Rackspace is now taking names for their beta program for Cloud Servers for Windows. They plan to launch the beta in early 2010 with competitive pricing (vs their Linux servers):
| Cloud Servers for Windows Server Size | Hourly Charge |
|---|---|
| 512 MB | $ 0.04 |
| 1 GB | $ 0.08 |
| 2 GB | $ 0.16 |
| 4 GB | $ 0.32 |
| 8 GB | $ 0.58 |
| 15.5 GB | $ 1.08 |
Prices for Linux servers start at 1.5 cents per hour for 256 MB of RAM and a 10GB hard disk.
They plan to offer both Server 2003 and Server 2008 and will be running them on “a Microsoft-supported hypervisor.” Your guess is as good as ours as to what exactly that means.
And remember, with the Cloud Servers API they provide (I assume they will provide it for the Windows Servers also), you can develop scaling infrastructures.
To find out more, and to sign up for the beta, click here.