<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">I am always eval'ing this stuff, and I use the cloud a lot.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">
I was doing the calc. in your case.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">Amazon ec2 small linux instance is 1vcpu 1.7GB ram 160gb HD, but slow network storage.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">your vps is 1gb ram, 40gb hd, 1000GB transfer. for the 27$</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">ec2 with that, if transfer is all outbound is 100$+ / month.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">
with 200GB outbound its 31$ / month</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">now with amazon all inbound is free.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">If you need more the 200GB and its all outbound then ec2 look less attractive,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">
I am sure there will be similarly priced in Canada.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">
The ram and cpu are going to be preferable on the ec2.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">And of course its probably a better vitalization on ec2.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">I guess this is the standard health club membership deal, that if the average customer is using >200GB</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">
a month, its likely going to be a pretty rough (crowded) service. I guess they can offer that 1TB transfer, because on average the customer is somewhat <200GB on average.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">There are so many other advantages with ec2, RS, or even Azure (which has pretty good small linux instance deals).</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">But I am guessing you need >250GB / month trans? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">Amazon has a free 1 year .micro instance but it does cycle stealing, and some times you get none.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">I run a decent CMS on azure linux ubuntu server (probably uses more cpu then your setup), their micro instance appears to be dedicated, and its a cheap lose leader. I think its about 10$/mon. but its only 700MB ram. Bandwidth cost would be similar to ec2.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">I think you have way better choices if your ok with <200GB outbound / month.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace;font-size:small">second IP will then usually add you 5$, but do you need it?</div>
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<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 2:15 AM, Evan Leibovitch <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:evan-ieNeDk6JonTYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org" target="_blank">evan-ieNeDk6JonTYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>I am in the process of procuring a VPS instance to run Wordpress and CiviCRM for the Internet Society.</div>
<div><br></div><div>After spending a good chunk of time on culling from the crowded hosting field it's down to two providers who offer fairly similar services: <a href="http://VPS.NET" target="_blank">VPS.NET</a> and CirrusTech. Both offer good specs, good prices, support Ubuntu and (important to us) have Canadian datacentres.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Does anyone here have experience with either of these companies, positive OR negative?</div><div><br></div><div>If there is something better than the above in the $28-32/mo range, I'm interested. Just be aware that we've already gone through quite a bit to get to the above short list, so any new suggestions need to be compelling.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div>-- <br><div style="text-align:center"><div style="text-align:left">Evan Leibovitch</div><div style="text-align:left">Toronto Canada</div>
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