Poll: Which cloud host do you use? • Hacker News Board

I have multiple boxes with slicehost. Couldnt be more happy. The customer service is fantastic. Usually get an email response within 2 - 3 hours. Admin interface is easy to use. Theres also a huge repository of tutorials and howtos for setting up your system.

Re: Poll: Which cloud host do you use?

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Post by merrick33 » Wed, May 06, 2009, 5:28 PM UTC

axod wrote: post #13

Do 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.

Re: Poll: Which cloud host do you use?

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Post by kierank » Wed, May 06, 2009, 5:39 PM UTC

We use Flexiscale because of the low cost per core. CPU power is our bottleneck. Flexiscale has also been cheaper for us owing to the weak pound.

Re: Poll: Which cloud host do you use?

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Post by iamelgringo » Wed, May 06, 2009, 5:46 PM UTC

EC2 for windows server hosting

Re: Poll: Which cloud host do you use?

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Post by niels » Wed, May 06, 2009, 6:02 PM UTC

I use App Engine because of its simplicity and ease of deployment. I include Django trunk in my sources, so I am not really missing anything for regular web apps.

Re: Poll: Which cloud host do you use?

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Post by axod » Wed, May 06, 2009, 6:03 PM UTC

merrick33 wrote: post #24

axod wrote: post #13

Do 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.

OK, It's hosting, with a fast upgrade/downgrade/deployment cycle.

Re: Poll: Which cloud host do you use?

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Post by swombat » Wed, May 06, 2009, 6:05 PM UTC

EngineYard (kind of cloud... well if linode is, so's EngineYard)

Re: Poll: Which cloud host do you use?

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Post by endtime » Wed, May 06, 2009, 6:06 PM UTC

axod wrote: post #28

merrick33 wrote: post #24

Earlier 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.

...which is why we call it something different. Sure, "cloud" is an overhyped buzzword, but you've gotta' choose your battles.