Hardware Servers

[Incrility]

Hey. I have a friend who is trying to start a hosting company and he wants to own the hardware.

What should he get as far as hardware? What should his budget be? Where should he get it from? What is the best place/s to locate it to reach the general public? etc.

If you have any ideas mentions or general comments post em here.

If you have negative things or non-constructive things please DM them rather than "trashing" the thread.

Thanks.
Incrility

 

[Samuel]

If i was him, I wouldn't get into the hosting business. There are so many hosting companies these days and more and more coming out every day. It's almost impossible to compete and actually make a turnover.

Kind regards,

If you own the hardware, you can make a fairly quick ROI.

 

[Incrility]

Thank you for your input. I would appreciate some input about hardware from this point on. The risks to starting a hosting business now are noted!

 

[Incrility]

Thanks thats what i was thinking about too. How much would you invest in an E5 16GB and E5 32 GB[DOUBLEPOST=1479420534][/DOUBLEPOST]HP ProLiant 460 G6 Server Blade | 2X XEON E5530 Quad Core
Thoughts?