Anyone with knowledge?
This is to replace a dedicated Windows 2003 server that seems increasingly slow (512MB RAM I suspect is the main reason). The supplier has suggested a replacement for some £600pm, which seems a bit crazy when the likes of Fasthosts have virtual Windows servers from as little as £35pm.
It has to be a web server, run an ASP .NET based shopping system with MySQL5 db, as well as some olde fashioned ASP, and a few PHP things like PHPBB and Wordpress. And it needs full remote desktop access, to be backed up, be protected by a firewall, and support multiple domains. And it needs sensible support people that don't just grunt and say "it's your server".
I know it's a bit of a how long is a piece of string question, but how well do these virtual servers perform? It doesn't get a huge amount of use, but neither is it a site getting one hit per month. I don't want to suggest going down this route if it immediately becomes obvious it's overwhelmed and we end up with a more expensive dedicated server after all.
This is to replace a dedicated Windows 2003 server that seems increasingly slow (512MB RAM I suspect is the main reason). The supplier has suggested a replacement for some £600pm, which seems a bit crazy when the likes of Fasthosts have virtual Windows servers from as little as £35pm.
It has to be a web server, run an ASP .NET based shopping system with MySQL5 db, as well as some olde fashioned ASP, and a few PHP things like PHPBB and Wordpress. And it needs full remote desktop access, to be backed up, be protected by a firewall, and support multiple domains. And it needs sensible support people that don't just grunt and say "it's your server".
I know it's a bit of a how long is a piece of string question, but how well do these virtual servers perform? It doesn't get a huge amount of use, but neither is it a site getting one hit per month. I don't want to suggest going down this route if it immediately becomes obvious it's overwhelmed and we end up with a more expensive dedicated server after all.
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