Any VPS Database with Data Center info?

[CoolMoon]

I searched a few websites about VPS listing.  Most of them are just some reviews, benchmarks and offers.  I wonder if there is any VPS list with Data Center information.  

Maybe it's a stupid idea and no one else need this kind of info.  I just want to link each VPS provider to DC so that if I already have one or more VPS in one DC, I might think twice before ordering from another provider in the same DC.  Or maybe I will try to avoid some DC with bad reviews.

I was trying to sort one out but don't want to reinvent the wheel.  So wonder if something similar already out there.

 

[WebSearchingPro]

This actually sounds like a really neat idea.

Maybe include a reverse lookup, and it can relate IP blocks to certain providers. Say if a website is down frequently, a reverse lookup could tell what host to avoid maybe and what datacenters they use.

I've actually wanted a tool similar to this, normally I just use NS lookup and then see who owns the ip blocks manually if I want to find out whats hosted where and by who.

If you need any help, I can manually sift through google and dig up info on providers.

 

[NodeBytes]

I'm working on something somewhat related - http://vpsboard.com/index.php?/topic/406-multi-location-traceroute-project/

Maybe we could join efforts and build a bigger toolset based around VPS hosts.

 

[WebSearchingPro]

I see so instead of JUST a database with information about hosts and datacenters, it would be a full blown web application that can ping for up-times, latency from different locations and feed that back to the user with a full report on what datacenters would be suitable to them. 

Seems like LEB, but more or less handled by an entire community through upvotes and continuous testing rather than 1 or 2 people just posting deals..

Sounds like an awesome idea. Could be the thing that vpsBoard could use to set it apart from any other forum on the interwebs.

 

[CoolMoon]

I am not a geek but noob in the VPS world.  Initially I was just thinking of a simple spreadsheet style static page on a low end vps, so my job will be limited to data entry.  To involve other test functions sounds great, but would be beyond my knowledge and I guess it will involve multiple VPS, maybe cannot be handled by low end ones

 

[WebSearchingPro]

Im sure the multiple ideas by themselves would be fairly nice, but meshed together could be fairly incredible. But as you, I would be considered a noob, but hey never hurts to learn something new

 

[CoolMoon]

I do enjoy the learning process...but I am still learning how to figure out the provider's DC by its test IP

It's gonna take a while before I can touch those advanced topics...

 

[D. Strout]

As a die-hard DIYer, I tend to just ask for a test IP and get location/DC from that. Uptime tracking is good, but reviews will often tell you how that is. Doing your own ping and traceroute will give you a better idea than from other locations.