How to choose a vps provider

aka
cloud provider
vps provider (virtual server provider)
dedicated provider

criteria to choose a provider

• costs, obviously
• which virtualizatie techn :
  xen or kvm = ok ; nok : openvz (old linux kernel)
• ipv4 only , vp6 only or both
• location :
  - not in the [[(5-9-14) Eyes Countries]]
  (USA, UK , CA, NZ , Aust + Den, Norw , NL ,FR + DE, BE, IT , SP, SWE)
  - definitly not in DE, AU, SW (severe anti piracy laws )
  - as close to your location aspos
• service
• maintenance ( backups , uptime ,

questions

• location = DC or location = HQ or both ?
• betalen op naam van de zaak ?