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Old 07-16-2010, 08:07 PM  
raymor
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Originally Posted by CunningStunt View Post
Thanks guys, apparently both drives are failing on our server and need to be replaced.

How common an occurence is that?
That's probably an excuse. Unless, perhaps, the real issue is heat. A fan died and nobody
was monitoring it so the drives started failing as they server overheated.

You might take note of that part about "nobody was monitoring it". You'll also notice a bunch of
hosts posting the cheapest deals. Most people buy hosting primarily on price, so the profit
margin is slim. Therefore, with 90% of hosts your "managed" server is totally ignored until
you request something. The alerts that the OS sends out when bad shit happens are sent
to nobody. This is the end result.

If you'd like something a little different, a set up where a qualified sysadmin looks after your
systems, give us a call or shoot me an email.
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