As an aside, like many other startup junkies, I am a fan of the Y Combinator model. Passion and just enough cash to help you prove your concept… You’re forced to focus on creating something sticky.

Meet CloudKick – one of two Y Combinator startups presenting at Under the Radar this April 24 in the Valley.

On Amazon EC2 or Slicehost? Cloudkick gives you one simple control panel where you can manage and monitor all of your servers, putting you in control.

What CloudKick offers:
Graphs: visualize bandwidth allowances and other important metrics
Monitoring: set up monitoring in a just a few clicks, get alerts when services go critical, monitor http, https and ssh
Cool Tools: see all your nodes in one place, label, add tags and meta-data

I like that although RightScale and others offer this, that these guys are taking a kick at the can. I hear they’re managing 350 servers of 40 Y Combinator startups right now. And…. CloudKick is free — a one-up on their competitors.

What’s their business model, then?
Come see these guys at Under the Radar to find out (and hear how they plan on expanding their offering).