Choose (suitable ,reliable and cheap) VPS provider

Choosing the suitable VPS provider was the second step .I first had to define what were the priorities i want for my VPS.
I decided that they are :
1) Cheaper then ADSL line. Previous post explains it
2) Reliable. I don't want to be frustrate for unavailability
3) Low network latency
4) Nice to have: Linux geeks operators

After some Googling i found those options :



Well XenVZ was suiable for the praiorities I've set and just had a nice sale which duobles the RAM size and cuts by half the price .
More than that ,this renting conditions are not time limited .

I had 2 more tasks before signing up :

• Decide which visualization technology suites my needs ( OpenVZ or Xen )
• Check the minimum virtual hardware needed

My choice for visualization technology was Xen ,i will elaborate more on the next post .
For the hardware I've set a small ubuntu 8.04 ( i moved all my linux machines to Ubuntu after 4 years of CentOS 'ing ) VMware with the XenVZ Bronze package ( 10 Gigs of disk ,128 MB RAM ) and install my wordpress LAMP including all the plug-ins .Added Postfix MTA + dovecot +mailscanner and run it for 2-3 days for stability. I've tried loading it to simulate the highest load (which it is quite low since it is a home server :2-3 mails a minute+ 2 concurent web site viewers ).

Well it did it quite well :-)

So I've signed up for the bronze package with 10 gigs of disk space 256 MB RAM (double RAM offer ) for £6.99 a month.
After 6 moths I'm quite happy for that decision.They are professionals ! no networks glitzes ,High availability ,Good support when needed ,no low resources.
I still cautious so I'm paying month by month (which it is also a nice feature of not being obligated to pay for long time in advance)