Re:Compute Engine machine types with up to 96 vCPUs and 624G...
by 0xbear on Friday October 06, 2017 @01:17PM
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The whole “electricity costs a lot” argument is getting tiresome. Where I live, electricity is 11 cents per KWh. That means even if you run that machine full tilt 24x7 (which you won’t), and even if it draws 1KW (which it won’t), it’s still only $79/mo in electricity cost.
Re:Compute Engine machine types with up to 96 vCPUs and 624G...
by merb on Friday October 06, 2017 @05:21PM
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> electricity costs a lot
well it's not just electricity. to run your server you probably at least need a network, ups and probably other things. this stuff especially gets ugly when you want to have a network with many servers. at least most dedicated server providers charge a ton of money for interconnection of servers. well at least ova actually provides a vRack for dedicated servers but its not always free.
Re:Compute Engine machine types with up to 96 vCPUs and 624G...
by lathiat on Friday October 06, 2017 @09:13PM
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Power in a lot of places is 2-3x that, and for a naively designed data centre you can double that to include the cost for air conditioning (yes you can do a lot better but on a small scale, basic AC is going to equal your workload draw).
Also, this machine you link to might cost $1,850 but:
- it is used, not new, so it can break any minute, and you don't have any warranty.
- on GCP just $2,100 per month buys you similary speced machine AND peace of mind.
- running this machine 24/7 poses some significant electricity cost.
EDIT: - $2,100 is probably lower than a salary you would pay an IT technician maintaining your machine(s).