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479 points plam503711 | 4 comments | 16 May 25 12:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.965s | source
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koakuma-chan ◴[16 May 25 12:22 UTC] No.44004564[source]▶
What's Xen Orchestra? $1800/host/year seems pretty expensive
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1. c16 ◴[16 May 25 13:03 UTC] No.44004987[source]▶
$1,800 on $130,000,000 a year sounds expensive? Company dinners/outings have almost certainly cost the business more.
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2. koakuma-chan ◴[16 May 25 13:39 UTC] No.44005408[source]▶
The article mentions 4000, so 1800*4000 = 7.2 mil
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3. hocuspocus ◴[16 May 25 14:01 UTC] No.44005652[source]▶
4000 VMs, not hosts. More likely $3-400k a year before negotiating a volume discount.

VMware enterprise tier is probably 10x more expensive.

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4. koakuma-chan ◴[16 May 25 14:13 UTC] No.44005776{3}[source]▶
Oh I see