[geeks] Virtual Machine Hosting

[velociraptor]

On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 7:44 AM, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm wondering if anyone knows about what I'll call VM Hosting, where a
> CoLo facility runs a client-provided VM, I know they exist
> (lunahost.com is but one example) - anyone have any insight into this
> from a customers perspective?
>
> My concerns would be:
>
>  - Speed of VM, since you are sharing the host
>  - Network load handling (heaven forbid something I'm involved in gets
popular!)
>  - Cost compared with other, more conventional shared hosting solution
>  - Any gotchas or suprises to be aware of
>
> I doubt I'll pull the trigger on my idea, but it has me thinking
> aboout this topic, and I want to follow this thread a bit further...
>

Folks @ LOPSA (League of Professional Systems Administrators)
recommended <http://prgmr.com/>.  Small company, but more flexibility
than the "big guys".  I believe there is an additional discount for
LOPSA members (probably the assumption that a LOPSA member will be
more clueful and need less support?).

=Nadine=