Re: [Nolug] slicehost performance

Good points. Thanks!

And no, I don't know of a $20 dedicated or colo host. :) However, I do
know of some at that more usable hardware levels.

Jonathan

On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 9:39 AM, B. Estrade <estrabd@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 05, 2009 at 09:30:55AM -0600, Jonathan Roberts wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 6:56 AM, B. Estrade <estrabd@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 10:23:27PM -0600, Jonathan Roberts wrote:
> > > > What draws you to this type of hosting instead of a traditional ISP?
> Is
> > > it
> > > > something with the particular application you're deploying. Just
> > > curious..
> > >
> > > One word: root
> > >
> > > Brett
> > >
> >
> > I could see that compared to shared hosting. I didn't ask my question
> > well. I'm wondering why someone would use this type of hosting over
> > dedicated or colo servers. The costs are roughly the same (for Slicehost
> > anyway).
>
> Cost was an issue for me - if you know of a colo or dedicated provider
> that only costs $20/mo, let me know! Another big one is that you no
> longer have to worry directly about the underlying hardware. For
> example, if you colo, you'll have to worry about parts and replacing
> the machine - and buying new ones when you have to expand. With
> images, you don't worry about the hardware or expanding. Xen images
> can be migrated and new ones can be added easily and cheaply.
>
> Other than that, I would say that the biggest boon is having control
> (or the illusion of it). Xen will not be as fast as having direct access
> to the host OS (e.g., FreeBSD jails), but it is not that bad and costs
> are kept down on the provider side because Xen images are extremely
> flexible and relatively easy to manage - even across machines and
> platform/machine upgrades. It's kind of a win-win for everyone.
>
> There might be a day when you need to keep a farm of machines, to
> which you have direct access and control, but hopefully when that
> times comes you can afford it.
>
> The one issue of which I am not aware is, security. If you are worried
> about sensitive data, I am not sure how Xen keeps you safe from the
> admins of the system or on machines where another Xen image might be
> compromised. I am sure they are pretty safe, but you need to
> investigate this if it is a concern.
>
> Brett
>
> >
> > Jonathan
>
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