Hey, Jaymin -- thanks for writing. I actually wrote a longer post about Drupal hosting services back in September 2008. But things change, and I definitely think it's time to revisit the question -- especially since, as you point out, Bryght has ceased operations.
But you know what? I'm still very optimistic about Drupal hosting. Bryght could have given up for any of many reasons unrelated to the market, for example undercapitalization, technical issues, or just the decision that they weren't enjoying that business. I don't have any inside information, so I'm not claiming it's any of these specifically.
Meanwhile, Drupal continues to grow. I *personally* need a place to refer folks who want to run Drupal sites, but don't have technical skills to install or maintain the server side of things. Is the market big enough? I think so. HOWEVER, it's far harder to make a business succeed in a new area: It's much easier to just cater to an existing market. So it should be expected that we'll see a few failures before someone succeeds. That's what happened with just about every technology under the sun. (Ford wasn't the first to sell cars, you know. :) )
Hey, Jaymin -- thanks for writing. I actually wrote a longer post about Drupal hosting services back in September 2008. But things change, and I definitely think it's time to revisit the question -- especially since, as you point out, Bryght has ceased operations.
But you know what? I'm still very optimistic about Drupal hosting. Bryght could have given up for any of many reasons unrelated to the market, for example undercapitalization, technical issues, or just the decision that they weren't enjoying that business. I don't have any inside information, so I'm not claiming it's any of these specifically.
Meanwhile, Drupal continues to grow. I *personally* need a place to refer folks who want to run Drupal sites, but don't have technical skills to install or maintain the server side of things. Is the market big enough? I think so. HOWEVER, it's far harder to make a business succeed in a new area: It's much easier to just cater to an existing market. So it should be expected that we'll see a few failures before someone succeeds. That's what happened with just about every technology under the sun. (Ford wasn't the first to sell cars, you know. :) )