Re: FN-FORUM: self hosting

date posted 19th January 2004 11:31

hmmm... bad idea then really.

Thanks guys.

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From: "Richard Lowe" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: self hosting


>
> Monday, January 19, 2004, 11:49:32 AM, you wrote:
> ddcu> I have a client that runs their own servers and I've suggested
> ddcu> they host their website themselves and the IT guy has agreed.
>
> ddcu> But soon after going over this they lost their leased line
> ddcu> connection for an hour. So I'm now having second thoughts.
>
> ddcu> Other than this and a possible poor connecton to the UK
> ddcu> backbone, are there any other issues I should take into account?
>
> ddcu> I know it's possible to have a back up of the site hosted
> ddcu> elsewhere that kicks in should the main site go down, how does
> ddcu> this work?
>
> ddcu> Any downtime at all would be unacceptable.
>
> Dear Darren,
>
> As a minimum, I'd put an ISDN backup line in place that kicks in
> should the leased line fail. Alternatively (if their budget allows)
> you could go with a backup 2-way satellite link. Not great latency,
> but more bandwidth.
>
> Having a copy of the site elsewhere is fine if it's a static site, but
> messy if there's a database involved due to replication and
> synchronisation issues. I'd avoid that route if you possibly can.
>
> Ultimately, there's no way that you can guarantee 100% uptime for any
> website (regardless of the measures that are taken), so this should be
> reflected in their T&Cs.
>
> Cheers,
> Richard.
>
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