Cloud machine for Windows .NET app

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Cloud machine for Windows .NET app

I am currently running a new .NET application on an Amazon instance. I really like it, as it comes with Windows 2k8, IIS7 and SQL server pre-installed. However, it's costing a bit, at about $90/month for a small instance, which is catagorized as:

"Small Instance (Default) 1.7 GB of memory, 1 EC2 Compute Unit (1 virtual core with 1 EC2 Compute Unit), 160 GB of local instance storage, 32-bit platform"

Is there a cheaper alternative (VPS??) to the above Amazon EC2 service? I would prefer a service people have had experience/success with, not necessarily the dirt cheapest on the market.

I'm not sure this won't get deleted for not being a programming question: BUT - I've actually done quite well with GoDaddy's Server 2003 instances, which are much less than 90/mo. They don't handle massive load, but they have been very stable for me.

Gabriel 2010-09-10 17:02:07

Hey, programs run on servers, no ;-)?

EC2 guy 2010-09-10 17:08:45

Does GoDaddy give full box access (RDP) as opposed to just an annoying panel interface?

EC2 guy 2010-09-10 17:09:39

Yes, with one restriction that I was able to deal with - you can't apply windows updates. Also, make sure you select the 'no control panel' option; they have special support reps for their dedicated servers.

Gabriel 2010-09-10 18:31:48

I recommend that you use the new AWS micro instances. You can simply test it by starting your server AMI as micro instace.

We switched two small instances to it last Friday and it works great for us.

SamMeiers 2010-09-12 08:05:05

Are your Micro instances Windows or Unix? The Micro instances help my business, as we use EC2 as a backend for a Virtual Demo environment, and Micro instances reduce overall costs significantly. But I found a Micro Windows instance to be a bit sluggish and I was surprised it was even offered --- I didn't know Window servers are recommended to run on less than 1GB of RAM.

Simon Ellis 2010-09-14 02:45:19

The first one was Linux and is in production use already. We also tried Win 2008, and that seems ok for our purpose,too. Same "feeling" as a small VPS.

SamMeiers 2010-09-14 07:46:17

Amazon's ECS2 is costly but an excellent solution to host your asp.net websites.

If you're a little bit technical, Windows VPS is much more cost effective compared to CLOUD computing. A 2 GB Windows VPS will cost you approximately $50 to $60 a month with SQL database (express or web edition).

Windows 2008 R2 Edition servers, virtualized using Hyper-V are powerful in partitioning your VPS from others. Some of the very good providers for windows vps hosting are solarvps, kickassvps, etc...

Jason P. 2010-10-09 07:28:03

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