In House vs. Co-location

• Requirements– Easy / Fast access to ProMOPS– Good internet connectivity– Low costs– Easy administration

• Choices– In house with direct ProMOPS connection– Co-location with batched data transactions

In House

Internet

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Web Server ProMOPS

Co-location

Internet

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Web Server ProMOPSVPN

Synopsis

• In House– Fast, secure communication with ProMOPS and

easy access to the server. But, some staff maint. will need to be done and bandwidth brought in house.

• Colocation– External management of power and bandwidth.

But, maint. is not included and can be very costly or slow.

Recommendations

• Host In House

• Purchase additional T-1 line and UPS.– If bandwidth is being consumed, move graphics

to an external shared server. ($1-200 / month)

• Batch communication with ProMOPS initially, phase in some live information.

Costs

• In House– $1500 for UPS

– $1900 per month for dedicated T-1

• Co-location– $250 setup + $150

DNS charge

– $500 + $400 per month for 1.5 MBps service

– $150 / month tape change service

– $140 / hour service