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What are some of the recommended cloud services for start-ups?

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This is way too general of a question. You need to be specific about your requirements. Cloud services are just another set of tools to use in specific cases. – Micah Oct 24 '09 at 12:57

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In general its Amazon EC2 and Google App Engine.

Pls provide more details/requirements.

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Other answers have been for cloud hosting services. Is that what you were looking for? There is also Windows Azure, which you can get free usage of via Microsoft's BizSpark program for startups. That would be the way to go if you're a .NET developer.

Or were you asking about cloud based SaaS services (like salesforce.com) that would help you run your startup business?

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For file storage and backups, checkout jungledisk.com - they basically provide a usable UI on top of Amazon's S3 storage cloud - works like a charm, is inexpensive, and doesn't go down. I've used it for over a year now, and am very happy with it.

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I use Rackspace Cloud. I'm satisfied so far as it fits my budget (compared to AWS) but still flexible (unlike Google Apps Engine).

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I use Rackspace Cloud and love it. I endorse it without hesitation. – Jim Blizard Aug 20 '11 at 0:38

Google App Engine + Amazon S3 = Cheapest one you can get.

BR

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