Hi Tom, You can certainly run Riak in the cloud -- you simply need to be aware that there is likely to be a latency tradeoff, since you do not have direct control over the hardware and it's difficult to tune for available resources. In addition, there is no guarantee that multiple instances of the virtual host are on independent hardware hosts, so you may also be (unknowingly) trading off availability.
Depending on the situation, these may not be deal-breakers -- simply something to be aware of. :) D. On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Tom Davies <atomgi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey there, > > I am considering Riak for a new project. One possible show stopper > for me is I believe Riak is not recommended for use on a VM which > would make cloud deployments (e.g. rackspace, ec2, etc) a no go. Also, > I read somewhere else the minimum EC2 deployment recommendation was 3 > large instances which would run over $700 / month. Is it possible to > run Riak in the cloud and if so what is the minimum recommended > configuration? Also, I'd be interested in hearing any recommendations > for initial configuration in a cloud environment. > > Thanks! > -- > Tom Davies > > http://teenormous.com > The Ultimate T-shirt Search Engine > > _______________________________________________ > riak-users mailing list > riak-users@lists.basho.com > http://lists.basho.com/mailman/listinfo/riak-users_lists.basho.com -- Dave Smith Director, Engineering Basho Technologies, Inc. diz...@basho.com _______________________________________________ riak-users mailing list riak-users@lists.basho.com http://lists.basho.com/mailman/listinfo/riak-users_lists.basho.com
