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Cloudlayer anyone?
Considering getting a Cloudlayer (Softlayer VPS) server to replace my rather expensive "personal" server, as it seems to tick all of the boxes and is less than half the price I'm paying now. I used them some time ago and it was pretty neat, but the disk IO was only average. Has anyone used them recently?
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If their support/sales would not be useless i'd consider it as well:
My eMail:
The reply:
We are using Softlayer but not their VPS. They are OK
Haha that's the clueless guy I just spoke to on live chat. I need it permanently though, so the adding/removing capacity on demand thing isn't a problem for me.
Oh look, the typical one-question-syndrome
@jhadley what kind of specs you looking for.
Heh.. My requirements.. Try not to LOL too much..
10GB redundant SAN disk
1GB memory
Dedicated CPU - at least 1 full core
Good disk IO, and at least a dedicated 100Mbps port
Ideally London Docklands location but might compromise on this
/29 PA assignment
Full virtualisation
No management but 24x7 "emergency" support by telephone and email from people who know what they're doing
Plus points for companies who run their own AS, and are a LIR
At the moment paying £70+VAT/month (don't ask me how that happened) and getting all of the above, but would love to pay a little less.
As you can see, Cloudlayer ticks all the boxes except the London location, and they're roughly £35/month.
so you want Xen or KVM
Yeah, either's fine
@jhadley LoveVps seems to have just what you need, only it is equal share cpu. But it is Matt and he is pretty reliable.
Try http://www.clustered.net/vps.php
He wants SAN not SSD.
M
LoveVPS don't use redundant SAN storage though, im gathering that's an absolute must since its an unusual requirement :P