Admiral Patrick to Programmer [email protected]English • 1 year agoThis one goes out to the sysadmins in the crowd.dubvee.orgimagemessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1938arrow-down120
arrow-up1918arrow-down1imageThis one goes out to the sysadmins in the crowd.dubvee.orgAdmiral Patrick to Programmer [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-square@Oderuslink10•1 year agoCompanies hate OpEx and love CapEx. That’s the main driver as companies loathe hardware life cycle costs and prefer a pay as you go model. It is more expensive but it’s more budget friendly as you avoid sticker shock every 3-4 years.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 year agoThere’s more than just hardware and power cost to servers. Primarily cost of employees taking care of the servers.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoReplacing hardware only every 6 to 8 years, makes it better.
Companies hate OpEx and love CapEx. That’s the main driver as companies loathe hardware life cycle costs and prefer a pay as you go model. It is more expensive but it’s more budget friendly as you avoid sticker shock every 3-4 years.
There’s more than just hardware and power cost to servers.
Primarily cost of employees taking care of the servers.
Replacing hardware only every 6 to 8 years, makes it better.