Is the RAM shortage killing small VPS hosts?
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Is the RAM shortage killing small VPS hosts?
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Re: Is the RAM shortage killing small VPS hosts?
#2Most low-end providers will just keep using old hardware for longer.
IPv4 shortages didn’t kill it, and I don’t think this will either.
Re: Is the RAM shortage killing small VPS hosts?
#3Out of curiosity, what advantages do the small VPS hosts offer compared to the big 3 (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)? Customer Service? Pricing? Local Data Center?
Re: Is the RAM shortage killing small VPS hosts?
#4I'd see Chinese RAM manufacturers like CXMT filling the void left in the market for consumer-grade RAM modules, I appreciate they face challenges (like lack of access to cutting edge EUV machines), but the RAM just needs to be fast enough and affordable enough for the average user for these companies to make significant inroads into the market that Micron, Samsung and SK Hynix are abandoning to chase the AI server market.
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#5Out of curiosity, what advantages do the small VPS hosts offer compared to the big 3 (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)? Customer Service? Pricing? Local Data Center?
Pricing (both cheaper and more predictable), and reduced complexity.
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#6Out of curiosity, what advantages do the small VPS hosts offer compared to the big 3 (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)? Customer Service? Pricing? Local Data Center?
Not being Amazon, Microsoft and Google.
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#7Out of curiosity, what advantages do the small VPS hosts offer compared to the big 3 (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)? Customer Service? Pricing? Local Data Center?
I moved from AWS to Hetzner, because:
1. lower prices,
2. not American
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#8Out of curiosity, what advantages do the small VPS hosts offer compared to the big 3 (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)? Customer Service? Pricing? Local Data Center?
Simplicity, price, stability.
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#9Out of curiosity, what advantages do the small VPS hosts offer compared to the big 3 (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)? Customer Service? Pricing? Local Data Center?
Not being US owned can be an important one in this geopolitical climate.
Re: Is the RAM shortage killing small VPS hosts?
#10Out of curiosity, what advantages do the small VPS hosts offer compared to the big 3 (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)? Customer Service? Pricing? Local Data Center?
Much better prices, and simplicity. The power you get from Hetzner or Kimsufi is crazy compared to AWS.
If I need to host something small, I don’t want to mess around with the many permissions and quirks that are required to deal with AWS. It is often much easier to just setup the server on a standalone service.