vigeek

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by vigeek 3y ago
I bought a new Beelink mini-PC that has an 8-core AMD CPU, 32GB memory, 1TB m.2 drive for $429. Added two 2TB SSD drives (software based RAID1). Attached a USB powered 120mm fan on top. Running a bunch of virtual machines. Plenty of powe
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by vigeek 4y ago
I live in NJ, so I usually preconfigured my equipment and ship it. I've also sent them bare servers and had them connect a KVM for me to do the setup remotely. They have common replacement parts on hand, I've bought some memory
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by vigeek 4y ago
I'm currently doing individual COLO (I don't have a rack atm). But I haven't added any space in three years. I've replaced some older equipment, but that's about it. I've been talking with another customer a
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by vigeek 4y ago
Another good low cost provider to consider is WholeSaleInternet.net. Their datacenter is located in Kansas City. I've been colocating and renting dedicated servers through them for since 2005. Servers start at $9 per-month. A compar
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by vigeek 4y ago
They make these for hvac systems, mines installed in the air return, fully enclosed it works well. When the heat or AC isn't in use, I just run the hvac system fan.
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by vigeek 4y ago
This is what I have installed at my house, it works well.
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by vigeek 4y ago
Based on my own experiences, one of the most disappointing elements of devops is their lack of understanding how things work. They run to GitHub and pull other peoples recipes to build out certain environments. Even when they build automa
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by vigeek 13y ago
Hello kind sir, can you please explain to me quantitative computing?
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by vigeek 13y ago
This is great news as well. @ Wildbit we have a dedicated logging server consisting of Rsyslog, ES, LogStash and Kibana3. It's been improving considerably each month.
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by vigeek 14y ago
Philadelphia is quite good as well. Big city, in a super expensive area (northeast) but quite affordable compared to NYC/Boston/DC.
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by vigeek 14y ago
I know the guy that knows this guy. I believe in the guy that knows this guy, so it must be awesome.