On this day - June 4, 2013: #IBM Buys #SoftLayer https://www.hpcwire.com/2013/06/04/ibm_acquires_softlayer/ #IBMCloud
I'm nervous. When I leased my first #DedicatedServer half a lifetime ago, I went with #ThePlanet. They were great. VCs kept merging them into a larger monster company. They became awful. I moved to #SoftLayer.
VCs kept merging them, eventually merging them into *the* monster company, #IBM. They became awful. Finally, I've been with #Hivelocity, which is fantastic. Now, a VC financed buyout is merging them into #Colohouse ... 👀