According to Wikipédia, OVH is the third largest hosting company in the world based on physical services and the largest hosting company in Europe. They are not a fly by night operation.
And IMHO Hetzner is by far the best service provider there is for bare metal and plain old VM services.
Didn't know about OVH, thanks. A long time ago, I was advised to always first look at the age of the company when choosing a web host. (And then their financials and client base). I've found this advise to be a solid one. A lot of web hosting companies fold up ...
And IMHO Hetzner is by far the best service provider there is for bare metal and plain old VM services.