**Engineer checks used storage** "3.6 exabytes, not great, not terrible."
Posts by GregRobson
3 publicly visible posts • joined 8 Apr 2014
Rackspace runs short of Cloud Files storage in LON region
Beleaguered 123-reg customers spot price hike
Hover.com is good
Hover.com is a subsiduary of Tucows.
I moved my domains from 123-reg last year (I had to pay to unlock them... that tactic didn't sit well with me - turned out my hunch was right about their strategy). Hover has loads of domain suffixes and a clear "get it done easily" dashboard.
They sell domains and some email services... that's it. Domains are registered fast, the DNS updates are near instant. I had an issue where I couldn't log in recently, but I was able to get support quickly and found that I could renew a domain without logging in which saved by bacon!
I've used Namecheap for SSL certs, their support and dashboard seems to be just as good.
I love it when companies do fewer things and do them exceedingly well :-)
Rackspace refuses to enlist in cloud's latest price cutting war
So on one server quote the cost difference is $3,504/year. On 10 servers that's $35,040/year. At that point you may wish to use Azure/AWS/Google and pay for readily available competitive implementation/support contractors/staff.
If they are turning it into a commodity, then don't be surprised when lots of companies spring up in the near future with AWS or Azure qualifications.
3rd party vendor products are also going to be built with the big boys in mind. Integration costs may be higher with Rackspace.
Seems like they are moving into a very niche market now.