Yeah you have to be able to run from the linux command prompt for digital ocean. The SSDs can be a size limitation too, I don't know what this forum is at.
Hivelocity and Liquidweb have a good reputation, I would go with either of those for non-cloud.
Digital Ocean's pricing is just retarded, I went from spending $4,000 a month on ec2+rackspace cloud down to around $1,000 just by moving everything over. That's the magic of being able to buy all brand new hardware today when your competitor paid the same for something 1/4th as good 3 years ago.
Hivelocity and Liquidweb have a good reputation, I would go with either of those for non-cloud.
Digital Ocean's pricing is just retarded, I went from spending $4,000 a month on ec2+rackspace cloud down to around $1,000 just by moving everything over. That's the magic of being able to buy all brand new hardware today when your competitor paid the same for something 1/4th as good 3 years ago.