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That depend on context. Is it your own rack in your own data center or rented space in someone else data center? A rack in a AC cooled office room? What uptime is required? What redundancy is required? What are the network requirements? Any environmental concerns (power loss, flooding, extreme heat overpowering the ac, travel distance for personal)? How do you want to manage personal during night/weekends/holidays? What is the distance to shops that has spare parts? Access to backup power?

Most of it can be fairly simple to solve or risk manage if the company is small, people are flexible, and the uptime requirements are not that strict or there is sufficient backup solutions. If its just owning your own rack in a rented space in a data center then the difference is fairly minor, as well as the cost savings.




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