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The funding behind 6 top Ruby on Rails hosts

Posted by Collin on 06/01/2011 in Rails Hosting Information, DreamHost, 1and1, Heroku, Engine Yard, Joyent, and Rackspace.

Starting a new company? Ever wonder where your Rails host got its start? We looked into the backgrounds of several top Rails hosts to find out what started the machine, and what keeps it greased. It’s interesting to note that most (if not all) of the bigger hosting companies don’t have much financial history information readily available.

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