Hi,
I was wondering if you can recommend me a provider that offers vps, XEN or OpenVZ, in multiple locations in Europe and the US.
I will use them as file servers, so the uplink is an important factor. It is also very important, that it is possible for me to easily purchase additional bandwidth in bulk packages or automatically upgrade into a higher package. For example, the basic vps would include 1TB of bandwidth per month. I would use more than 1TB in a month. The provider would then charge me for an additional 1TB or 500GB(minimum) for that month or upgrade me automatically in a larger vps package for the rest of the month and downgrade/charge me the basic amount again at the beginning of the new month.
I would prefer basic management, including server hardening at the beginning and security patching. This is not a requirement however. Regarding the hard disk I do not have extraordinary requirements. It would be alright to have a vps with 10 GB at the beginning. If I would need more I would upgrade into a bigger vps package offer. Upgrades should be completed without any or too much of a downtime.
Additionally, a control panel where I could see the server status, traffic stats etc. would be nice.
For orientation, I could state that I was very interested in the burst.net premium vps, but they unfortunately don't allow you to purchase additional bandwidth or upgrade automatically.
Edit: the user shovenose just told me that OpenVZ would be the best choice for upgrading or downgrading without a downtime. OpenVZ is therefore preferred if a provider can't provide additional bandwidth packages.
Thanks for reading!
Regards, Alex210892