Review: 1&1 Cloud Server

Introduction and configurationsCloud Server from 1&1 is designed to bridge the gap between cheap yet basic hosting services and the kind of high-end cloud platforms offered by the likes of Amazon, Rackspace et al.This it manages with some aplomb, delivering access to VMware hosted virtual machines in a huge variety of flavours to do with as you want, complete with optional applications, load balancing and shared storage add-ons, all at a no-nonsense fixed price and with no contract tie-ins.