AMD Epyc for new deployment?

[Cromulent]

I'm thinking of starting a small VPS hosting company and have been trying to decide whether to deploy Epyc or not? I want to start small but grow slowly as well. Density is essential, and all the equipment will need to be in London.

 

[Avalon]

Having watched this be done oh so many times, can I assume you are familiar with the term ‘summer host’ and have a market plan that means you aren’t going to be competing with budget unmanaged suppliers? For example Hetzner Cloud or my current provider where I pay a premium for a London VPS.... it’s £1.20/m inc VAT for 4c (2660v4), 180GB SSD, 8GB with 400/400 unlimited and that’s been the offer I get every 6 months if I agree to take a new 12 month deal and scrap the old one.

 

[visibleman]

There's hundreds of unmanaged providers (just look at LowEndBox) as @Avalon mentions so it'd be difficult to compete. Certainly there's a market for decent managed services but supporting all your customers as a one-man-band will be difficult.
Either way, i'm not sure going straight to colo'ing equipment is the way to do it; not now any way.

it’s £1.20/m inc VAT for 4c (2660v4), 180GB SSD, 8GB with 400/400 unlimited and that’s been the offer I get every 6 months if I agree to take a new 12 month deal and scrap the old one.

Got a link?

 

[Cromulent]

No my idea is completely different to that. I won't be competing with budget hosts at all. I can't give out the specifics as it is a new idea but it certainly won't be budget.

 

[Cromulent]

I should add that my plan revolves around a block chain.