OpenHosting. It seemed the most reputable at the time I first got the service, though today I'd probably pick SliceHost. No problems with OpenHosting, but SliceHost offers more for the same cost. I'd switch over, if I got myself motivated to go through the process of moving my data.
Poll: Which cloud host do you use?
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Re: Poll: Which cloud host do you use?
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well, it's not just hosting though. Typical hosting you cannot just boot down and then boot up a server with 8x the ram or disk space. That's just one thing.
OK, It's hosting, with a fast upgrade/downgrade/deployment cycle.
The absolute key thing is that you can do this with an API and pay by the hour! I think the proper term is utility computing and amazon launched the cloud meme with EC2...
Re: Poll: Which cloud host do you use?
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
OK, It's hosting, with a fast upgrade/downgrade/deployment cycle.
The absolute key thing is that you can do this with an API and pay by the hour! I think the proper term is utility computing and amazon launched the cloud meme with EC2...
True.
>> "...and pay by the hour"
If you have money to burn.
Re: Poll: Which cloud host do you use?
#34Do we have to call it 'cloud'? Can't we just call it hosting like we used to? I use linode for hosting, moved from slicehost - cheaper, and more options. Multiple datacenters etc.
Well, it's not just hosting though. Typical hosting you cannot just boot down and then boot up a server with 8x the ram or disk space. That's just one thing.
VPS hosting? Though that doesn't cover GAE and Heroku style hosting.
Re: Poll: Which cloud host do you use?
#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
The absolute key thing is that you can do this with an API and pay by the hour! I think the proper term is utility computing and amazon launched the cloud meme with EC2...
True. >> "...and pay by the hour" If you have money to burn.
Being able to pay by the hour massively, massively reduces the capital expenditure required when launching a public site? You can launch on a relatively cheap $75-$150 a month and then if you get Slashdot/Digg your code can automatically scale and only pay for the extra capacity when you need ... that's kind of the point of the service. Check out Bezos at startup school last year talking about animoto : http://omnisio.com/startupschool08/jeff-bezos You can't expect to launch a public site with no budget! It's only a few thousand to support this sort of thing. If you launch unprepared to scale, you are just asking for someone with funding to rewrite your stuff.
Re: Poll: Which cloud host do you use?
#36Re: Poll: Which cloud host do you use?
#37Well, I've posted it here before, but here goes: http://journal.dedasys.com/2008/11/24/slicehost-vs-linode
Yup, read it before. Thanks!
Noticed that most graphs start with the baseline being the lowest value (usually slicehost 512). Which is ok, but for somebody just glancing at them it looks like linode is always a few times better, when usually it's only 10-30%. Some form of relative comparison might be useful.
Re: Poll: Which cloud host do you use?
#38EngineYard (kind of cloud... well if linode is, so's EngineYard)
I'm on EngineYard as well, and have been pretty happy.
Re: Poll: Which cloud host do you use?
#39I've been using Linode for about 3 months now and I'm 100% satisfied with both their service, the quality/rapid response of their support and billing team as well as the helpfulness of their IRC community.
I originally was thinning between SliceHost and Linode, the Linode offered 'more bang for the buck' - same prices (and as far s I've read, quality too) as SliceHost, but with more RAM and disk space
Re: Poll: Which cloud host do you use?
#40Linode's extra features (HA clustering, internal networks, custom partitioning, DNS service, and API), great support, and sweet price points all make it an amazing host.