Windows 2003 Servers

TDMWeb · 10th March 2004

We are looking for prices for UK dedicated servers with the following hardware specs, please:

- Server 1: 2Ghz (or better) Celeron, 512Mb RAM, 2 x 40Gb IDE drives (not RAID), 3 IP addresses, 20Gb/month data transfer.

- Server 2: 2.4Ghz (or better) Pentium 4, 1Gb RAM, 2 x 80Gb drives (not RAID), 3 IP addresses, 100Gb/month data transfer.

Other required specs for both servers:

- Windows 2003 Standard Edition (SPLA licence suitable for commercial hosting, not a retail CALs licence).

- Remote reboot port.

- 24x7 support (access to your staff 24x7, and hardware support by your staff or fully capable datacentre staff 24x7).

We'd also prefer:

- Availability of shared SQL Server hosting, where we can rent space on a shared SQL Server machine.

- Availability of off-server backup (eg NAS) at reasonable rates.

- A provider with proper multi-homed connectivity.

Server management is not needed -- we'll look after OS updates etc.

Monthly pricing is preferred, 3 months is the maximum we'd contract to (monthly thereafter). If you can only offer annual contracts then very sorry but please don't quote.

Our interest is both for ourselves and for selling on to clients (we add our management services) and we are keen to establish a good long-term relationship with one main provider.

Thanks!

4dhosting · 10th March 2004

We can do the following pricing:

- Windows 2003 Standard Edition (SPLA)
- Intel Celeron 2.4GHz
- 512MB DDR RAM
- 2x40GB 7200rpm HDD (No RAID)
- Dual 100mbps NIC
- 20GB Data Transfer
- 3 IP Addresses
- APC Socket
- 1GB NAS Space
- DNS/SMTP Feeds (If Required)
- 99.99% SLA

Setup - £199.99 +VAT
Monthly - £170.00 +VAT

- Windows 2003 Standard Edition (SPLA)
- Intel Pentium4 2.6GHz
- 1GB DDR RAM
- 2x80GB 7200rpm HDD (No RAID)
- Dual 100mbps NIC
- 100GB Data Transfer
- 3 IP Addresses
- APC Socket
- 1GB NAS Space
- DNS/SMTP Feeds (If Required)
- 99.99% SLA

Setup - £199.99 +VAT
Monthly - £350.00 +VAT

Shared MS SQL 2000 databases (100mb) are available at £20 +VAT per month

The NAS and DNS servers are accessible over our internal LAN and any traffic over the internal LAN does not get billed.

All the above pricing is based on a 3 month minimum contract.

edb49 · 10th March 2004

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Originally Posted by TDMWeb

We are looking for prices for UK dedicated servers with the following hardware specs, please

Our interest is both for ourselves and for selling on to clients (we add our management services) and we are keen to establish a good long-term relationship with one main provider.

Happy to put together a quote for you - Windows 2003 dedicated servers are one of our main focuses. We can't match your hardware specification exactly, but our standard specs are actually a bit higher than what you're after:

- Server 1:
2.4ghz Celeron
512Mb RAM
2 x 80Gb IDE drives
4 IP addresses
Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition
Remote Reboot
50gb/month data transfer
£99 setup
£84/month

- Server 2:
2.67ghz Pentium 4
1024Mb RAM
2 x 80Gb IDE drives
4 IP addresses
Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition
Remote Reboot
100gb/month data transfer
£99 setup
£104/month

We can provide shared SQL for £10/month per database (50mb), and we also provide network storage space at £20/month for the first 10gb (including 2nd NIC) and £10/month thereafter. We offer 24/7 phone support with these servers. There is no minimum contract.

In the longer term, if you want to add more servers we can switch you over to our wholesale pricing, contact me off board for this.

We are properly multihomed - from Level3, Tiscali and Newnet. We've also got over 80 peering sessions set up. You can check up on us via our AS number, AS29131.

TDMWeb · 10th March 2004

David, Ed,

Thanks for the quick responses, appreciated.

Ed: Your prices are very good, can you give any info on the hardware you use? Can you also confirm about the SPLA licences pls? Cheers.

edb49 · 10th March 2004

Chris - yes, they're SPLA.

Our prices are very competitive for a few reasons;

1) We standardise on hardware, and build all the machines in bulk. We're quite happy to do a custom spec machine, but this works out being considerably more expensive as we lose our economies of scale.
2) We have streamlined the dedicated server process; we save time (and hence save you money) by doing things like having imaged based network boot installs. It takes us a few minutes to install the OS on a server, not many hosts are in the same position as us for this.
3) We offer generous amounts of bandwidth because we maintain our own network, multihomed and peered. By peering we increase connectivity and reduce our bandwidth costs, and can pass this on to customers by offering more bandwidth.

I can completely understand where you're coming from - it seems too good to be true! Remember we don't tie you in with a contract, so it's a low risk option if you're sceptical.

You're welcome to give us a call on 0870 141 7149 if you'd like to discuss a bit further.

hosting365 · 11th March 2004

Server 1

Single 2.4GHz Intel® Celeron® processor
Excellent cooling design
512MB DDR SDRAM Installed
Up to 2GB memory capacity
60 GB enhanced IDE harddisk (8ms or less access time)
10/100 fast Ethernet port
2x HDD Capacity

Server 2
Single 2.6GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
Excellent cooling design
1GB DDR266 RAM Installed (2 x 512MB)
Up to 2GB of memory capacity
2x 80 GB enhanced IDE harddisk (8ms or less access time)
10/100 fast Ethernet port

Included Services
100GB Premium Bandwidth
100% Network and Power SLA's
24/7 FreePhone Tech Support
IP Addresses free with Justification
Customer Portal including Real Time Traffic reports and free access to shared DNS and Email Servers
Free Monitoring (Ping) of server
Bronze Server Management

Server 1 is € 99.95 per month with a €99.95 set-up (approx £68)
Server 2 is €199.95 per month with a €199.95 set-up (approx £135)

This includes Windows 2003 Web Edition (SPLA). MS SQL 2000 is available at € 19.95 per 50Mb Database and SAN Storage (IBM ESS Array) is available at €20 per GB.

HTH, Stephen

TDMWeb · 11th March 2004

Stephen: thanks, prices and specs look good, but I'm afraid we do need Win2k3 Standard not Web Edition, and the remote reboot port is a must too.

hosting365 · 12th March 2004

Sorry for the confusion, I can do Standard Edition and an APC port at that price.

TDMWeb · 15th March 2004

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Originally Posted by hosting365

Sorry for the confusion, I can do Standard Edition and an APC port at that price.

Stephen: thanks for the clarification, that looks good, and your infrastructure looks good too. Getting good pings (comparable to DCs in London) to your site hosting365.ie -- is that location where new dedi servers would be?

A question on VAT: for VAT-registered companies in UK etc, do you zero-rate (ie we give you our UK VAT number and you don't charge us VAT)? Irish VAT is a bit heavy at 21%!!

Tks.

hosting365 · 15th March 2004

Hi Chris,

Yes, all servers go in that location, if you give us your VAT number we do not charge you any VAT.

HTH, Stephen

TDMWeb · 15th March 2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by hosting365

Hi Chris,
Yes, all servers go in that location, if you give us your VAT number we do not charge you any VAT.
HTH, Stephen

Excellent, thanks.