU server, older hardware, etc - dedicated server rental. Do not worth to collocate.

2 x CPU servers, high end hardware - collocation.
 
Colocation will be cheaper for the individual or firm that can afford it, if that makes sense. The cost of purchasing the hardware and the responsibility of replacing it when it fails is too great for most. If your need for infrastructure is that great, then there is money to be saved by finding a way to purchase the hardware as opposed to renting it.
 
We already have some hosting companies, which rents our servers, but they use their own BGP to provide them to their clients. They do not need to maintain hardware, hire hardware specialists, maintain data center, but they still have white label solution, like they have own data center. Collo is good if company has money to invest into high end hardware. But I really believe, that server rental solution is better.
 
For Dedicated & Colocation, I would first check the Network Mix of that Provider & Uptime Review & Of Course, Pricing is a big factor.
 
the answer of your question in term of costing and use.

If in a primary level you don't want to invest in hardware of server you should go with dedicated server and if u r willing to invest then colocation will be your thing .According to me you should host with a datacenter server for 2-3 months then decide what is your need and what will full fill its requirement.
 
Colocation

With Colocation, one rent space in data centres in order to securely house IT hardware, while retaining full ownership & complete control.
It enables to take advantage of high-availability, greater connectivity, increased scalability, plus heightened security, which is beyond the means of the most companies in order to create in-house.

When it comes to maintenance, it is usually made by the customers. Some of the colocation companies offer remote hands services, by an hourly rate.

Dedicated Server Hosting

As a dedicated server client, one rent an entire dedicated server from us. The provider remains the owner of the physical server, but you get complete control over the content & build. It is ideal for performing mission complex operations or if one has a high volume of traffic. The services are performed by the hosting company.
 
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