Fwd: Re: [SFS] cloud server

steven clark stevenclark206@yahoo.com
Sat, 4 Nov 2017 00:38:26 +0000 (UTC)


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 Given that I'm unemployed at the moment, this is about the final word. I'm=
 embarrassed to say I've used GCE before and didn't even think of it.=C2=A0
Thanks for the reality check, Aaron.=C2=A0
- Steve

    On Friday, November 3, 2017, 6:07:51 PM MDT, Aaron Brown (SFS) <aayore@=
sofree.us> wrote: =20
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   From: Aaron Brown (SFS) <aayore@sofree.us>
Date: November 3, 2017 at 5:41 PM
To: steven clark <stevenclark206@yahoo.com>
Subject: [SFS] cloud server
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I tend to look at things in terms of career benefit and hireability.=C2=A0 =
Anything you could learn working with Gandi, you can probably learn at a la=
rger cloud provider.=C2=A0 (The reverse is not true.)=C2=A0 Something like =
Google's cloud offers all the things you're looking for, but has loads of o=
ther features that you might want to play with in the future.=C2=A0 And put=
ting AWS or GCE on your resume will make more of an impact than Gandi.=C2=
=A0 On the flip side, Gandi is less Evil Empire than Amazon or Google.=C2=
=A0 So... =C2=AF\_(=E3=83=84)_/=C2=AF


steven clark wrote:
   From: steven clark <stevenclark206@yahoo.com>
Date: November 3, 2017 at 5:12 PM
To: Sfs <sfs@thegeek.nu>
Subject: [SFS] cloud server
  Any advice appreciated here.=C2=A0
I haven't signed up for any cloud services yet. I'd like to have the abilit=
y to spin up a vm or two for testing, and separately, have something like a=
 word press site + my own domain name and email.=C2=A0
Looks like Gandi has what I need for domain / email / site hosting. Any tho=
ughts on=C2=A0that provider?=C2=A0
And any recommendations on an IaaS provider I can sign up with would be gre=
at.=C2=A0
Thanks all,=C2=A0- Steve

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            <div>Given that I'm unemployed at the moment, this is about the=
 final word. I'm embarrassed to say I've used GCE before and didn't even th=
ink of it.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for the reality check, Aar=
on.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>- Steve</div><div><br></div><div><br></d=
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                        On Friday, November 3, 2017, 6:07:51 PM MDT, Aaron =
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Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div>Any advice appreci=
ated here.&nbsp;</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>I
 haven't signed up for any cloud services yet. I'd like to have the=20
ability to spin up a vm or two for testing, and separately, have=20
something like a word press site + my own domain name and email.&nbsp;</div=
><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Looks
 like Gandi has what I need for domain / email / site hosting. Any=20
thoughts on&nbsp;that provider?&nbsp;</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><d=
iv>And any=20
recommendations on an IaaS provider I can sign up with would be great.&nbsp=
;</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Thanks
 all,&nbsp;</div><div>- Steve</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div></div></di=
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