Re: [Wg-test-framework] Test project costings

[Don Slutz <dslutz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 07/08/14 11:47, Ian Jackson wrote:
> I promised to send a worked-out costing for going with Jump.
>
> Things which need to be included:
>
>    Hosting in a proper datacentre[0]
>    Space charges[1]
>    Power charges
>    External internet connection (at least one
>       for each infrastructure server) [2]
>    Bandwidth charges [3]
>    Intra-rack connectivity if expand to multiple racks
>    Physical rack cabinet
>    PDU-controlled socket for each machine
>    Backups[4]
>    Remote serial console access to infrastructure servers
>    Sysadmin on contract basis
>
> Assumptions:
>
>    Space and power:
>      2 infrastructure servers at 2U and 200VA (~=200W) each
>      24 test servers at 1U and 200VA each
>      1 internal switch at 1U, 100VA
>      1 external switch at 1U, 100VA
>    For a total of 30U, 5400VA
>
>    Bandwidth:
>      Total external 4Mbit/s 95%ile.
>
>    Contract sysadmin
>      80h setup over two weeks, one week spent onsite
>      5h per week ongoing
>    
> Things NOT included:
>    Servers, testbed systems
>    Internal switches
>    Internal CAT-45 wiring
>    Multi-port serial boards
>    Serial leads
>
>
> The proposal would involve the following invoice line items from Jump:
>
>    * "Standard colo" total power 5300VA (we don't need to budget
>      for the external switch): L3975/month, no setup fee.
>    * "iSCSI" backup storage one 1Tb unit: L25/month, no setup fee.
>    * Consultancy L50/hr, 80h setup, 5h ongoing: L5000 setup, L1083/month.
>    * Consultancy mileage: 5x Cambridge to London (60mi) and back
>              ie 500mi at 0.40: L200.
>
> Bottom line:
>
>    Total L5083/month, L5200 setup.  At the current exchange rate of
>    US$1 = UKL0.58392, that's $2968/month, $3036 setup.
This conversion does not look right to me (and google agrees).

L5083 is $8705
L5200 is $8905

   -Don Slutz

> Notes:
>
> The power budget above is probably an overestimate, perhaps by a
> factor of two or so, so the bottom line I have quoted is a maximum.
>
> Jump have said that they if we commit to 2000VA at their current
> prices for a 3-year term, they can offer us a dedicated rack.  If we
> don't have certainty of funding for a 3-year term we can probably
> negotiate a shorter term with a higher commitment.
>
> Ian.
>
> [0] In this case, Telehouse in London Docklands
> [1] Jump do not actually charge separately for space.
> [2] Jump actually offer two connections per server.
> [3] Jump bundle 4Mbit/s 95%ile _per server.
> [4] I have costed this based on backups of the infrastructure servers
>      being done to Jump's iSCSI facility, with the machinery on our
>      servers set up on a consultancy basis by Jump.
>
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