You also need to realize that WHT is not representative of the market for these kinds of services. A lot of the memebers on the forum are individuals running small or very small hosting programs. There are some big companies, but, its more representative of the small business end rather than the enterprise end. (I assume this is not what you are looking for based upon your question).
Use this as a starting point and then jump off into research based upon what you find here.
It appears you are not looking to maintain your hardware so you would be looking in the category of dedicated servers. A lot of companies provide dedicated servers with various levels of management. You can get complete management or you can basically get no management. Two opposite ends of the spectrum are no management (at ev1servers.net; basically they will reboot or reinstall the OS and that's it) and fully managed (Rackspace; basically do everything upon being asked). And then you have everything in between.
One thing you do need to monitor is to check the quality of the servers the company has. A lot of companies just use no name white boxes for dedicated servers and they come with their own set of problems. Others (like us use RAIDed IBMs; sorry shameless plug). Quality of hardware, as well as quality of service will help you in the long run.
You're kidding right? Despite what I think personally business is business. Whether I like the company or not really does not impact my decision as to whether the tool or product they supply fulfills my needs. If I hated AMD but they had the product I needed at the price point I need I would purchase from them.
There might not be competition right now, however, in the next few years there will be. Satellite TV is already a direct competitor to TV for cable companies. And broadband access is in the same market as DSL right now. And when FIOS gets going it will be a direct competitor of both TV and broadband potentially offering more than cable could. I would not say life is all rosy at the cable companies.
I agree. What I think the P2P developers problem was that while they did come up with legal uses the perception of them was that they did that only for their court case and not for the original intent of the software. And in this case the Justices saw right through that.
Conferences can be a good source of information for both the end user and the developer. A lot of the times you can directly interact with developers who make the decisions on where the software is going. If you use Apache a lot then this is of interest to you. A lot of people extend the functionality of Apache and being able to discuss this with others provides a benefit.
As for traveling a lot of the time the people traveling are traveling on behalf of a company so long distance travel is not a problem. (And if you consider that sometimes flying from the US to Europe is actually cheaper than flying from the West Coast to the East Coast then this doesn't make a difference). And lastly, as the other person posted the other half of the world isn't flying long distance to attend the conference; they are just taking a Eurorail pass to get there.
As for your characterization of the liberal and conservative agendas, I can't say that I agree.
I also tend to agree with you on this point. My post was more theorical in philosophy rather than based upon the standards today. There does not seem to be a standard spectrum today in which you can say one politician believes this. Mostly, it seems that one political party wants whatever the other party doesn't want. And both just want to solidify and extend their power.
It used to be I could strongly identify myself with one political party but now I have issues I believe in on both sides. I guess I would be quantified a "moderate" but in reality I believe in what I believe it and it doesn't fit a mold.
I didn't think I was blaming anyone, but responding to the poster who couldn't understand where this fell in the ideological spectrum. But obviously according to you it's my fault. Your right, I should have voted the other way on the court.
If you broaden the scope of the liberal agenda to that of the right you will find that most conservatives want more individual rights while liberals tend to expand the concept of governmental rights. This decision fits in those concepts by the ruling from the Justices today.
Think back to the 80's slogan by Ronald Reagan: rugged individualism. Conservatives want more rights vested lower and lower; contrast this with the more pure Federalism model most liberals want. Think state's rights versus federal rights. Once you go on this line of thinking you can easy see how the more conservative Justices went against this.
As some have posted here what the ruling does not mean that anyone can take your land anytime. The ruling essentially gives the benefit of the doubt to the city in that a public use is not solely defined by a public project. The facts of this case were that the city stated they needed this project in order to essentially survive and thrive as an economic reality. Therefore by encouraging private development through seizure they were continuing the public use by avoiding dire circumstances. Without debating the merits of those claims the Supreme Court said this falls under public use and left the decision up to the elected officials to further define public use.
That being said, I would not not come to this conclusion in that I don't believe allowing public officials to determine this is the best method in that it leaves open too much possibility of corruption. Living outside of Philadelphia and in Pennsylvania I hear almost on a weekly basis a story of someone paying (i.e., donating) money to an official for some favor. Whether it be the Mayor of Philadelphia (in which several closely associated people are on trial for corruption) or from the state Legislature the process is clearly tainted.
Because pulling out one division and replacing it with another is not like hitting next song on your iPod. If you have a trained division experienced in the area it is in rather than replacing it with another which does not have the intelligence on the area is not the best thing to do. Further rotation of a division is not done as easily as it sounds on paper. It's not like a movie where you just walk out. Continuity of defense and service are sometimes more important than rotating individuals home.
Furthermore, when you sign up for military service you sign up for a fixed period of years plus a few years in the ready reserve. The ready reserve means that if you are needed you are called back into service. So, it not usually the case where someone has done their duty and is totally being prevented from leaving. They know they could be extended and had the ready reserve requirement to fulfill at the end of their enlistment.
Why does it need to be on US soil? Another sizable war taking place anywhere would use up the existing reservists.
The reason why I posted this is that the political landscape today would not allow a second front to open up. If it did I believe Iraq would then be left to fend for itself as political pressure would say let them fight for their own country while we protect our interests elsewhere.
There is no logic to it. It's the government and they make the laws and there is no logic or continuity to the laws. I think they should pass a law saying if you enlist you get a special card which allows you to drink. How about that for a marketing concept?
On another couple notes, you can enlist with parental or guardian approval at 17. So you can be in the military and not drink or smoke. Further, most rental car places will not let you rent a car unless you are 25. So, you can drive a tank, a Humvee, handle nuclear weapons but you can't rent a Ford Taurus.
Lastly, with regard to the drinking--if you are in the military and at a military function the base commander can waive the age requirement and let underage individuals drink. So, don't worry, if you are in the military and need a drink you can get one.
sold them some new software package. And we know how the government loves to buy things. Talk to the FBI, they love new software; they keep spending more and more money on it each year.
Why does everyone keep bringing this up? It's a neat scare tactic but it's not going to happen. There is still an excess of reservists and guard units which have not been called up. (I know this because I know a lot of them which have not been called up or have been rotated home from duty). Barring another war taking place on US soil there will not be a draft.
Committing to a draft would actually hurt the military more than help. A dramatic increase in personnel would strain existing logistical resources and money allotted to the department of defense. There would have to be a extreme increase in military funding before any drafting would occur.
With this sort of penetration any impact will be neglible for quite a while. There are still a ton of people trying to emulate the largest person to person for sale site. eBay increases their fees because they can. If they thought these other places were such a direct threat yet they wouldn't do so. There will be a time this combination will be a large threat, but not yet.
A lot of MDs however, are seriously addicted to using handhelds. Some even base their script writing (medications, both writing and interactions) on them as well as use them to make patient notes.
Slashdot Mirror
Also try Colo4Dallas.com, but's it more colocation rather than complete outsourcing.
You also need to realize that WHT is not representative of the market for these kinds of services. A lot of the memebers on the forum are individuals running small or very small hosting programs. There are some big companies, but, its more representative of the small business end rather than the enterprise end. (I assume this is not what you are looking for based upon your question).
Use this as a starting point and then jump off into research based upon what you find here.
It appears you are not looking to maintain your hardware so you would be looking in the category of dedicated servers. A lot of companies provide dedicated servers with various levels of management. You can get complete management or you can basically get no management. Two opposite ends of the spectrum are no management (at ev1servers.net; basically they will reboot or reinstall the OS and that's it) and fully managed (Rackspace; basically do everything upon being asked). And then you have everything in between.
One thing you do need to monitor is to check the quality of the servers the company has. A lot of companies just use no name white boxes for dedicated servers and they come with their own set of problems. Others (like us use RAIDed IBMs; sorry shameless plug). Quality of hardware, as well as quality of service will help you in the long run.
Pigeon Packet Transfer Protocol
Carrier Pigeon Internet Protocol
Pictures from the worlds first rfc 1149 implementation.
Is just 5$!
But I bet you will charge $37.50 for a microwave bag of popcorn and a can of soda...
You're kidding right? Despite what I think personally business is business. Whether I like the company or not really does not impact my decision as to whether the tool or product they supply fulfills my needs. If I hated AMD but they had the product I needed at the price point I need I would purchase from them.
There might not be competition right now, however, in the next few years there will be. Satellite TV is already a direct competitor to TV for cable companies. And broadband access is in the same market as DSL right now. And when FIOS gets going it will be a direct competitor of both TV and broadband potentially offering more than cable could. I would not say life is all rosy at the cable companies.
You can view the complete ruling in pdf here:
1 200/www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/04pdf/04-277.p df
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/27jun2005
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/27jun20051 200/www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/04pdf/04-480.p df
I agree. What I think the P2P developers problem was that while they did come up with legal uses the perception of them was that they did that only for their court case and not for the original intent of the software. And in this case the Justices saw right through that.
is that it wasn't even close. It was an unanimous ruling.
I have read the entire list
(of titles that is).
Conferences can be a good source of information for both the end user and the developer. A lot of the times you can directly interact with developers who make the decisions on where the software is going. If you use Apache a lot then this is of interest to you. A lot of people extend the functionality of Apache and being able to discuss this with others provides a benefit.
As for traveling a lot of the time the people traveling are traveling on behalf of a company so long distance travel is not a problem. (And if you consider that sometimes flying from the US to Europe is actually cheaper than flying from the West Coast to the East Coast then this doesn't make a difference). And lastly, as the other person posted the other half of the world isn't flying long distance to attend the conference; they are just taking a Eurorail pass to get there.
As for your characterization of the liberal and conservative agendas, I can't say that I agree.
I also tend to agree with you on this point. My post was more theorical in philosophy rather than based upon the standards today. There does not seem to be a standard spectrum today in which you can say one politician believes this. Mostly, it seems that one political party wants whatever the other party doesn't want. And both just want to solidify and extend their power.
It used to be I could strongly identify myself with one political party but now I have issues I believe in on both sides. I guess I would be quantified a "moderate" but in reality I believe in what I believe it and it doesn't fit a mold.
I didn't think I was blaming anyone, but responding to the poster who couldn't understand where this fell in the ideological spectrum. But obviously according to you it's my fault. Your right, I should have voted the other way on the court.
Thank you, may I have another?
If you broaden the scope of the liberal agenda to that of the right you will find that most conservatives want more individual rights while liberals tend to expand the concept of governmental rights. This decision fits in those concepts by the ruling from the Justices today.
Think back to the 80's slogan by Ronald Reagan: rugged individualism. Conservatives want more rights vested lower and lower; contrast this with the more pure Federalism model most liberals want. Think state's rights versus federal rights. Once you go on this line of thinking you can easy see how the more conservative Justices went against this.
As some have posted here what the ruling does not mean that anyone can take your land anytime. The ruling essentially gives the benefit of the doubt to the city in that a public use is not solely defined by a public project. The facts of this case were that the city stated they needed this project in order to essentially survive and thrive as an economic reality. Therefore by encouraging private development through seizure they were continuing the public use by avoiding dire circumstances. Without debating the merits of those claims the Supreme Court said this falls under public use and left the decision up to the elected officials to further define public use.
That being said, I would not not come to this conclusion in that I don't believe allowing public officials to determine this is the best method in that it leaves open too much possibility of corruption. Living outside of Philadelphia and in Pennsylvania I hear almost on a weekly basis a story of someone paying (i.e., donating) money to an official for some favor. Whether it be the Mayor of Philadelphia (in which several closely associated people are on trial for corruption) or from the state Legislature the process is clearly tainted.
Currently, there are 499,000 active duty Army troops, backed up by 700,000 National Guard and Army reservists.
From the article you quoted:
Pentagon officials say it's not a crisis
In April, the Army missed its recruiting goal . . . by nearly 2,800 recruits
2800 / 1,199,000 = 0.0023352793994995829858215179316097
Because pulling out one division and replacing it with another is not like hitting next song on your iPod. If you have a trained division experienced in the area it is in rather than replacing it with another which does not have the intelligence on the area is not the best thing to do. Further rotation of a division is not done as easily as it sounds on paper. It's not like a movie where you just walk out. Continuity of defense and service are sometimes more important than rotating individuals home.
Furthermore, when you sign up for military service you sign up for a fixed period of years plus a few years in the ready reserve. The ready reserve means that if you are needed you are called back into service. So, it not usually the case where someone has done their duty and is totally being prevented from leaving. They know they could be extended and had the ready reserve requirement to fulfill at the end of their enlistment.
Why does it need to be on US soil? Another sizable war taking place anywhere would use up the existing reservists.
The reason why I posted this is that the political landscape today would not allow a second front to open up. If it did I believe Iraq would then be left to fend for itself as political pressure would say let them fight for their own country while we protect our interests elsewhere.
Actually, why do that? They can just outsource the military instead to India.
There is no logic to it. It's the government and they make the laws and there is no logic or continuity to the laws. I think they should pass a law saying if you enlist you get a special card which allows you to drink. How about that for a marketing concept?
On another couple notes, you can enlist with parental or guardian approval at 17. So you can be in the military and not drink or smoke. Further, most rental car places will not let you rent a car unless you are 25. So, you can drive a tank, a Humvee, handle nuclear weapons but you can't rent a Ford Taurus.
Lastly, with regard to the drinking--if you are in the military and at a military function the base commander can waive the age requirement and let underage individuals drink. So, don't worry, if you are in the military and need a drink you can get one.
sold them some new software package. And we know how the government loves to buy things. Talk to the FBI, they love new software; they keep spending more and more money on it each year.
Why does everyone keep bringing this up? It's a neat scare tactic but it's not going to happen. There is still an excess of reservists and guard units which have not been called up. (I know this because I know a lot of them which have not been called up or have been rotated home from duty). Barring another war taking place on US soil there will not be a draft.
Committing to a draft would actually hurt the military more than help. A dramatic increase in personnel would strain existing logistical resources and money allotted to the department of defense. There would have to be a extreme increase in military funding before any drafting would occur.
EBay, with more than 147 million users world-wide
With this sort of penetration any impact will be neglible for quite a while. There are still a ton of people trying to emulate the largest person to person for sale site.
eBay increases their fees because they can. If they thought these other places were such a direct threat yet they wouldn't do so. There will be a time this combination will be a large threat, but not yet.
Yes, and yes.
A lot of MDs however, are seriously addicted to using handhelds. Some even base their script writing (medications, both writing and interactions) on them as well as use them to make patient notes.