Drupal Hosting - why does it have to be so confusing?

Buying hosting for Drupal involves a number of choices. This session will talk about

Hosting Plans -- shared, VPS, dedicated, and cloud

So how much RAM DO I need?

Why is Drupal so resource-intensive?

Performance optimizations -- reverse proxy caches, DB tuning, PHP Caching, Boost, Memcache, and more

Keeping your site up - some ideas for security, monitoring, and resource limiting

Presentation Materials

Slides: 

drupalhosting.pdf