You Might consider Rimuhosting.com!

They offer VPS as well as Dedicated server hostings with a great support 24/7/365.

the best way to check them is by their website: htpp://rimuhosting.com.

Good Luck with your website :).

posted March 19, 2008

We've been working with ServerBeach for a while now, and never had any problems with it. We are basically all Linux/FreeBSD-based, but few friends of mine are using ASP on ServerBeach as well.
YouTube started with ServerBeach and from what I remember they did run something on Microsoft platform as well.

Speaking as for the hosting details - these guys are very flexible with their packages, and upgrades. Just take a look - may be it'll work for you.

Also, you can use the code F37EZENTWE (referral code) if you'll decide to register and this should give you $100 of credit.

Don't hesitate to ask more questions if you have any on the topic. Personally I did use 1&1 before, but ServerBeach is working better in our case.

Links:

• http://www.serverbeach.com

posted March 19, 2008

Hi

U can use the http://www.ixwebhosting.com for Windows hosting, I regular use this service for many of our customers.

Shridhar HampiHoli
IDCIndia.in

Links:

• http://www.ixwebhosting.com

posted March 20, 2008

Adam,
You may wish to consider IPsoft, www.ipsoft.com I can assure you will get great service, a multitude of solution options, independent data centre footprint/vendor agnostic.

Would be more than happy to get you a quotation? "Autonomic" remediation and a 15 minute SLA.

Mail me direct if you wish to discuss. jason.letton@ipsoft.com

Best
Jason

posted March 20, 2008

Hi Adam,

It really is quite tricky to find a good hosting partner - not for any shortage of options, but simply because not two companies offer comparable solutions!

My advice would that you were in the right area when you looked at RackSpace.

Assuming that you need a robust, reliable services with professional service levels and support then I would forget about any type of shared solution or VPS and just get a fully managed dedicated server.

There seems to be an ever increasing number of 'resellers' in the market. In fact in some cases you can find that there are three or even four resellers in the chain. I would urge you to buy your hosting from the original source and that way any future support issues are that much simpler to fix.

An alternative to Rack Space would be 1 & 1. They have some good dedicated server solutions that are based out of quality data centers with good bandwidth.

Hope that helps, but if you would like talk it through some more then you can contact me via my website at http://www.n3wmedia.com

Kind Regards

Ed

posted March 20, 2008

posted March 20, 2008

Adam,

I would go with RackSpace. Considering that your online travel startup will have medium to high traffic, possibly a GDS engine and ofcourse databases, you will require dedicated server/s and load balancers which RackSpace have mastered the art of.

Don't even consider also-rans and VDS systems.

Best of Luck.

posted March 20, 2008

Dear Adam,

What do you need? What is your budget?
And I 'm glad to help you.

Regards,

Lorenzo Gatti

posted March 20, 2008

I agree with your initial thoughts of going with Rackspace. The beautiful part about them is their fanatical support - you call them and they answer, typically in less than 3 rings. They are so serious about uptime, that they will credit you 5% off your bill for every 30 minutes you are down, up to 100% of your bill. The service is rock solid, we use them for our Exchange and BES hosting and can't imagine life without them now. See more about their guarantee at the link.

Links:

• http://www.rackspace.com/solutions/servicelevels/managedsla.php

posted March 20, 2008

Adam,

Several people have recommended RackSpace, which is great if you want pure "rack and bandwidth" or even dedicated/virtual servers. But if you want a truly "hands-off, scalable, hosted SOLUTION", I would highly recommend looking at HostedSolutions.com.

If you are interested in learning more, contact me and I will introduce you to someone at Hosted Solutions that can help you. I have connected Joshua Wolff, the GM of the Charlotte Data Center, to this answer. I receive no compensation from them...I have simply recommended companies to them before, and all have been extremely pleased with the results.

Regards,
Troy

Links:

• http://www.hostedsolutions.com/

Troy A also suggests this expert on this topic:

• Joshua W

posted March 20, 2008

ServerBeach offers a wide range of solutions that would meet your needs. They will be more cost effective than RackSpace. RackSpace is primarily for customers that own their own servers (or lease from them) which need to be connected to the internet. ServerBeach is primarily a managed hosting provider - meaning that you essentially rent a dedicated server and they provide updates, security, backups, etc.

Links:

• http://www.serverbeach.com
• http://www.rackspace.com

posted March 20, 2008

I've been using NetNation for dedicated servers over in the US and have experienced no problems at all. Cost effective too. No clue on Mosso though, I'm afraid.

I published a buyer's guide to Managed Hosting at E-consultancy, but we haven't updated it in three years and it is UK-focused. Nevertheless it might help scope out your requirements. If you email me (chris@e-consultancy.com) I'll be happy to send over a free copy.

Cheers,

c.

Links:

• http://www.e-consultancy.com/publications/managed-hosting-buyers-guide-2005...

posted March 20, 2008

I would be very cariful with RackSpace. We requested a few quotes from them for the competitive analysis and found that they are very expensive. They offer 1T of datatransfer but it is just round 300Kbps. Prices are not that great. That *fanatical* support that they promote sounds just childish.

Digital Edge provides support, implementation and emergency services for enterprise networks, servers and storage.
We operate a few high end datacenters.

You can contact me and I will help you to:
- Figure out your business needs. Help you to understand how bandwidth works. If you are spiky or you push a lot of data at the same speed over 24 hours.
- Show you what power cost and how you can save there.
- Types of virtual servers.
- How to mix dedicated and shared components to get optimal cost.

Michael Petrov
mpetrov@digitaledge.net
www.digitaledge.net
[THE ARCHITECT]

posted March 20, 2008

We have been using RackSpace for the last 2 years and I can only say positive things about the company and the service. You pay a little bit of a premium, but they are extremely responsive and really do offer 24/7/365 support.

We currently have 10+ servers in two of their data centers, and we're running a variety of different operating systems and databases. They've managed to provide support for them all. Drop me a line directly if you have specific questions.

posted March 21, 2008

I've seen a couple recommendations of Rackspace, but having gotten quotes from them in the past I can't help but feel that the cost will put a crimp in your getting to profitability.

Mosso is an option if you give up control of the operating environment, as they control the DB, web servers etc.

I'd check out Fortress ITX and The Gridlayer.

posted March 21, 2008

Are you looking at collocation (placing your servers at the facility) or hosting (using their servers)?

Depending on which you're looking at you may want to look at utilizing someone who has redundant facilities. Nothing kills an online business faster than availability or speed problems. Especially this day in age where virtually everyone will be coming at you with a reliable broadband connection.

Without question you need to do your homework - stick with the vendors who've been around for a while, utilize a Tier II datacenter, have physically redundant networks and internet pipes, have good financial stability (last 3 years) and perhaps most importantly, are bonded and can reimburse you for outages.

You will definitely get what you pay for in this situation.

posted March 22, 2008