Amazon was first, but Rackspace/Mosso is giving them something to think about. Check out this quantitative comparison between the Rackspace and Amazon cloud storage solutions.
The Limelight metrics are especially awesome. CDNs used to be ridiculously expensive and difficult to use, usually requiring massive amounts of cash, lawyers, paper, and coffee. Now, all that power is in the hands of the people. I’m excited about the trend toward democratization in the broader market. I hope the trend continues with other areas of tech and communication services. What would you like to see?
Full disclosure: I work for Jungle Disk, a fully-owned subsidiary of Rackspace.
