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Question about terminology: Is a slicehost slice considered 'cloud computing'? Scoble and others are comparing slicehost to EC2 and amzn web services, but doe
by utnick 18y ago
Question about terminology:
Is a slicehost slice considered 'cloud computing'?
Scoble and others are comparing slicehost to EC2 and amzn web services, but doesn't slicehost compete more with traditional dedicated hosting and other vps providers?
- cstejerean 18y agoI think slicehost is definitely close to EC2 in that you can programmatically bring nodes up and down so you can build a flexible infrastructure.
- lux 18y agoExactly. Their API for me is the distinguishing factor that means I can build SaaS-based offerings on top of them, and at a more affordable rate than EC2 as well. You don't necessarily need the horsepower of a full 24x7 EC2 instance, and a basic $20/mo slice can do a lot.