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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CenturyLink Public Cloud (discontinued)

    Score6.3 out of 10
    N/ACenturyLink Public Cloud was a set of IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, DBaaS and cloud management tools. Later rebranded to Lumen, Lumen recommends the service's former customers migrate to Lumen Cloud Connect.N/A

    Media Temple IaaS Cloud

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AMedia Temple in Culver City, California offers managed hosting services. Users can choose from managed services for AWS, self-managed VPS, managed VPS, grid-shared hosting, and managed hosting optimized for WordPress.N/A
    Pricing
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    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
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    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of CenturyLink Public Cloud (discontinued) and Media Temple IaaS Cloud
    Feature
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    Ratings
    Media Temple IaaS Cloud
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Monitoring tools00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Operating system support00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Security controls00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    I believe for small to mid business application hosting Centurylink provides an adequate service. When moving to larger scale business enviornments I believe the limitations, slowness is going to become a problem
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    Media Temple
    I think Media Temple is well suited for a somewhat tech-savvy and sophisticated dev shop that wants something powerful to use but doesn't want the complexity of something like Rackspace or AWS. If you don't need an insane level of control and would have something more on a managed basis, Media Tempe IaaS is the way to go.
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    Pros
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    • Offloading the requirements for hosting apps in house - cost savings
    • Access ability - users could access documents and programs from anywhere
    • Collaborative work ability - multiple users could work within the same enviornment
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    Media Temple
    • Great user interface.
    • Great performance.
    • Creating a Wordpress website is very easy.
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    Cons
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    • Perhaps ease of use - it's not convoluted but a little more streamlined of an interface would be great
    • Make your presence more known - in a world of heavily advertised cloud options CenturyLink is not at the top of the pile and I think it may be due to a lack of awareness in the business community. Advertise!
    • Streamline functionality - interface can be a little slow at times.
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    Media Temple
    • There are often errors with automatic updates and management of 3rd party tools including software such as Plesk.
    • I think the communication options could be improved. It isn't as easy to set up alerts as you would want.
    • Your plans are grandfathered so you are somewhat stuck with an old plan.
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    Alternatives Considered
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    I did not select the application hosting environment - I was a user. That being said I do not have much of a voice in the difference between hosted services that I have experienced.
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    Media Temple
    We've been using both DreamHost and Media Temple for years and Media Temple has a better overall experience, offering a more robust solution in terms of scalability and customization. On the other hand, DreamHost has great support and a better pricing policy. So it depends on what are you looking for and your budget as well.
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    Return on Investment
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    Media Temple
    • It is a huge part of our overall web offerings. We depend on Media Temple day-to-day for a large contingency of clients.
    • Reduction in costs and increase in bandwidth.
    • An easy learning curve for new staff and semi-technical employees.
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