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OVH is probably the only major non-US based public cloud provider[1]. It also happens to be the host of Wikileaks. [1] https://www.ovh.com/ca/en/public-cloud/i

by krn 8y ago

OVH is probably the only major non-US based public cloud provider[1]. It also happens to be the host of Wikileaks. [1] https://www.ovh.com/ca/en/public-cloud/instances/ https://www.ovh.com/ca/en/public-cloud/instances/

anothergoogler 8y ago
Hetzner would like a word with you. Not only that, but there are tons of low-profile "cloud" hosting providers who only market to a single nation or a small region. Their websites are usually not in English. A couple years ago I did some digging on prominent South Korean websites, and they were all hosted by national providers.
- krn 8y ago
  "On January 11, 2016, Hetzner blocked the St. Petersburg site of Novaya Gazeta, the leading oppositional, non-governmental newspaper in Russia. The newspaper marked the act as political censorship without any legal procedure." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetzner#Incidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetzner#Incidents
  - anothergoogler 8y ago
    Kudos on your Wikipedia research, but I don't think this has anything to do with my comment.
    - krn 8y ago
      I pointed out OVH as a cloud provider with a strong stance on the internet without borders. Hetzner doesn't come even close in this regard.
      - anothergoogler 8y ago
        Perhaps in your mind you did, but the comment I replied to was not so specific.
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        krn 8y ago
        You might be right. Nevertheless, Hetzner is not an alternative to GCP.
- asah 8y ago
  Can confirm Hetzner, I've been using hetzner for months, in addition to AWS and GCP.
unit91 8y ago
Coming soon to the USA. Scroll down to the map labeled "OVH Public Cloud regions" on the link you provided.
- krn 8y ago
  In fact, OVH Cloud[1] is already available in the US, but operates under an entirely separate legal entity to prevent from the access to non-US customer data[2]. [1] https://ovhcloud.com/ https://ovhcloud.com/ [2] https://www.ovh.com/world/a2294.how-ovh-will-balance-development-in-the-usa-while-preserving-its-european-identity https://www.ovh.com/world/a2294.how-ovh-will-balance-develop...

by krn 8y ago

anothergoogler 8y ago

Hetzner would like a word with you. Not only that, but there are tons of low-profile "cloud" hosting providers who only market to a single nation or a small region. Their websites are usually not in English. A couple years ago I did some digging on prominent South Korean websites, and they were all hosted by national providers.

krn 8y ago
"On January 11, 2016, Hetzner blocked the St. Petersburg site of Novaya Gazeta, the leading oppositional, non-governmental newspaper in Russia. The newspaper marked the act as political censorship without any legal procedure." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetzner#Incidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetzner#Incidents
- anothergoogler 8y ago
  Kudos on your Wikipedia research, but I don't think this has anything to do with my comment.
  - krn 8y ago
    I pointed out OVH as a cloud provider with a strong stance on the internet without borders. Hetzner doesn't come even close in this regard.
    - anothergoogler 8y ago
      Perhaps in your mind you did, but the comment I replied to was not so specific.
      - deleted 8y ago
        [deleted]
      - krn 8y ago
        You might be right. Nevertheless, Hetzner is not an alternative to GCP.
asah 8y ago
Can confirm Hetzner, I've been using hetzner for months, in addition to AWS and GCP.

unit91 8y ago

Coming soon to the USA. Scroll down to the map labeled "OVH Public Cloud regions" on the link you provided.

krn 8y ago
In fact, OVH Cloud[1] is already available in the US, but operates under an entirely separate legal entity to prevent from the access to non-US customer data[2]. [1] https://ovhcloud.com/ https://ovhcloud.com/ [2] https://www.ovh.com/world/a2294.how-ovh-will-balance-development-in-the-usa-while-preserving-its-european-identity https://www.ovh.com/world/a2294.how-ovh-will-balance-develop...