I'm in the process of moving to a new server. This site is the first to move. Hopefully everything still works. I have decided that after 6 years of running my own dedicated server, I just couldn't justify the price versus flexibility when I wasn't utilising the machine completely. I'm paying for overhead simply because I might need it. On the flip side, I'm also unable to upgrade whilst still being cost-effective (It's usually cheaper to replace the whole machine).
This wouldn't be as big an issue if I was co-locating and actually owned the server - which I would do if it was financially viable on the Isle of Man. I also don't see the point in co-locating when I can't easily get access to the machine, so going offshore isn't an option. Renting a server just doesn't make sense for me anymore
Instead I've decided to go with a VPS provider (Linode) for all my personal stuff. Business hosting will be a combination of Amazon Web Services and Linode, depending on the requirements. Amazon S3 will cover all my online storage (which I was using already - it'll just get used more). Thankfully, Google have been handling my email for over a year now, so server moves are less mission-critical than were in the past.
I'm liking this so far as it means I can change my server specifications depending on my requirements and I only pay for what I'm using. It's also trivial to spin up new machines if needed (and just as easy to take them offline again). Linode seem to be decent in terms of price and performance. They're not quite as flexible as Amazon EC2; but for my more permanent hosting that's not really an issue.