You're right. After looking through the Slicehost site, I saw this
info.
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In October 2008 we were acquired by Rackspace, one of the largest and
most respected hosting companies in the world. Slicehost is now a
wholly owned subsidiary of Rackspace Hosting Inc
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On Oct 5, 6:05 pm, Thadeus Burgess <[email protected]> wrote:
> slicehost is owned by rackspace and uses their same datacenters. If
> you need a VPS solution instead of a cloud solution. Honestly though,
> cloud and VPS are the exact same thing, just billed differently.
>
> --
> Thadeus
>
> On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 5:26 PM, Bruno Rocha <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Do you know if they have reseller plans?
> > Anybody here using webfaction?
>
> > 2010/10/5 NetAdmin <[email protected]>
>
> >> I decided to try hosting a Web2py app using
> >> the Rackspace Cloud-Server offering and here's what I found.
>
> >> You actually have *root* access which is a BIG PLUS for me!
>
> >> Billing is automatic via credit card payments.
> >> My first bill was $10 for one month.
> >> This could cost you more, so read the fine-print about
> >> bandwidth
>
> >> You can pick from a list of different Linux distributions...
> >> Arch, CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, RedHat, Fedora, Gentoo.
>
> >> They use monthly billing so there are no long-term contracts.
>
> >> Fast initial setup!
>
> >> They have a Data-Center in Chicago.
>
> >> I'm NOT affiliated with rackspace in any way... I just
> >> wanted to share my experience with the group.
>
> >> I had no trouble at all getting my Web2py app running!
>
> >> Does anyone else have a hosting company they like?
>
> >> Mr.NetAdmin
>
> > --
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> >http://rochacbruno.com.br
>
>
