[ale] where would you go for linux 8TB SSD, 32GB RAM, 16+ core rack mount?

[chip.gwyn at gmail.com (chip)]

I usually go to https://www.serversdirect.com/

On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 9:27 AM, Neal Rhodes <neal at mnopltd.com> wrote:

> So, if you were looking for a drive-away quote on a rack mount RedHat
> server with 8TB of SSD, 32GB of RAM, at least 16 cores, basically a single
> purpose box to hold a copy of a 6TB database so we can do selective
> extracts and reporting, and the operant word is "a whole lot faster than a
> Solaris box reading an EMC drive share" where would you go?
>
> I've just spend a rather unsatisfying half hour wandering through Dell's
> website, only to conclude that although I can find 2TB Samsung SSD drives
> for $600, by the time you buy their hot-plug drives you are staring at more
> like $2K a pop.
>
> So, we don't care about possible drive failure, 'cause it's a extract
> application anyway.
>
> Neal Rhodes
> MNOP Ltd
>
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Just my $.02, your mileage may vary,  batteries not included, etc....
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