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Researchers have built server prototypes that re-use old components

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45 points rbanffy | 2 comments | 15 Nov 24 11:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.425s | source
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jdoss ◴[20 Nov 24 07:41 UTC] No.42191598[source]▶
I have a rack in a datacenter with mostly 5 year old Supermicro servers. We bought them all off of Ebay for no more than $400 each. They work great and we have more compute and bandwidth for our workloads for less than $1000 a month. If we used one of the could providers it would be many thousands of dollars per month. I understand not everyone has the skills to run their own rack but the value of doing so is totally worth it.
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1. bob_theslob646 ◴[20 Nov 24 11:44 UTC] No.42192958[source]▶
What skills do you need to run your own rack?
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2. belorn ◴[20 Nov 24 12:56 UTC] No.42193532[source]▶
That depend on context. Is it your own rack in your own data center or rented space in someone else data center? A rack in a AC cooled office room? What uptime is required? What redundancy is required? What are the network requirements? Any environmental concerns (power loss, flooding, extreme heat overpowering the ac, travel distance for personal)? How do you want to manage personal during night/weekends/holidays? What is the distance to shops that has spare parts? Access to backup power?

Most of it can be fairly simple to solve or risk manage if the company is small, people are flexible, and the uptime requirements are not that strict or there is sufficient backup solutions. If its just owning your own rack in a rented space in a data center then the difference is fairly minor, as well as the cost savings.