[Cialug] Cloud Providers

[Jarrod Igou]

I haven't worked with it yet, but AWS recently launched Lightsail as their
VPS offering to compete in this space.

https://amazonlightsail.com/features/

My understanding is, if all you want is a "regular VPS experience" they'll
abstract away all of the intricacies of AWS, simply giving you that
VPS....but if you need to extend it a bit (or a lot) with other AWS
features, you can dig under the hood and extend to your hearts' content
with the full AWS toolset.

Jarrod

___________________

Jarrod Igou
jarrod.igou at gmail.com
Mobile:  515-480-1315

On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 8:00 AM, Matt Stanton <matt at itwannabe.com> wrote:

> Disclaimer:  I've never used any of my VPSs for commercial endevours!
>
> I have had a Linode VPS for probably going on 5-6 years now, and I can't
> recommend them enough.  The only "drawback" to Linode is that they expect
> you to set up your own server configuration, and Windows isn't an option
> (if that's what you need to make your bosses happy).
>
> They offer snapshots and backups, and are now offering beta access an
> "images" feature that would allow you to set up/configure a base VPS, then
> capture an image that you can then deploy to Linodes in the future.  They
> also offer an API so you can automate deployment of Linodes or changes to
> any domains you have hosted on Linode's nameservers.
>
> I can also recommend DigitalOcean for many of the same reasons, thoigh
> they are focused more towards development, while Linode is focused moree
> towards production.
>
> Hope this helps,
> -- Matt (N0BOX)
>
> Sent from my android device.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "L. V. Lammert" <lvl at omnitec.net>
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group <cialug at cialug.org>
> Sent: Wed, 08 Feb 2017 20:49
> Subject: [Cialug] Cloud Providers
>
>
> Need a new server for a mid-level e-commerce, .. my initial thought was to
> go to a bare metal provider (thanks for the good recommendations from
> folks here!).
>
> After working with Google Computer for a while, however, there are some
> capabilities there that would not be available on a bare metal box:
>
>  * Snapshot capability (i.e. snapshot a volume and attach to another
>    instance for troubleshooting or development);
>
>  * Spool up a dev machine when needed, leave dark when not needed to save
>    budget;
>
>  * Additional resource a click away (e.g. 2 cores -> 4 cores, more disk
>    space, more memory), and ability to release resources when not needed.
>
> Google Compute, of course, also has some frustrating features - any
> recommendations for a better provider, vis-a-vie functionality or cost?
>
>         Thanks!
> _______________________________________________
> Cialug mailing list
> Cialug at cialug.org
> http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/cialug
> _______________________________________________
> Cialug mailing list
> Cialug at cialug.org
> http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/cialug
>