On: Poll: Which cloud host do you use?

[ErrantX]

Slicehost is ok, their pricing structure ramps up very fast though. MediaTemple is the one I would recommend to someone for a single (or just a few) site instance. If they needed multiple servers with complex config (or just want to lay them out in your own way) either EC2 (multiple clients model: we have 150+ instances working as clients) or MediaTemple CX (complex hosting - we are in the process of purchasing a 200 node cluster with them) would be my recommendations.

[raspie → ErrantX]

IMHO Mediatemple is terribly overpriced* even wrt Slicehost - Their 40GB/512MB/1.5TB plan costs $100/mo for example.

* - I've no idea how much CX costs though

[ErrantX → raspie]

ugh, your right that is expensive (never used that aspect of their service myself).

In which case I retract recommending MT :P

[shad_rack → raspie]

the plan you are referring to is not 'cloud' but dedicated virutal. (mt)'s cloud is only $20 per month.