Server administration services?

[DamageX]

Can anyone point me to where I could find pricing on server administration services? Looking for pricing for taking care of a currently unmanaged box, anything from occasional remedy to occasional bugs, to security patching and full-time management and monitoring, if needed. Thanks.

[bigdog]

why not just get managed hosting?

[gothweb]

That sounds... circuitous. Why get an unmanaged box, and pay an outsider to manage it. Wouldn't it work a lot better, and probably be cheaper, to get managed hosting?

May I recommend my own provider, SinHost? They have great support.

[sandman!]

$150 a month all patches os upgrades everything needed. Hit me up on icq if interested 14420613

[loverboy]

i agree, why not invest for a Fully managed Dedicated server instead. it will save you alot.

[DamageX]

I'm looking to start out with a box and add several. I have my reasons for not going managed. Not looking for managed hosting, if I wanted managed hosting I could simply click the link in my sig, that's a rock-solid host that I trust.

[DamageX]

Originally posted by sandman!
$150 a month all patches os upgrades everything needed. Hit me up on icq if interested 14420613

Everything needed could mean a lot (not that it doesn't sound good). I'm looking for 24/7 support, if needed, as well, would that be included?

[flashfreak]

I know a guy that kicks ass... don't know about his prices, I'll send him this thread url...

[El Kabong]

Hey thanks for the heads up, flashfreak. DamageX, hit me up on ICQ at 4473278 and I can give you the run-down of what I am doing currently for clients as well as customize pricing according to what you need. If you dont have ICQ just send me an email to the address on file here on GFY. Looking forward to hearing from you and setting something up...

[Eve]

My services are available also. 10+ years in unix and security administration, and all around general hackery. Also, VERY discreet, as I am getting the impression the situation requires it.

ICQ 177468388

[DamageX]

Some nice replies, hehe.

Eve, discretion should go without saying, whether the situation requires it or not.

I'm mainly fishing for quotes right now. The basic requirements should be server setup, securing/patching, help (if needed) in setting up some services (DNS, maybe?), occasional assistance with installing a script here and there and being available for brain picking once in a while, when more advice would be needed. An occasional reboot and service restart might be required as well. Some kind of monitoring might also be a good idea.

I'd like to get more quotes in this thread, if possible, please.

[sheken]

my quote is 300$/month

24x7 monitoring of all your services
24x7 notification goes to me in case anything goes down

if serious enough, I will contact you or if not, I will deal directly with your provider
24x7 cell phone support

upgrades, patches, new installs, optimization, some script writing, firewalling, security, local & remote server polling in order to assess resources and trends, etc.

you can contact me via ICQ @ : 5109209 or e-mail @ [email protected]

cheers

[sheken]

forgot to mention that any additional servers you may have cost only 100$

so if you have 2 servers, it's 400$, 3 it's 500$ and so on...

[DamageX]

Originally posted by sheken
my quote is 300$/month

24x7 monitoring of all your services
24x7 notification goes to me in case anything goes down

if serious enough, I will contact you or if not, I will deal directly with your provider
24x7 cell phone support

upgrades, patches, new installs, optimization, some script writing, firewalling, security, local & remote server polling in order to assess resources and trends, etc.

you can contact me via ICQ @ : 5109209 or e-mail @ [email protected]

cheers

Very specific, thanks. Noted. How would that quote changed if several servers were involved?

[DamageX]

Originally posted by sheken
forgot to mention that any additional servers you may have cost only 100$

so if you have 2 servers, it's 400$, 3 it's 500$ and so on...

Ah, thanks. Seems I was posting at the same time as you.

[sheken]

see above

I also have many good references in case you are interested. I manage the servers of a couple of very important organizations.

[DamageX]

Originally posted by sheken
see above

I also have many good references in case you are interested. I manage the servers of a couple of very important organizations.

I take it you're not doing all the work yourself?

[sheken]

we are several experienced professionals. we will always be there for you

[DamageX]

Originally posted by sheken
we are several experienced professionals. we will always be there for you

Reassuring, thanks! I'll keep you in mind.

[stevet]

$250 /hr

[RainMailer]

ICQ me at 179098083 to give me more details about your operating system and setup. I also offer telephone support via toll free number.

[El Kabong]

Sure, we can keep the info in the thread no problem. Here's what we have to offer:

$250/month per server being kept up to date with all relevant security patches, kernel/software updates. We have 24 hr. pager support and our systems provide 24x7 monitoring of all important services (httpd/bind/sendmail/mysql, etc) on your servers. During "normal" business hours, which are usually until 7pm EST you can reach us on our toll-free support line and after-hours by pager where we guarantee ~10 minute response time in most circumstances.

We are experienced in Solaris, FreeBSD, and RedHat operating systems in the UNIX world and in the Windows world, Windows 2000 Server. While we do know NT, we do not recommend it.

Experienced in disaster recovery solutions, performance optimization, DNS configuration, script installation/configuration, sendmail, MySQL databases, as well as up-to-date with all security bulletins.

If you're interested in talking further, just let me know!

[sandman!]

Originally posted by DamageX


Everything needed could mean a lot (not that it doesn't sound good). I'm looking for 24/7 support, if needed, as well, would that be included?

I dont have admin's on 24/7 as of right now but i will in the future.
If you have more questions icq me.