[Hidden-tech] Looking for MySQL cluster guru, low cost 1 or 2 U Linux servers, short term (1 month) server rental

[Charles Uchu Strader]

Great question! :)


Rich wrote:
>
> In short to do a proper benchmark, there needs to be some measure of 
> comparing apples to apples and ec2 to hardware boxes
> is like apples to ducks - not even the same type of creature - IMHO

Looking at benchmarks based on efficiency measures of energy consumed
and physical space consumed per unit (query, bandwidth, etc.) might give
a good way to benchmark the two different hardware schemes.

This might be off topic though.

Cheers,

Charles Uchu Strader


>
> In my quick opinion anyway,
> Rich
>
> Michael Giles wrote:
>>  Andy,
>>
>> #3 seems like a perfect use of Amazon's EC2 service 
>> (http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?node=201590011).  Essentially, 
>> you get as many dedicated servers as you want and you only pay for 
>> the time that you use them (10 cents/hour).  If you use a server for 
>> a whole month, I believe it works out to about $70.  But if you only 
>> use it for an hour, or a day, you just pay for that fraction.  It is 
>> great for just this type of work (where you want a relatively large 
>> number of machines for a short amount of time).
>>
>> -Mike
>>
>> Andy Klapper wrote:
>>>   I am looking for help finding:
>>>
>>> 1)  A MySQL cluster guru that I can talk to for an hour or two about 
>>> MySQL
>>> clustering configurations for performance, and redundancy.  Somebody 
>>> with
>>> actual experience with at least five clustered machines only.
>>>
>>> 2)  Recommendations for vendors selling low cost 1 or 2 U Linux 
>>> servers.
>>>
>>> 3)  I am looking for a low cost way of using 16 to 24 Linux servers 
>>> using
>>> MySQL clustering and custom software for a performance 
>>> test/verification of
>>> concept test.  I doubt that this exists, but I'd like to rent the 
>>> machines
>>> for as little as two weeks to a month.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any help with any of this questions!
>>>
>>>
>>> Andy.