Uptimes are comparable in my experience. Be sure to use an EBS-based root volume. http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/message.jspa?messageID=170696

Uptimes are comparable in my experience. Be sure to use an EBS-based root volume. http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/message.jspa?messageID=170696 http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/message.jspa?... If you don't, you have to be extremely careful to avoid losing data. If you have questions or concerns, don't expect service of the same level as slicehost or linode. AWS serve much bigger fish than you, folks using hundreds of instances. It's not a criticism of EC2; I still use them. Just be aware of the trade-offs. It's cheaper because there are certain things you don't get.