Ask HN: Rackspace versus EC2, is it worth it for support?
I'm a big EC2 fan. It's incredibly inexpensive and being somewhat comfortable with the command line, it's a good fit for small projects.<p>A friend of mine is launching a new product and chose Rackspace for the support options they offer. He's not a server guy, and to him having someone available to help fix or scale his servers is worth the little extra he pays.<p>I have zero experience in load balancing and scaling. My question is: how hard is to learn or at least muddle through if I expect rapid growth? Or is it worth it to have support on hand if I need it?