Stable Distro/AMI for Amazon EC2 based SaaS application
What is the best choice for a linux distro and Amazon EC2 based AMI to serve as the foundation for a SaaS application?  We are a startup, light on sys admin skills, and need something rock solid stable and reasonably scalable.  We've been having some problems with Ubuntu hanging for periods of 5-15 minutes at random times during the day.
Stable Distro/AMI for Amazon EC2 based SaaS application
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What is the best choice for a linux distro and Amazon EC2 based AMI to serve as the foundation for a SaaS application?  We are a startup, light on sys admin skills, and need something rock solid stable and reasonably scalable.  We've been having some problems with Ubuntu hanging for periods of 5-15 minutes at random times during the day.