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is this the right situation for reseller, or dedicated?
| Posted by luxfx, 01-17-2003, 11:47 AM |
| I've never run either a reseller or a dedicated account before, but I'm suddenly in charge of making these decisions at my new job (I'm a designer by trade).
I work for a small marketing company, and we have 8 or 10 clients with websites. The way it is currently set up, we have a seperate hosting package for each one, which we pay on a quarterly basis. We then invoice the clients our maintenance fee to cover that cost.
Having some (limited) experience in hosting, I know that it would end up being much more cost efficient, especially after considering future expansions, if we can somehow group it all into a single account. I know that we could get a dedicated server, or a reseller account, but I'm not sure which.
Our client base could go as far as doubling in the next year, so I was thinking about a dedicated server. But, while I am experienced at hosting individual domains, I don't know how much extra effort it will be to run a dedicated server. I know reseller packages come with tools that make managing them pretty easy. But what about a combination, can a dedicated server be run with similar tools, or is it really that much more complicated?
I'd appreciate any advice! I'm leaning towards either Rackspace or *********** as a host, are there any opinions on those?
Thanks!
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| Posted by The3bl, 01-17-2003, 12:04 PM |
| Well ***** **** has be banned for some reason so make your decsion with that knowledge in hand.
Yes you can get a dedicated managed to the same level as a reseller account. But with only 8 to 30 accounts over the next year a reseller account should work for you for now and then you can grow into a dedciated as the business grows to need it.
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| Posted by eddy2099, 01-17-2003, 07:45 PM |
| It actually depends on your requirement and needs. If you go for a resellers account, you probably would be sharing resources on a server with several hundred other websites but if you do it on a dedicated, you are the only kid on the block. Technically speaking, you be faster and probably more stable on the dedicated because your clients are the only ones in there and stable because other's rouge perl script would not affect you.
But of course, there are associated responsibility with dedicated hosting which involved server administration. True, if you go for a managed service such as Rackspace.com , you will have an administrator at hand but at a price. It will still not rival the same support level which you might get if you are on the reseller's account.
If you have professional clients or those within the important circles and are paying a handful, the dedicated would make them happy.
It is a tough call. Perhaps such off with a reseller's account but familiar yourself with server admin and once you are competent enough, move over.
As a customer myself, I tasted dedicated hosting and I wouldn't have it any other way. I've been through the level of heartaches and issues but the speed and performance I get, definitely is sweet.
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| Posted by Cloudster, 01-17-2003, 08:18 PM |
| Go reseller, then as you need to upgrade to a dec server, as you require it.
I would chose a cpanel reseller host as if you upgrade to a dec server its a piece of cake to move the accounts with the backup restore feature.
Many reseller hosts offer unlimited domain hosting, own nameservers (ns1, ns2.yourdomain.com), etc.
You could tell your boss you need $300-400 /month for a managed dec server, or $25/month for a reseller plan and see which one he goes for...
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| Posted by bespoke, 01-17-2003, 08:30 PM |
| If you have not ever managed a dedicated server before, it is not recommendated starting it off with it. Whereas such case, reselling will be much ideal.
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| Posted by TheTech, 01-18-2003, 01:02 AM |
| Stick with getting a reseller account, then you don't have to worry about paying for server upgrades, or the hassel of keeping up to date with the latest software.
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| Posted by virtualdennis, 01-18-2003, 12:35 PM |
| Hey Lux, ever consider a Virtual Private Server?
Just a thought..
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| Posted by luxfx, 01-18-2003, 01:00 PM |
| well I have heard of them, but I don't really know that much about them. I know that VPS lie at a midway point with price, but where do they lie when it comes to complexity to maintain?
Do you have any recommendations for hosts that sell Virtual Private Servers?
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