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LuxSci recommends Business Class servers as the best combination of price, performance, and reliability. Ultra-reliable Enterprise Class servers and clusters are also available.
See: Enterprise vs Business Class.
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Starting Price | $60/mo | contact sales |
Setup fee | $100 one time | contact sales |
Server ready in | 1-3 bus. days | 1-7 bus. days* |
Enterprise-class servers take more time to prepare. LuxSci keeps a number of these
pre-configured and ready for finalization for new customers. If any of these
are ready, then servers will be ready in 0-2 days. If we have had a significant
influx of enterprise-class server orders, then we may be backlogged in server setup.
In that case, it could take up to 7 business days. Ask your Sales rep about our current
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Disk Subsystem: Fast & Redundant | SSD | SAS+SSD RAID, Private SAN |
Disk Space Upgrades per 100G | $20-$40/mo | $40/mo |
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Minimum Contract Term | 1 month | 2 months |
Redundant HA Hardware Firewalls |  * |
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Rackspace Business Class servers use redundant HA hardware firewalls. Business Class servers
at AWS use virtualized firewalls ("Security Groups"). | ||
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Server Options
LuxSci offers four standard levels of Dedicated Servers in both the Business and Enterprise Classes. You can choose the one right for your size, needs, and budget. More powerful servers and clusters are also available: contact Sales for details.
Business Class Servers for Small AccountsAmazon Web Services Public Cloud | |||||||
| Server Type | Code | CPU | RAM | Max Network Speed | Disk Included | Bandwidth Included | Price |
| Micro | A/1/1 | 1 Core | 1 GB | 70 Mbps | 25 GB | 200 GB/mo | $60/mo |
| Small | A/1/2 | 1 Core | 2 GB | 125 Mbps | 50 GB | 400 GB/mo | $100/mo |
| Medium | A/2/4 | 2 Cores | 4 GB | 250 Mbps | 100 GB | 600 GB/mo | $200/mo |
| Large | A/2/8 | 2 Cores | 8 GB | 400 Mbps | 100 GB | 800 GB/mo | contact sales |
| X-Large | A/4/16 | 4 Cores | 16 GB | 700 Mbps | 100 GB | 1 TB/mo | contact sales |
| 2X-Large | A/8/32 | 8 Cores | 32 GB | 1 Gbps | 100 GB | 1.2 TB/mo | contact sales |
| 4X-Large | A/16/64 | 16 Cores | 64 GB | 1 Gbps | 100 GB | 1.2 TB/mo | contact sales |
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Rackspace Public Cloud: Used primarily for large-scale email solutions (i.e., smart hosting and high volume sending). | |||||||
| Server Type | Code | CPU | RAM | Max Network Speed | Disk Included | Bandwidth Included | Price |
| Micro | R/1/1 | 1 Core | 1 GB | 80 Mbps | 10 GB | 2 TB/mo | $100/mo |
| Medium-2G | R/2/2 | 2 Cores | 2 GB | 160 Mbps | 30 GB | 2 TB/mo | $200/mo |
| X-Large-4G | R/4/4 | 4 Cores | 4 GB | 320 Mbps | 70 GB | 2 TB/mo | contact sales |
| 2X-Large-8G | R/8/8 | 8 Cores | 8 GB | 640 Mbps | 150 GB | 2 TB/mo | contact sales |
Enterprise Class Servers for Custom AccountsPrivate VMWare Cluster and SAN at RackSpace | |||||||
| Server Type | Code | CPU | RAM | Max Network Speed | Disk Included | Bandwidth Included | Price |
| Small | E/1/2 | 1 Core | 2 GB | 1 Gbps | 25 GB | 10 TB/mo | contact sales |
| Medium-1C | E/1/4 | 1 Core | 4 GB | 1 Gbps | 50 GB | 10 TB/mo | contact sales |
| Large | E/2/8 | 2 Cores | 8 GB | 1 Gbps | 100 GB | 10 TB/mo | contact sales |
| X-Large | E/4/16 | 4 Cores | 16 GB | 1 Gbps | 100 GB | 10 TB/mo | contact sales |
| 2X-Large | E/8/32 | 8 Cores | 32 GB | 1 Gbps | 100 GB | 10 TB/mo | contact sales |
Compare Business vs. Enterprise
Other server sizes (e.g. very large memory) are also available. Additional disk space is an upgrade.
The prices listed above are the entry prices for web hosting with each type of server. Adding other services such as TLS certificates, VPN, SecureForm, Domain Registration, and Email services will add to the overall price.
Choosing the Server Size
What server size is best for you? You can use the table, below, to see what works particular needs. If you want to do multiple things (e.g. 50 power email users plus a low traffic web site), we recommend going up to the next size as the "minimum" recommended for just one of these may have degraded performance when you do two or more. If you just want better performance or room to grow quickly and easily, choose a larger size. We can also re-size your server later you need more power.
Note: Any database-driven web site (e.g., WordPress, Joomla, etc.) must be on a server with at least 2 GB of memory. A "Micro" server just does not have enough memory.
Based on number of users for business email
Note that these levels are only guidelines. Actual needs will be based on your how actively your users actually use the system.
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Up to 4,000 Users | |
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Dedicated SecureFormTM Processing | |
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Moderate traffic | |
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