On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Bruce Momjian <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 10:51:46AM -0400, Franklin, Dan (FEN) wrote: >> We're currently using Dell and have had enough problems to think about >> switching. >> >> What about HP? > > If you need a big vendor, I think HP is a good choice. This brings up a point I make sometimes to folks. Big companies can get great treatment from big vendors. When you work somewhere that orders servers by the truckload, you need a vendor who can fill trucks with servers in a day's notice, and send you a hundred different replacement parts the next. Conversely, if you are a smaller company that orders a dozen or so servers a year, then often a big vendor is not the best match. You're just a drop in the ocean to them. A small vendor is often a much better match here. They can carefully test those two 48 core opteron servers with 100 drives over a week's time to make sure it works the way you need it to. It might take them four weeks to build a big specialty box, but it will usually get built right and for a decent price. Also the sales people will usually be more knowledgeable about the machines they sell. Recent job: 20 or fewer servers ordered a year, boutique shop for them (aberdeeninc in this case). Other recent job: 20 or more servers a week. Big reseller (not at liberty to release the name). -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance
