- DDOS is a major concern, and something I am still researching (and open to suggestions on). I have several potential providers, but am unsure that any of them could provide DDOS prevention in any capacity.
Throw pfSense in front of the servers.Thinking about cooling now.... I figure for 40 rigs, it'll probably be, on average, around 500w of electric usage per rig. So 20kw. That's fine, but then I'll need an estimated 70,000 BTU a/c (3-4 ton) to cool it. Yikes!
That'll definitely bring the initial investment cost up... Right now, it's looking like initial investment will be $6000 to $9000. Quite a large amount for relying on bitcoins to recover it. I wonder if there would be enough interest from investors to put up the capital for it. Heck, that's only 642 BTC.
I am definitely happy to see the poll results thus far. If there are truly at least two people willing to pay for 9+ rigs each, that would be a great jumpstart to such a business. The two who voted that way - if you wouldn't mind, PM me so we can talk in further detail.