As it turns out, the amount of blogging we do is inversely proportional to the amount of work that is done to deliver new features and services… hopefully you don’t mind and we’re fairly certain that you’ll be pleased to see what will be available soon.
New York Datacenter Progress:
Checklist:
- Find a datacenter
- Rack the servers
- Test provisioning
- Implement backup system
- Open for business
Our system administration and development teams have been working overtime to get our New York City datacenter ready for VPSLink – here’s what the NYC DC may mean for you: lower latency for the East Coast (much, much lower) and throughout Europe (noticeably lower), opportunities for creative edge-caching and failover applications, and more.
So when will it be ready? If everything goes perfectly-according-to-plan our most optimistic estimate is next week, though a more realistic estimate would put the availability of provisioning new virtual private servers in New York at up to three weeks out.
Also coming soon: Load balancing (we’ll be offering a free beta period for this service to any VPSLink subscribers who are interested) and a new VPSLink Scavenger Hunt contest (which will award the winners a free year of hosting on our Link-3, Link-2, or Link-1 plan).
In the meantime, we’ve decided to end the VPSLink sale which has been running since February – it’s not headline material because we’ve decided to keep the sale prices. That’s right: almost all VPSLink plans have been re-priced. If you have an existing plan on the old pricing schedule, now would be a good time to consider upgrading your plan or billing cycle to take advantage.