There are plenty of good things to say about SoftLayer (and I'll say that they're the best dedicated host by a huge margin) -- including awesome hardware, great

There are plenty of good things to say about SoftLayer (and I'll say that they're the best dedicated host by a huge margin) -- including awesome hardware, great prices if you talk to sales, great network, and unrivalled automation in the portal. As per SimpleCDN, see http://twitter.com/#!/SoftLayer/status/15059240414609408 http://twitter.com/#!/SoftLayer/status/15059240414609408 I think there's more to that story than any of the other parties are letting on. Edit: But I agree with you that the TP merger has not been without issues. It's like things have ground to a halt over there, which is a real shame. Hopefully it's just a transient thing.