On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 10:56, Victor Subervi <victorsube...@gmail.com> wrote: > YES, that is what I want! How do I google this service? Or just flat-out > recommend one for me (or both). Googling "high-end virtual dedicated > servers" gave me *one* company...in England. I'd prefer the states (or > Caribbean, where I reside). > Thanks, > V > > On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 10:55 PM, geremy condra <debat...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 2:52 PM, Victor Subervi <victorsube...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > Hi; >> > Completely OT, but my back's up against the wall. I'm convinced that the >> > reason my codes keep breaking--and even stable installations of s/w from >> > SourceForge such as SimpleMail--on the hosts I've been using is because >> > their hardware should have conservatively been trashed 5 years ago. It's >> > simply impossible to code around garbage. My ultimate solution will be >> > to >> > colo two of my own servers (for redundancy), but for a few months while >> > I >> > get built back up, I still need to find some place where I can get my >> > client's sites up and running or I'll never be able to earn a paycheck. >> > I'm >> > more than happy to pay $100/mo or even more. I don't want one of those >> > $99/mo dedicated server plans, either, because their hardware is trash >> > too. >> > I've been in this game long enough to figure these guys out. What I need >> > is >> > a virtual server with some small company that has hardware that was >> > purchased in this century not the last one. But I don't know where to >> > find >> > the same. Google just brings up all the GoDaddys and eNoms of the world. >> > Any >> > ideas? >> > TIA, >> > Victor >> >> I've had good luck with high-end virtual dedicated servers. They >> can be pricey, but since a single machine going down tends to >> earn them a lot of ire, IME they work a bit harder to keep >> everything running.
WebHostingTalk is a pretty rich source of info for hosting services, generally: * http://www.webhostingtalk.com/ They have a forum dedicated to discussions of VPS hosting services, and another forum where VPS hosting vendors can post ads, links, coupons, etc. It's a good place to start shopping, and the reviews should give you a pretty good idea of what to expect from different providers. FWIW, here's a few words of advice, based on my early VPS experiences: - Avoid OpenVZ platforms, if you can help it. No matter what the vendor promises you, they are full of little "gotchas" and limitations, and they will drive you nuts. - With managed or unmanaged VPS hosting, you get what you pay for, or worse. If they charge you $10/month for a 512MB RAM VPS instance, you can count on dangerously incompetent tech support and lots of downtime. - Avoid VAServ, which also operates the FSCKVPS and CheapVPS brands for unmanaged VPS instances. But those are just what I learned from my personal horror stories, take it with a grain of salt. -Ryan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
