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With INTERDUBS growing in the US solidly it was time to start to add another dimension to its growth. It is an interesting experience to go through the same motions again. Just on a different continent. Luckily we found a great data center partner. It is pretty cool these days that one can get a virtual test server within minutes. Of course we are building real machines again for the real install. After some research we found some great vendors: ISP Proshop<\/a> served us extremely well for cases, cables and the like. We found that Alternate.de<\/a> has very decent inventory in terms of high end server parts.<\/p>\n

Some observations along the way:<\/p>\n

Calling a vendor can mean that they already have your order on their screen. Before they pick up the phone (after the 1st ring). Caller-ID plus decent software makes this possible.<\/p>\n

Ordering parts it can happen that they arrive 16 hours after you did so. Standard shipping. 5 Euros.<\/p>\n

Payment is done electronically. Online, bank account to bank account. Securely, since you have a little key generating device. And no credit company sits in the middle, getting their 3 percent, just because banks didn’t get their act together.<\/p>\n

Prices are horribly high. Almost 20% tax on top of things.<\/p>\n

Another drawback: If you are fond of those plastic packing chips (who isn’t) you will come up empty. Crumpled recycled card board works just as well it seems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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