> So I've been in search for that sweet spot - somewhere in the middle, that's > cheap, yet functional. I've been playing with Rackspace instances (the > smallest one) and while the storage and RAM is of course small, the CPU > doesn't seem as cut-down as with EC2 micro. I can compile normally, etc. > > So while the jury is still out, I'm liking Rackspace so far for these low-end > sites/instances. Anyone have similar experiences or thoughts?
Have your tried a SoftLayer cloud instance? I use a mix of dedicated machines and cloud instances and I am pretty happy. In one implementation, I am running a 1 core 2ghz + 2gb ram with CentOs 6.0 for a relatively light traffic site and I have been very happy with it. I am paying $61/month. If I am compiling stuff and I want some horse power I add cores and memory. When I am done, I dial the horse power back and go into production. This is after 7 years of using dedicated rack mounted boxes. The only bummer is that to add cores or ram requires taking the instance off line for a reboot. Hans _______________________________________________ New York PHP User Group Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk http://www.nyphp.org/show-participation
