€3,000 $4,500 would this get me started with a server for a hosting company?

€3,000 $4,500 would this get me started with a server for a hosting company?

I have been looking into starting a hosting company here in Ireland would €3,000 around $4,500 get me started? I have been looking at some dell (blade servers) expandable up to 6TB internal harddrive memory 2 AMD processors?

These come with windows installed and able to add linux to that.

Please help.

 

This is what I would get for €3000 worth it? would this do?

Date 19/09/2007 05:39:07 Central Standard Time
Catalog Number 510293 Retail rc1078533
Catalog Number / Description Product Code SKU Id
Base:
Dual Core AMD Opteronâ„¢ 2212 HE; 2.0GHz, 2X1MB Cache, 68W, 1Ghz HyperTransport 96525 [210-17733] 1
Additional Processor:
No second Processor option 97270 [374-11334] 2
Enhanced Service Packs:
3yr BASIC Support, Business Hours Only, Next Business Day Onsite Response 64530 [680-15471][680-16448] 30
Memory:
2GB DDR2 667MHz Memory - 1CPU (2x1GB single rank DIMMs) 96537 [370-12824] 3
Backplanes:
Chassis 2.5 HDD x8 Backplane 96550 [404-10101] 56
Front Bezel:
PE2970 Bezel Assembly 96535 [350-10199] 669
Factory Installed Operating System:
Microsoft Windows Server® 2003 R2 SP2, Std Edition with 5 CAL and docs (12GB Partition) English 106143 [622-10261] 285
1st Internal Hard Drive (hot plug):
146GB, SAS, 2.5-inch, 10.000 rpm Hard Drive 99349 [401-10817] 668
Internal Hard Drive Configuration:
C11 - Motherboard SAS/SATA, RAID1/RAID10, 6-8 Hard drives connected to add-in PERC5i controller 96569 [780-10859] 35
Primary Controller for Internal Hard Drives:
SAS 5/i Integrated Controller Card for SATA and SAS Hard Drives (no RAID support) 101316 [403-10208] 278
Shipping Documents:
PE2970 English documentation and rack power cord 96529 [340-14225] 21
OpenManage Software:
OpenManage Server Software, with CD & documentation 96559 [631-10129] 49
Standard Warranty:
Base Warranty 64528 [688-10449][688-10574] 29
Order Information:
PowerEdge Order - Ireland 32389 [800-10505] 111
Additional Network Card(s):
2x Intel® PRO 1000PT Single Port Server Adapter, Gigabit NIC, Cu, PCIe x1 99307 [540-10419][540-10419] 13
Hot-Plug Power Supplies:
One Non-Redundant Power Supply 64214 [450-11286] 41
TCP/IP Offload Engine Enablement:
Broadcom Dual Port TCP/IP Offload Engine Enabled, Microsoft OS Only 97362 [541-10024] 165
Optional Internal 3.5'' Floppy Disk Drive:
No Floppy Disk Drive required 64217 [385-10404] 10
CD/DVD Drive:
24X CDRW/DVD Combo Drive, IDE, Half Height 99218 [429-12218][429-12564] 16
Rack Mounting Rails:
Rapid/Versa Rack Rails 99903 [770-10675] 88
Business Installation:
No installation 55774 [683-11870] 32

 

Here's what I wrote in a similar thread a few days ago:

What's the point?
Anyone who is going to pay real money for hosting is going to get it from a reputable company, who they trust their site with and have 20 full time employees.
Otherwise, it's pretty much a free for all, there's thousands of webhosts on the internet with nothing to distinguish between themselves other than price and those fucking annoying flash host templated websites they use so often. So unless you're taking a different angle or have a really good way to advertise to people who want hosting, then I wouldn't suggest starting a web hosting business.

Oh, and don't think it will be easy either... I give my host a few complaints every few months, to keep them on their toes and because they have fucking stupid policies. You will be dealing with customers like me who bitch all the time.

If you have an edge, good way to advertise or a certain angle which you believe in, then by all means do it. If you just want to setup 'generichost.co.uk' then I would seriously drop this idea and find something else.

 

thats a big list audiomad, i guess even the isp charges would need to be added here.

 

question: why not start with a $20 reseller account and then expand to such a server once you have the clientèle and revenue to warrant it?

 

Or rent servers from someone else?

 

try servers from fdcservers.net you can also keep some money and not spend them all!

 

Start from a reseller. Do good marketing. I point you in the right direction on marketing.
When you have enough cash go to Ceonex. Get a new design from them. Keep marketing.
Web hosting is SO SATURATED, you'll never go anywhere without marketing.
btw, my advice is free PM me

 

Try liquidweb... under 1k a month for 2 servers and a load balancer with plenty of ram and bw.

 

Yeah, reseller hosting will server your purpose, if you are not much experienced in hosting business you should start with reseller hosting, build you clients database, market your company,get handful of clients once you are confident of running a hosting company then you can opt for your own Dedicated box.

For reseller hosting i will suggest you to have service from http://www.webhosting.uk.com/reseller.php

 

Thanks for all your advise there is not that many Irish company's offering hosting here well none that are cheap.

The use of a server of my own would also have the means to store my own sites and a web design business to follow that offering hosting to clients at the same time increasing the hosting sites rep.