Any UK-based cloud solutions? [closed]

Question

I'm looking for a cloud computing provider based in the UK. Can anyone recommend a suitable provider? Ideally with ssh access, fully configurable server, *nix preferable. (Essentially something like S3, but based in the UK).

Answer 1

Amazon S3 does have a storage solution in Ireland:

A bucket can be stored in one of several Regions. You can choose a Region to optimize for latency, minimize costs, or address regulatory requirements. Amazon S3 is currently available in the US Standard, EU (Ireland), US West (Northern California) and Asia Pacific (Singapore) Regions. The US Standard Region automatically routes requests to facilities in Northern Virginia or the Pacific Northwest using network maps.

http://aws.amazon.com/s3/#functionality

The only thing I can imagine you mean by "based in" would be legal jurisdiction or patriotism. It's nearly always the jurisdiction governing the physical server that governs the data, so a UK-based storage location = GBR jurisdiction.

Is it a question of patronizing local business?

EDIT: To pop the answer to the top (which is now in comments below): check out Humyo, www.humyo.com. They offer cloud computing storage with data centres in Manchester. However, their offering is not REALLY the same as S3, but it seems like it might be worth a look. They were acquired two weeks ago by Top Micro, though, so you may wish to conduct to due some due diligence to ensure that their data centres won't suddenly be moved outside the country to somewhere cheaper.