Would a PostgreSQL only hosting environment be of interest?

On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Joshua D. Drake wrote:

Over here at Command Prompt we are considering starting a small
dedicated hosting division for PostgreSQL users. This would be a
business class service and would run on our redundant 6Mb connection.

Not that I mind that much, but I think that commercial postings are
supposed to go to the announce list.

Would this interest any PostgreSQL users? We are not really looking to
be a rackspace as much as a specialized business database hosting
provider to accent our current product line.

I certainly would, although at the moment I am trying a company.
I left my previous provider of 5+ years because they didn't have
postgresql support. I was extremely happy with my previous ISP, but I
needed postgresql.

I must admit that I am been much more patient with this new
provider I am trying due to the lack of alternatives. If there were other
alternatives I may not be so patient.

Hi guys,

As a lot of people would already know, on the techdocs.postgresql.org
site there is a "PostgreSQL Hosting" page:

http://techdocs.postgresql.org/hosting.php

Among all the companies on this page, there is only one company
(pghoster.com) which specialises in PostgreSQL hosting. Haven't heard
any feedback about them, but when I first looked at their site they
seemed decent.

So Joshua, if you're looking to run a PostgreSQL specialised hosting
solution, then good luck with it. The more the merrier I reckon. You
might want to look for specialised requirements there too (i.e.
redundancy, extremely high end sites, etc). :-)

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift

Francisco Reyes wrote:

On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Joshua D. Drake wrote:

Over here at Command Prompt we are considering starting a small
dedicated hosting division for PostgreSQL users. This would be a
business class service and would run on our redundant 6Mb connection.

Not that I mind that much, but I think that commercial postings are
supposed to go to the announce list.

Would this interest any PostgreSQL users? We are not really looking to
be a rackspace as much as a specialized business database hosting
provider to accent our current product line.

I certainly would, although at the moment I am trying a company.
I left my previous provider of 5+ years because they didn't have
postgresql support. I was extremely happy with my previous ISP, but I
needed postgresql.

I must admit that I am been much more patient with this new
provider I am trying due to the lack of alternatives. If there were other
alternatives I may not be so patient.

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On Sun, 16 Jun 2002, Justin Clift wrote:

Hi guys,

As a lot of people would already know, on the techdocs.postgresql.org
site there is a "PostgreSQL Hosting" page:

http://techdocs.postgresql.org/hosting.php

Among all the companies on this page, there is only one company
(pghoster.com) which specialises in PostgreSQL hosting. Haven't heard
any feedback about them, but when I first looked at their site they
seemed decent.

How do you classify "specialize"? *puzzled look* Considering the last
~7years or work and time we've put into PgSQL, I would have thought we've
done a pretty good job of "specializing", no?

Hi Marc,

"Marc G. Fournier" wrote:

On Sun, 16 Jun 2002, Justin Clift wrote:

<snip>

Among all the companies on this page, there is only one company
(pghoster.com) which specialises in PostgreSQL hosting. Haven't heard
any feedback about them, but when I first looked at their site they
seemed decent.

How do you classify "specialize"? *puzzled look* Considering the last
~7years or work and time we've put into PgSQL, I would have thought we've
done a pretty good job of "specializing", no?

Knew I should have clarified that. :-)

They appear to focus nearly exclusively on PostgreSQL hosting, and not
much else.

Lots of places focus on being hosting providers... AND providing
database access as a feature. pghoster.com appears to be an online
PostgreSQL database provider... AND provides other things as features.
The difference is in their apparent focus. :-)

Well, so it seems. Haven't heard any feedback from end users so I can't
tell for sure if the different focus actually has a tangible benefit or
is in fact for real.

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift

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"My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those
who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the
first group; there was less competition there."
- Indira Gandhi