what about cfxhosting.com and their vps package...not quite dedicated but you get your own virtual server and your own CF server to boot...with than many clients you should easily cover the $200 per month cost
jb. On 01/02/06, Mike Kear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My current hosting company has annoyed me one too many times so now I'm > looking to move my business to a new server/servers. I'm sorry because this > is off topic here, but I want to take my sites to a company that understands > coldfusion. I'm a bit bored with having to ask for coldfusion things to be > done several times before they get it right. > > At the moment I have 55 domains to move, mostly small low volume and/or > developer sites used for their own sites and staging sites for their > poject. And I want to expand. Not quite ready to afford dedicated > server yet, so I need shared hosting. I am reasonably open minded about > price, but of course I cant pay just anything i have to keep a mind to the > prices I will have to charge my clients. > > I have approached 3 Australian companies who have their machines in the USA, > and even though I havent mentioned price yet, they dont seem interested in > following up on it. > > Here are some of the things I need: > > > Windows platform > > *Server Technologies:* > > - CFMX7 updated and current > - PHP > - ASP > - .ASP.NET > - Perl (for the slow-learning thrillseekers) > > *CFMX Restrictions* > > - Few disabled tags. Preferably none disabled (many of the sites I > host are staging sites for other systems) > > *Databases:* > > - SQLServer2000 + > - MySQL > - Access > > *Miscellaneous* > > - Control panel so my clients can set up site features, and i can set > up client sites without needing the support people to do it for me. Helm > is my CP of choice. > - Mail server including webmail > - Site stats for every site viewable by my clients (I'm sick of > writing my own stats modules and installing them for clients .. it ought to > be something provided standard by hosting companies) > > *Support:* > > - As an absolute minimum - support staff on duty during the Australian > business hours, not just the business hours where the machine is installed. > - set up CFmappings and CF DSNs either through the control panel or > with a response time measured in terms of less than 6 hours > > > *Business:* > * > > - *No contact from the hosting company to my clients. > - Bill me for the resources used or allocated to me and I'll look > after biling the individual site owners > - I want to brand the control panel etc for my clients > - Uptime guarantee - if the server fails for more than the agreed > amount of the time, a discount is applied to my payment. (after all I have > to grant the same to my customers!) > - I'm open about the basis of calculating my payment, but i prefer not > to have a whole list of $1 for this, $2 for that, $0.50 for that - being > nickeled and dimed to death. By preference I'd like to pay a total amount > for everything I have allocated to me and let me figure out what to charge > my clients for. > - It would be good to have some kind of transition period to allow me > to move my domains in without having to pay in both locations. > > If you're interested please dont respond on list, email me at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Cheers > Mike Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > AFP Webworks > http://afpwebworks.com > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:230945 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
