I pay a hefty ransom for my server at Rackspace, but I'll tell you one thing – I NEVER worry about it. It's my own box with full access and Rackspace does the monitoring for me. When you life depends on the web, it's the only way to fly. – andy
16,000 Web Sites Go Dark – Web Hosting Gone Bad. Cyberwings is a hosting company based in Maine that has been operating for close to a year now. They started off dependable, but seem to be suffering. Suffering the pains of growth or the pains of inexperience or the pains of business gone bad? No one knows and finding out the truth has been as hard as cracking an ancient lobster's shell. [kuro5hin.org]