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This is definitely a nice improvement, but it's hard for me to get excited about it since it isn't available on the lower end. I'd be all over this if I could g

by gtaylor 13y ago

This is definitely a nice improvement, but it's hard for me to get excited about it since it isn't available on the lower end. I'd be all over this if I could get a 1-2GB VM with the extra speed, though I understand that Rackspace is probably more interested in the larger customers first. Something I think that Linode has done really well with is making these next-gen type upgrades available across their entire range of instance sizes. EC2 and Rackspace both created a separate (expensive) tier that you have to buy into, whereas with Linode I just woke up one morning and had 2x the RAM, 2xThe cores, better disk speed, etc. Different companies, different strategies, but I do wish some of these new instance types would trickle down.

jnoller 13y ago
We still have the 1&2 GB flavor types - (1,2,4,8GB), quoting my post: "We eliminated the lowest end flavor (512) and will start with the competitively priced the 1GB flavor, while drastically increasing its performance from the previous 1 GB offering (we have charts!). This means that the price per month for a 1GB instance is now $29.20/Month ($0.04/Hr). All together? The performance you get for the new prices across all of the Performance Cloud Server flavors is amazingly competitive and a great improvement to the Rackspace portfolio."
- gtaylor 13y ago
  I do hope the 1&2 GB types have seen performance boosts, because at $30 and $60/month respectively, you're a bit above Linode, which is pretty performance-focused. Without very good performance from this "Performance 1" tier, I suspect you'll further lose the lower end market. Though I get the perception that Rackspace isn't interested in the lower end market, given the prices for some of the higher end VMs and the dedicated boxes. Are these charts on the previous and current performance for the 1&2GB instances visible somewhere?
jnoller 13y ago
Also, see more details: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/11/05/rackspaces-new-powerhouse-cloud-rolls-out/ http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/11/05/racks...

by gtaylor 13y ago

jnoller 13y ago

We still have the 1&2 GB flavor types - (1,2,4,8GB), quoting my post: "We eliminated the lowest end flavor (512) and will start with the competitively priced the 1GB flavor, while drastically increasing its performance from the previous 1 GB offering (we have charts!). This means that the price per month for a 1GB instance is now $29.20/Month ($0.04/Hr). All together? The performance you get for the new prices across all of the Performance Cloud Server flavors is amazingly competitive and a great improvement to the Rackspace portfolio."

gtaylor 13y ago
I do hope the 1&2 GB types have seen performance boosts, because at $30 and $60/month respectively, you're a bit above Linode, which is pretty performance-focused. Without very good performance from this "Performance 1" tier, I suspect you'll further lose the lower end market. Though I get the perception that Rackspace isn't interested in the lower end market, given the prices for some of the higher end VMs and the dedicated boxes. Are these charts on the previous and current performance for the 1&2GB instances visible somewhere?

jnoller 13y ago

Also, see more details: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/11/05/rackspaces-new-powerhouse-cloud-rolls-out/ http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/11/05/racks...