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By: Clarence Chrosniak

Clarence Chrosniak — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:49:09 +0000

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Keep up the great work!

Thanks

By: abdelmonem

abdelmonem — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:52:20 +0000

thanks,
i was thinking in (Cloud Servers package start at $10/m not Cloud Sites) this sound is good. but i don`t need this high trafic but mean more email capacity(i use google app for mail) and more options like restart server as i want (java need this for deploying changes, shared hosting let u wait 24 hour for redeploy). but Rack Space let me config server like some dedicated server and i not sure about this configs and worry about security.
i hosting php sites and test other java app may be will high one.
now i well stay in shared until complete java app and test Rack Space managed one.
i don`t need to pay for testing like dedicated and in same time worry about mail capacity and money
i don`t test dedicated and Cloud but now Cloud is good.
is i am right for this case?. i am hosting on (el nela) godaddy.com

thank u again.

By: Tarek Shalaby

Tarek Shalaby — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:38:59 +0000

the Rack Space Cloud is ideal for either:

1. Freelancers who will be offering sub accounts from the hosting packages to clients, and will therefore eventually recover the monthly fee
2. Large projects with websites that expect heavy traffic, but do not want to invest in a dedicated server (triple the price) because they might not reach that level, or they won’t reach right away. Or the traffic might not be constantly high.

Thus, at $100 monthly, it’s a big investment. But if you have a business that would require high performance, than it would be cheaper to go with cloud hosting, such as Rack Space, then get a dedicated server (normally in the region of $300 monthly).

It is NOT a good idea to go for Rack Space if:
1. You are on your own, and only own a handful of Microsites (for those, get a regular shared hosting account like Blue Host, etc.)
2. You own a very popular site that gets over 5,000 daily visitors and boasts a lot of multimedia, etc. In which case, invest in a proper dedicated server.

Let us know what you decide to do.

By: abdelmonem

abdelmonem — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:57:30 +0000

great, thanks.
but please can u be specific on the future about rackspacecloud.com
i am thinking in switch to it.

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