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Softlayer's network is crap compared to google and aws. That being said in my previous company we used a combination of Softlayer (for dedicated machines) and A

by tedivm 9y ago

Softlayer's network is crap compared to google and aws. That being said in my previous company we used a combination of Softlayer (for dedicated machines) and AWS for cloud. There is definitely a use case for each, but as Nrsolis mentions there is additional cost in things beyond the cost of the initial hardware itself.

qaq 9y ago
Not a Softlayer customer but hard to imagine network crappier than AWS.
- tedivm 9y ago
  At least with AWS you get placement groups, which can help a lot. With Softlayer we saw entirely too much packet loss on a regular basis, and they try to upsell you on things to "fix" it.
  - sitkack 9y ago
    default port speed was 100Mbps as of 10 months ago