OVH OVH Increase Prices to Anti-DDOS Protection Reasons

eva2000 · Oct 2, 2017

Looks like OVH is raising prices across their product range for costs associated with Anti-DDOS Protection for both new and existing customers across their OVH, Kimsufi and SoYouStart brands. OVH Gaming servers are excluded from price increase. Original news is from OVH CEO on twitter https://twitter.com/olesovhcom/status/914820365960056833.

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For dedicated servers, the cost of Anti-DDoS will be +1 € / month for Kimsufi, +2 € / month for SoYouStart, +5 € / month for OVH servers with 1Gbps network and +10 € / month for OVH servers with 10Gbps / 25Gbps / 40Gbps network. For VPS, the cost of Anti-DDoS will be +1 € / month. For Public Cloud, the cost of Anti-DDoS will be + 2 € / month for VMs in public bandwidth 250Mbps and + 5 € / month for VMs in public bandwidth of 500Mbps. We do not touch the price of dedicated Game servers that already pay the Anti-DDoS GAME in the price
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Hello, In 2013, our customers suffered many attacks from Dos. At that time we could not protect them because we did not have Anti Dos. It is a technology that costs extremely expensive for 2 reasons: the capacity of interconnections must be increased to avoid saturation between sources and our network the system that intercepts the Dos must be installed and cleaned without trafficking. In the course of 2013, we had discussed together on ovh mailing-lists with our customers, and we decided to change the price of our 2nd month services for 12 months in order to to finance the VAC: our Anti-Dos. It is by pooling all these heavy investments in through all the customers that we were able to set up an Anti Dos that protects all customers, by default, at very low unit cost per customer. Today, our network is doing well despite cashing more than 200 Dos per day with a very large DOS of 20 per week. You do not notice any this technology that works in the shade. The Dos are an ancient story and speaks practically more

To achieve this level of performance, we have invested heavily in the Europe, the USA and recently in Asia. It is through this global network that we can receive each back to its closest source and clean it the fastest possible. It is thanks to 12tbps of network capacity and 4tbps of anti-ddos capacity that you can develop your business at OVH by remaining serene. Even though today the VAC is working very well, we need to continue develop and continue to develop the network all over the world. We must develop private and public peering with the maximum number of actors in order to the unused capabilities, ready to move the DOS to our network. This goes through the introduction of new POPs in the world, investment in new routers, peering negotiations, more and more often paying. We know that the war against the Dos is a race against time and today, we keep ahead, we could very quickly revive the situation in 2013 related to under-investment in technology. I do not want to live again the situation where I was forced to tell you that your service is down because there is a Back and I am unable to help you Anti-back is part of a basic service and we we must be at the forefront of technology.

That is why we decided to charge for this service by including by default every service we offer. In this way, we will have real means much more in the fight against insecurity on our network and the better We must build Anti Dos NextGen one that will offer SL, even if you are undergoing Dos, to guarantee the quality of service even if you receive 1tbps of Back. Nowadays, nobody proposes it and at our level, and we makes the Best Effort. For dedicated servers, the cost of Anti-Dos will be months for Kimsuf2, Emois for the Soyoustart, from emails for OVH servers with the 1gbps network and 10 emails for OVH servers with network 10gbps25gbps40gbps For VP, the cost of Both Dos will be 1 month For Public Cloud, the cost of DOS rant will be t 2mois for VMs in public bandwidth 25ombps and 5Ms for VMs in public bandwidth of 50ombps We do not touch the price of dedicated servers Game that already pay Anti Dos GAME in the price. We do not touch the price of Private Cloud because customers mainly use the private network. The price change concerns new customers as well as existing customers. For new customers, we will change prices on site within 2 weeks. For the customers In the days to come, we will send an e-mail to all which will apply from 1 December. Also, prior to that date, you can renew your service for 3 months, 6 months or 12 months, with the current price

It is rare for existing clients to be asked to contribute once the service has been subscribed Yes, it has been done only twice during the last 18 years: in 2013, with the Dos, and in 2016 linked to the exchange rate EUR USD or GBP EUR This will be the third time: to continue investing in the network, capacity, Anti -Dos technology and offer you the service at the top, with a monthly price predictable and without having to pay the options. We continue to think that the protection of our customers makes part of our default work Today, we pass step or we finally put a price on this service. Thank you for the trust you give us every day I do not like to change the rules of the game for a service in progress. Right there I do not see another possibility for to deliver you quality by continuing to innovate Thanks for your understanding. Sincerely, Octave
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eva2000 · Oct 2, 2017

Interesting to contrast with Cloudflare's announcement of free unmetered DDOS mitigation protection and outlined how they managed to do this - by removing costly scrubbing center setups https://blog.cloudflare.com/no-scrubs-architecture-unmetered-mitigation/ of which OVH seem to be investing more into ?

To lock in old prices, pay for more months in advance before December 1st, 2017

The price change concerns new customers as well as existing customers. For new customers, we will change prices on site within 2 weeks. For the customers In the days to come, we will send an e-mail to all which will apply from 1 December. Also, prior to that date, you can renew your service for 3 months, 6 months or 12 months, with the current price
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Jon Snow · Oct 2, 2017

I don't think I'll bite at this offer yet, but what makes them "DDOS Protected" if it's just an unmanaged dedi? Do they offer their own service similar to Cloudflare? I've always been curious about this when it's been advertised.

eva2000 · Oct 2, 2017

Here's OVH DDOS mitigation details at https://www.ovh.com/us/anti-ddos/. Being managed or unmanaged doesn't factor into some forms of DDOS mitigation anyway.

https://www.ovh.com/us/anti-ddos/faq.xml

https://www.ovh.com/us/anti-ddos/anti-ddos-principle.xml

https://www.ovh.com/us/anti-ddos/ddos-attack-management.xml

https://www.ovh.com/us/anti-ddos/anti-ddos-game.xml

https://www.ovh.com/us/anti-ddos/analysis.xml

https://www.ovh.com/us/anti-ddos/hoovering-up.xml

https://www.ovh.com/us/anti-ddos/mitigation.xml

rdan · Oct 3, 2017

Not a big deal increase.
So it's fine.

Jimmy · Oct 3, 2017

So what is the price for OVH with 500 Mbps connection? Most of their enterprise servers come with 500 Mbps not 1Gbps unless they consider the "burst to 1 Gbps" the 1 Gbps.

I agree with @RoldanLT paying $5 a month more for Anti-DDoS isn't unmanageable. Their servers are so cheap to being with that $5 more isn't going to break the bank (and yes I realize that Euros and not Dollars - so $5.85).

eva2000 · Oct 3, 2017

I believe they're talking about the network physical connectivity not their guaranteed bandwidth. So a 250-500Mbps capped bandwidth is still using 1Gbps NIC. And yup still cheap for what you get after price increase

Jimmy · Oct 3, 2017

I guess people are going to have to pay attention when ordering and don't order a server with a 10gb connection for vRack if they're not going to use it.

eva2000 · Nov 1, 2017

It's started

Dear Customer,

We are committed to offering you high quality service; thanks to a 4 Tbit/s anti-DDoS capacity, we are able to intercept over 2,000 DDoS attacks per day and around 20 major attacks every week, with no impact on your business.

But the war against DDoS is also a race against time. Today, we are still one step ahead but we need to keep up with state of the art innovation so that our services remain accessible in the face of DDoS attacks that are becoming more and more prevalent and sizeable.

This is why we have decided to charge for this service. The price will be included by default in every solution we offer, as a way to go even further in securing our network for your protection.

For dedicated servers, the extra cost for Anti-DDoS will be applied to:

OVH servers with a 1 Gbit/s network

OVH servers with either a 10, 25 or 40 Gbit/s network

Pricing for Game servers will not be affected since the Anti-DDoS Game is already included in the price.

For our VPS products, the extra cost for Anti-DDoS will be applied to all series except the 2013 and Discover series.

For our Public Cloud products, the extra cost for Anti-DDoS will be applied to instances with a public bandwidth of 100 Mbit/s , 250 Mbit/s and 500 Mbit/s.

These price changes are affecting both new and existing customers and our website now displays the adjusted prices on all new orders. For on-going services, the new pricing conditions will come into effect on December 1, 2017.

To find out more about anti-DDoS and the means implemented by OVH to protect your services, you can read the article.
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New prices Dedicated server prices - Explore our full server range - OVH

Jimmy · Nov 1, 2017

I just checked and the price for my server jumped $20! The must have also increased the price of the servers.

eva2000 · Nov 1, 2017

yup

For dedicated servers, the extra cost for Anti-DDoS will be applied to:

OVH servers with a 1 Gbit/s network

OVH servers with either a 10, 25 or 40 Gbit/s network

Pricing for Game servers will not be affected since the Anti-DDoS Game is already included in the price.
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Jimmy · Nov 1, 2017

According to the price listing in the OP 5 euros per month per server. They also raised the price of the server - my server at least.

The SP-128 was $155.99 per month. Now it's $173.99. The price of the HD didn't change.

Maybe they're grandfathering in people who already owned servers. I'll know as soon as I get my new invoice.

eva2000 · Nov 1, 2017

Anti-DDoS technologies: why OVH must keep investing heavily to ensure the best protection for customers

IT infrastructure security is now, more than ever, a critical concern for businesses. Cyber threats, from ransomware to DDoS attacks, have been regularly making headlines in the last few months. There is, without a doubt, a growing awareness of the sheer volume of these attacks. Certain types of threats are difficult to eradicate, which is incidentally why insurers consider cyber attacks to be a high-potential market. However, today, the issue of DDoS attacks is pretty well covered, as long as you choose a cloud provider that prioritises and invests in this issue. This is why OVH has decided to request a contribution from customers, via a €1 to €10 ex. VAT/month increase in the price of VPS, Public Cloud instances and dedicated servers (except Game). This increase will be visible on the OVH websites by the end of October and it will apply to new orders of dedicated servers and VPS. The same will be rolled out for Public Cloud at the start of December. Existing customers whose services are implicated in the price increase, will receive personal email notification of the revised pricing due to take effect on the 1st of December. If these customers have chosen a 3, 6, or 12 month subscription, the increase will impact their services on the next renewal date.
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Jimmy · Nov 1, 2017

Oh well. Still a great deal for what I'm getting.

Matt · Nov 22, 2017

for OVH servers with 1Gbps network and +10 € / month for OVH servers with 10Gbps / 25Gbps / 40Gbps network
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This is a bit sneaky! The Enterprise Servers I had with OVH have been running for several years, and had 1Gbps network ports (with 500Mbps network speed). I've just looked in the control panel, and they are now showing 10Gbps ports, with 500Mbps network speed. This isn't something I asked for!

The servers only had a 1GigE port
Code:
root@cpanel [~]# ethtool eth0 | less
Settings for eth0:
        Supported ports: [ TP ]
        Supported link modes:   10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 
                                100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 
                                1000baseT/Full 
        Supported pause frame use: Symmetric
        Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
        Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 
                                100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 
                                1000baseT/Full 
        Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric
        Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
        Speed: 1000Mb/s
        Duplex: Full
        Port: Twisted Pair
        PHYAD: 1
        Transceiver: internal
        Auto-negotiation: on
        MDI-X: on (auto)
        Supports Wake-on: pumbg
        Wake-on: g
        Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
                               drv probe link
        Link detected: yes
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eva2000 · Nov 23, 2017

indeed sneaky or maybe overlooked updates on control panel side ? Would be nice if for 10 Euro more you could actually get a 10Gbps NIC and burst to that speed. But with existing server at 500Mbps cap on 1Gbps NIC, just

Let us know what OVH says

Matt · Nov 23, 2017

I've already migrated all my traffic away from OVH, one of the servers was cancelled today, and the remaining ones are going Friday.

eva2000 · Nov 23, 2017

Ah yes I remember clouvider.co.uk IIRC - definitely nice hardware pricing for a UK hosting location

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