&gt; Traffic/bandwidth consumed, - key factor<br>&gt; Resources allocated, space, security personnel if required etc - thinking loud, i guess the way u would guard an ordinary web is not same as you would to co-located cnn/google search engine/yahoo etc.<br>
<br>WIlson.<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 18 November 2010 14:56, muskiv <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:kulebak@gmail.com">kulebak@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Came across a blue chip company paying web hosting fees to the tune of Millions per annum.<div><br></div><div>Was wondering about 2 things:</div><div><br></div><div>1. What could be the possible drivers of these kind of costs for web hosting?</div>

<div><br></div><div>2. What variables can be &quot;played with&quot; to bring down the costs?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>MK</div>
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