Comments on: Why I chose The Rackspace Cloud over AWS http://blog.tonycode.com/archives/122 Random thoughts Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:29:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Akshay Arabolu http://blog.tonycode.com/archives/122/comment-page-1#comment-105945 Akshay Arabolu Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:00:59 +0000 http://www.tonycode.com/blog/?p=122#comment-105945 Hi Tony, Just came across this comparison of yours between Rackspace and AWS. I know its dated but its a great article. Wanted to know if you'd like to update this post and feature it on getcomparisons.com? A project we’ve started to house all the best product comparisons on the web under one roof. You can back-link to this original article of course. Check it out, and if you're interested, I will send you an invite. Cheers, Akshay Arabolu, Founder Hi Tony,

Just came across this comparison of yours between Rackspace and AWS. I know its dated but its a great article. Wanted to know if you’d like to update this post and feature it on getcomparisons.com? A project we’ve started to house all the best product comparisons on the web under one roof. You can back-link to this original article of course. Check it out, and if you’re interested, I will send you an invite.

Cheers,
Akshay Arabolu, Founder

]]> By: Tony Primerano http://blog.tonycode.com/archives/122/comment-page-1#comment-84106 Tony Primerano Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:57:55 +0000 http://www.tonycode.com/blog/?p=122#comment-84106 at 1st glance it looks like a cheaper version of a 512MB Cloud Server (2c vs 3c) but I wonder what the 'small amount of consistent CPU resources' comes to. Does a RSCS 512MB have a higher reserved amount of resources? AWS also has cheaper bandwidth charges too. For my uses I think RSC still wins. I usually start a new project on a 256MB instance, then bump it to 512MB when needed and then to 1MB or higher if needed. With AWS I would need to start with the micro and then jump to the much more expensive small. Does AWS have a way to bump your running instance size? I really should try out AWS again to compare features but as I currently have 8 servers in production with sizes between 256MB and 1MB AWS would end up costing me more to run. at 1st glance it looks like a cheaper version of a 512MB Cloud Server (2c vs 3c) but I wonder what the ‘small amount of consistent CPU resources’ comes to. Does a RSCS 512MB have a higher reserved amount of resources?

AWS also has cheaper bandwidth charges too.

For my uses I think RSC still wins. I usually start a new project on a 256MB instance, then bump it to 512MB when needed and then to 1MB or higher if needed. With AWS I would need to start with the micro and then jump to the much more expensive small.

Does AWS have a way to bump your running instance size?

I really should try out AWS again to compare features but as I currently have 8 servers in production with sizes between 256MB and 1MB AWS would end up costing me more to run.

]]> By: Brian Gupta http://blog.tonycode.com/archives/122/comment-page-1#comment-84101 Brian Gupta Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:25:57 +0000 http://www.tonycode.com/blog/?p=122#comment-84101 Hey guys you'll be happy to know that Amazon just announced "micro instances" of BOTH 32 bit and 64 bit flavors. (Linux and Windows). They are a fraction of the cost of their small instances, and if I am doing my math right are cheaper than pretty much all the competition. This doesn't even factor in reserved instances or spot pricing, both of which apply to microinstances (also known as t1.micro instances). Do check out the following which explains how they finally have an answer for folks who need bursting: http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/090910_New_Amazon_EC2_Micro_Instances_Offer_Option_for_Low_Throughput_Applications Hey guys you’ll be happy to know that Amazon just announced “micro instances” of BOTH 32 bit and 64 bit flavors. (Linux and Windows). They are a fraction of the cost of their small instances, and if I am doing my math right are cheaper than pretty much all the competition. This doesn’t even factor in reserved instances or spot pricing, both of which apply to microinstances (also known as t1.micro instances).

Do check out the following which explains how they finally have an answer for folks who need bursting: http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/090910_New_Amazon_EC2_Micro_Instances_Offer_Option_for_Low_Throughput_Applications

]]> By: David Schott http://blog.tonycode.com/archives/122/comment-page-1#comment-75148 David Schott Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:20:52 +0000 http://www.tonycode.com/blog/?p=122#comment-75148 Thanks Tony. You helped me decide which hosting company to go with. Thanks Tony. You helped me decide which hosting company to go with.

]]> By: Brad Schick http://blog.tonycode.com/archives/122/comment-page-1#comment-61345 Brad Schick Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:38:30 +0000 http://www.tonycode.com/blog/?p=122#comment-61345 Another perspective on Amazon EC2 versus Rackspace CS: http://blog.schicks.net/2009/rackspace-vs-amazon/ I find that RSC’s "directly attached and persistent" storage is actually a mixed blessing as currently implemented. Another perspective on Amazon EC2 versus Rackspace CS:

http://blog.schicks.net/2009/rackspace-vs-amazon/

I find that RSC’s “directly attached and persistent” storage is actually a mixed blessing as currently implemented.

]]> By: Tony Primerano http://blog.tonycode.com/archives/122/comment-page-1#comment-60499 Tony Primerano Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:16:07 +0000 http://www.tonycode.com/blog/?p=122#comment-60499 Creating and cloning images is easier on Rackspace than on AWS but at the moment they can not be shared between accounts but that is changing soon. Once you get a machine setup how you like it you click backup from the web interface to create a snapshot image of the machine. Then you can use that image to restore that machine or use it to create a new instance. Creating and cloning images is easier on Rackspace than on AWS but at the moment they can not be shared between accounts but that is changing soon.

Once you get a machine setup how you like it you click backup from the web interface to create a snapshot image of the machine. Then you can use that image to restore that machine or use it to create a new instance.

]]> By: wik http://blog.tonycode.com/archives/122/comment-page-1#comment-60374 wik Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:43:58 +0000 http://www.tonycode.com/blog/?p=122#comment-60374 rackcloud servers looks exactly like VPS I am currently using from vpslink.com, but cheapest due to flexible traffic rates only :) btw, is it possible to build custom OS images with rackspace? From running system or from the scratch? Or maybe cloning existent instance when new needed? I have interest in such feature... Thanks. rackcloud servers looks exactly like VPS I am currently using from vpslink.com, but cheapest due to flexible traffic rates only :)

btw, is it possible to build custom OS images with rackspace?
From running system or from the scratch? Or maybe cloning existent instance when new needed? I have interest in such feature…

Thanks.

]]> By: Tony Primerano http://blog.tonycode.com/archives/122/comment-page-1#comment-60357 Tony Primerano Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:02:16 +0000 http://www.tonycode.com/blog/?p=122#comment-60357 yes I could put several of my servers on a single 2GB host but I like to decouple my system as much as possible. If I had one host and it went down I'd be in big trouble. As it is if my DB host goes down several things no longer work but there are a few services that I offer that will continue to operate normally as they don't depend on the database. yes I could put several of my servers on a single 2GB host but I like to decouple my system as much as possible. If I had one host and it went down I’d be in big trouble. As it is if my DB host goes down several things no longer work but there are a few services that I offer that will continue to operate normally as they don’t depend on the database.

]]> By: Tom Hubbard http://blog.tonycode.com/archives/122/comment-page-1#comment-60261 Tom Hubbard Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:47:44 +0000 http://www.tonycode.com/blog/?p=122#comment-60261 Great points, Tony. But do you really need to be running several 256MB servers, or is there some way that you could consolidate apps onto a single 2GB host? I do agree that EC2 is a bit difficult to set up initially. Great points, Tony. But do you really need to be running several 256MB servers, or is there some way that you could consolidate apps onto a single 2GB host?

I do agree that EC2 is a bit difficult to set up initially.

]]> By: Tony Primerano http://blog.tonycode.com/archives/122/comment-page-1#comment-60193 Tony Primerano Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:26:17 +0000 http://www.tonycode.com/blog/?p=122#comment-60193 Hey Tom, Thanks for EC2 information. I agree EC2 is cheaper if you are running the equivalent of small EC2 instances but for a majority of my servers I am using 256 and 512MB instances with very little bandwidth. Rackspace is currently saving me a lot of money over AWS but I may move some servers to EC2 in the future if it saves me money. The issue with the EC2 "small instance" is that is it pretty large. Maybe they need Mini and Micro instances. :-) I also would be willing to pay a little more for Rackspace as their 1 click backup is much easier than EC2 (last time I checked). Hey Tom, Thanks for EC2 information. I agree EC2 is cheaper if you are running the equivalent of small EC2 instances but for a majority of my servers I am using 256 and 512MB instances with very little bandwidth. Rackspace is currently saving me a lot of money over AWS but I may move some servers to EC2 in the future if it saves me money.

The issue with the EC2 “small instance” is that is it pretty large. Maybe they need Mini and Micro instances. :-) I also would be willing to pay a little more for Rackspace as their 1 click backup is much easier than EC2 (last time I checked).

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