Server costs are a quietly painful expense for individual developers. For such engineers, I recommend ConoHa server because shareholder benefit discounts can be applied.

ConoHa Overview

Advantages

• Fixed monthly payment
• No initial fees for all plans
• Data centers in 3 locations: Japan (Tokyo), USA (San Jose), and Singapore
• Automatic backup up to 3 generations
• OpenStack API available
• GMO Internet shareholder benefits provide 5,000 yen discount on server costs
• Peace of mind with GMO brand

Disadvantages

• Servers occasionally go down due to failures (according to experienced users)
• Anxiety about GMO brand

ConoHa's Image

They have such a cute character. According to the official site, the name is “Mikumo Konoha (美雲このは)”.

Since the operating company is GMO Internet, they also have proper non-otaku banners.

Getting 5,000 Yen Discount on ConoHa Server Costs Through Shareholder Benefits

If you have an online securities account, purchase enough GMO Internet stock to qualify for shareholder benefits.

• GMO Internet Inc. [9449]: Stocks/Stock Price - Yahoo! Finance

With a stock price of 1,396 yen and 100 shares needed for shareholder benefits, investing about 140,000 yen will get you shareholder benefits that discount ConoHa server costs by 5,000 yen twice a year.

Shareholder Benefits

• Record date: End of December and June
• Unit shares: 100 shares

Also, with a dividend yield of 1.65%, I think this is a good stock to hold long-term.

Reference Information

• ConoHa VPS - GMO Internet
• ConoHa Evaluation (85 points) and Reasons | ServerKurabe

That’s all from the Gemba.