Jeff Rangel

I just bought what you would say a slice of slicehost. They are a Virtual Server Provider for the linux peeps out there. I bought the 512 slice version and accidentally bought it with Ubuntu, which was not the distro that I wanted. There is a SliceCHAT available to the customers which is NICE. They were able to easily guide me to the slicehost manager and reload my virtual server with the distro of my choice. I thought that was SWEET!

Virtual Private Servers.

Our VPS slices are the ultimate mix of price, performance and power. We use the revolutionary Xen virtualization software to reserve memory and CPU slots, then employ a custom built backend to manage our slices.

Why should you consider a Slicehost VPS?

A Slicehost VPS fills the huge performance gap between entry-level, shared hosting and expensive dedicated hosting. Our 256slice will smoke any shared package you can find in terms of performance and reliability. The 1024slice rivals a fully dedicated server, at a fraction of the price. And every Slice package gives you full root access, instant reboots, one of several Linux distributions and the ability to install whatever software you want.

Unrivaled Prices.

Go ahead and shop around. You’ll find that our VPS prices trounce the competition. How did we do it? We wrote our own software and run our NOC as efficiently as possible. Our management interface handles every situation, including instant reboots, distribution setups and software reinstalls. Our competitors? They have to buy expensive hardware or man-hours to accomplish the same tasks.

A Slicehost VPS can…

• Serve Ruby on Rails applications using Mongrel, Apache or Lighttpd
• Host Python applications using the Django framework
• Run MySQL or Postgres databases
• Power a Java application server
• Serve PHP apps lightning fast

We’ll take care of you.

We take three things very seriously: customers, servers and networks. Our infrastructure was built from the ground up to satisfy intense demands: the best hardware, customized software, fast networks, a world class data center and redundancy galore. If something goes wrong, we’ll fix it fast, tell you what happened and make sure it doesn’t occur again. We answer to you.

When you choose Slicehost, your servers become our servers.

Hardware.

• Quad core, 64-bit machines (8+ ghz)
• RAID-10 disk storage
• Hard usage caps on VPS machines
• Gigabit network backbone

Facilities.

• Cagespace in multiple facilities including a new $7-million dollar datacenter and Switch & Data datacenters
• Redundant power, UPS, cooling and fiber
• Biometric authentication, key card access and video surveillance
• 24×7 staffed NOC and customer support
• 24×7 custom monitoring tools with email/SMS timed escalations

Our Story

We’ve been doing this for a while. Until recently, our services were focused on the managed hosting needs of the business world. We never considered opening our NOC and services to smaller markets or individuals. However, the explosive growth of hosted applications, web frameworks and open source software brought colleagues to us searching for solutions. There were plenty of fly-by-night operations that would take their money and cram them onto an oversold box, but they wanted more. So we built our own management system around a cutting edge virtualization project, expanded our NOC and opened the doors.

Slicehost brings the experiences, high expectations and support demands of business hosting to the consumer market. We aim to please developers – people who know their stuff. People who write software, build servers and get things done. If you’re new to web applications and hosting in general, we’re probably not the best choice for you. If you want the cheapest price, go to any of the volume driven web hosts with outsourced support. But if you know what needs to be done and want a host who will help you get there, you’re in the right place.

Our Customers

Don’t take our word for it, take theirs.

Try THIS out and see what you think

Jeff