Randy, Thanks - I've added it to the list. I created a PostGIS Hosters section in the Wiki to catalog all these. Anyone feel free to add to it.
http://postgis.refractions.net/support/wiki/index.php?PostGISHosters Thanks, Regina -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Randy George Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 10:58 AM To: 'PostGIS Users Discussion' Subject: RE: [postgis-users] Re: Postgis Hosting Recommendations Update? Hi, I guess hosting options become more important as MS SQL Server 2008 adds spatial capability, since a lot of low cost shared hosting supports SQL Server options. I have generally used dedicated/collocated myself, but going forward I use the Amazon AWS-EC2. http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/kbcategory.jspa?categoryI D=84 Some advantages of AWS virtual service: 1) cost effective relative to dedicated/collocated (but not in same range as the $20/mo shared services) 2) same control as dedicated 3) hardware scaling options multicore/32/64 4) innumerable OS options in the AMI list 5) unlimited Linux software options (not just basic PostGIS - Java, gcc, Apache, JBoss, GeoServer, Gdal/ogr, MapServer, GRASS ... great for custom service chains) 6) lots of scaling vectors including auto-scaling options 7) additional cloud tech like S3, SimpleDB, and SQS suitable for complex projects The Ubuntu ami has a very easy to use package management tool, apt-get. The apt-get database includes fairly recent PostGIS/PostgreSQL builds, but you can build the nightly release if you need to. Disadvantage for Windows users is that AWS is a Linux only world. Shared hosting Dedicated hosting AWS virtual $10-$50 $50-$500 $73,$146,$292,$584 Randy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Obe, Regina Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 5:51 AM To: PostGIS Users Discussion Subject: RE: [postgis-users] Re: Postgis Hosting Recommendations Update? People ask me this question every once in a while, and I never quite know what to tell them since I host my own and any Linux/windows host works for me since I always get dedicated hosting and don't rely on the technical abilities of the hoster. I think it might be a good idea for us to have a section in the wiki devoted to list of PostGIS hosters (at least for starting off just so users can contribute their favorites) and then maybe have this section referenced from the PostGIS support page. I think when you are at least starting off its often a prime decision factor which hosting companies support PostGIS. I suspect we loose a lot of business to MySQL even though their GIS implementation is vastly more inferior to PostGIS because it has GIS support out of the box and every Linux host on the Planet supports them. Same I suspect will be true for SQL Server 2008 when it comes out. I know PostgreSQL has a section devoted to hosters - but that doesn't really tell you if they support PostGIS or not or even what version of PostgreSQL they are running http://www.postgresql.org/support/professional_hosting Thanks, Regina -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Temperley Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 7:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [postgis-users] Re: Postgis Hosting Recommendations Update? Sean Montague wrote: > I've been with http://hub.org/ for several years, I like them a lot. > > Richard Greenwood wrote: >> On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Donald Ijams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> I'm searching for a Postgis enabled web host and noticed the 2006 discussion >>> of this topic on this list. Is there a more recent discussion that I've >>> missed? Is anyone on this list happy with their Postgis enabled web host? >>> Thanks. >>> >> >> I am happily using Micro Resources http://mrcc.com/ but I am not sure >> about Postgis support. >> >> www.webfaction.com have postgis support. I've used PostgreSQL with them which has been excellent. I haven't enabled PostGIS, though they said just ask and they'd enable it. Cheers, Will _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list [email protected] http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users ----------------------------------------- The substance of this message, including any attachments, may be confidential, legally privileged and/or exempt from disclosure pursuant to Massachusetts law. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list [email protected] http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list [email protected] http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list [email protected] http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
