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Where Would You Outsource Your Datacenter?
An anonymous reader asks: "I want to outsource everything in our rackspace to reputable online providers. After wasting valuable time every day on mundane problems and upgrades, I'm convinced it's cheaper to pay monthly than maintain our hardware and staff time. So I ask you, Slashdot: who would you turn to for reliable and secure outsourcing of a VPN server, Exchange server, online backup, and webserver hosting?"
I have no joke here, I just like saying "reliable and secure Exchange server".
GCHQ Quantum Insert installed. If only our tongues were made of glass, how much more careful we would be when we speak
By outsourcing you kill US jobs and lead the country into the CEO & janitor work market. You should support American family values by:
- hiring an under-represented minority to do the job for you even when the skill set is clearly not there
- providing all the medical and dental benefits to aforementioned worker
- providing excellent vacation hours and ability to celebrate racial/ethnic holidays
- aspire to pay top dollar to keep the jobs in the US
From what I read on Slashdot, this should bring booming success to your enterprise and pretty soon you'll start making money in no time.
I have a similar problem. I'm in charge of an IT department that runs a VPN server, Exchange server, online backup, and webserver hosting. After wasting our time with a management staff that doesn't want to adequately staff our department, we've decided to outsource them. Where would go to outsource your management?
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/ 27/0324214&tid=222
"Who are in control, they are not in control of anything - they don't even control themselves!" - Glen Beck
True, I'm a nerd, but I can't imagine anyone not enjoying changing some RAM or a SCSI hard disk occasionally. It may mean you may have more downtime and maybe even lose some money if your servers support your business, but money isn't everything in this world, there is happiness too, and I personally love to delve deep into hardware.
True, I'm an anatomy geek, but I can't imagine anyone not enjoying a self-performed heart bypass or defibrillation. It may seem like you are on the brink of death and maybe even lose some blood if your heart supports your arteries, but life and blood aren't everything in this world, there is happiness too, and I personally love to cut myself open and see what's going on inside.
"Nature doesn't care how smart you are. You can still be wrong." - Richard Feynman