i am looking to build a small cloud based solution with the minimal expensise needed.
i can get a HP blc7000 chassis, fully loaded with 16 blades and each blade has 16 gigs all for around $7000.
my budget is $10,000
what i need help is finding a NAS / SAN / iSCSI solution within that 3 grand range. any thoughts?
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can you give suggestions on building a small cloud?
29th Jul 2011
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Depends on how much space you need
These things start from a few hundred $ for a 2 TB size and work up from there
http://www.thecus.com/
Col
http://www.thecus.com/
Col
29th Jul 2011
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aah, not a bad product. but i am not sure if i would run cloud based servers off of thecus nas servers. it looks to be a great product if its storage or a data backup solution. its a great price though!
will_smith
1st Aug 2011
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Small Cloud Network
First you need to draw the fuctionals. The purpose of the network, locations to serve, the network architecture. Once you have these then you can focus on the specifications.
Make a step by step functional plan.. what you want to achive.
An execution plan (project plan)
Then the network architecture.
Then weigh the requirements for each componenet of the architecture (Tech Specs & compatibility which will support all your fuctional requirements)
Then Budget each componenet, Negotiate for the best buy.
Put all the pieces of the puzle, and then bind it with a strong, timebased execution plan.
All the best !!
Make a step by step functional plan.. what you want to achive.
An execution plan (project plan)
Then the network architecture.
Then weigh the requirements for each componenet of the architecture (Tech Specs & compatibility which will support all your fuctional requirements)
Then Budget each componenet, Negotiate for the best buy.
Put all the pieces of the puzle, and then bind it with a strong, timebased execution plan.
All the best !!
30th Jul 2011
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Anyways, Since this is on the cloud, You can start with Online storage and gradgually as your requirements increase, chip in more. This will help casual erosion in the budget and incremental changes. Just remember to ensure the technical compatiility of the upgrade.
30th Jul 2011
