UK Dedicated Hosting Recomendations?
Hi I need a uk dedicated hosting provider that can provide: Web Hosting Load Balancing Fail Over solutions Rock Solid SLA This is for windows servers (for Hosting CF / .NET + MS SQL) I would appreciate hearing your recomendations both for and against, from personal experience, as our current provider has let us down a few times recently. Thanks Dan. ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:184853 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=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: UK Dedicated Hosting Recomendations?
Host it In-House? -Original Message- From: Daniel Lancelot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 November 2004 11:48 To: CF-Talk Subject: UK Dedicated Hosting Recomendations? Hi I need a uk dedicated hosting provider that can provide: Web Hosting Load Balancing Fail Over solutions Rock Solid SLA This is for windows servers (for Hosting CF / .NET + MS SQL) I would appreciate hearing your recomendations both for and against, from personal experience, as our current provider has let us down a few times recently. Thanks Dan. ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:184854 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=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: UK Dedicated Hosting Recomendations?
Hi Dan. We are UK based, but use a US based hosting company (ev1servers.net) as all UK based hosting companies are a rip-off in comparsion, and it really doesn't matter where the servers are. EV1 has 24 hour 365 day support so it doesn't matter if you have a problem when it is 3am in the US as there is always someone there. Their prices are excellent and you get loads of bandwidth included (which no UK based provided tend to do). Also, we found the three UK providered we used in the past (Virtual Internet (the worst of the worst), Host Europe and OneAndOne) didn't provide anywhere near the level of customer service or reliability of connection that was required. Best Regards Andrew. On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 07:48:13 -0400, Daniel Lancelot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I need a uk dedicated hosting provider that can provide: Web Hosting Load Balancing Fail Over solutions Rock Solid SLA This is for windows servers (for Hosting CF / .NET + MS SQL) I would appreciate hearing your recomendations both for and against, from personal experience, as our current provider has let us down a few times recently. Thanks Dan. ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:184855 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=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: UK Dedicated Hosting Recomendations?
Host it In-House? No - that is not an option - Cost of connectivity where are company is based would make that prohibative, and we cannot realisticly offer 24/7 support etc. Cheers, Dan. ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:184857 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=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: UK Dedicated Hosting Recomendations?
Thanks Andrew, For a largescale uk based application, will it not make a difference to performance at all having the site hosted in the US? Also, if and when telephone support is needed, presumably that means an international call etc? You have mentioned our current hosting company there - and I agree, customer service and connection reliability absolutely sucks... One of our servers went offline at 1:30am, the automated service monitoring failed to send us an SMS, the hosting company failed to notice it, and would not even look at the server until we submitted an automated reboot request. About 1 1/2 hours later the server came back online - and one of the support people said it was something todo with the network card or cable When we asked for further information, we were told that it was nothing todo with the network, but an unidentifiable problem that disappeared after they rebooted the server twice. We checked the logs, and the only info we could see, was an error from the network card, saying it had been disconnected from the network. Sounds to me like some £!!£% unplugged the network cable form the machine / switch, and they are not prepared to admit it... Thanks, Dan Hi Dan. We are UK based, but use a US based hosting company (ev1servers.net) as all UK based hosting companies are a rip-off in comparsion, and it really doesn't matter where the servers are. EV1 has 24 hour 365 day support so it doesn't matter if you have a problem when it is 3am in the US as there is always someone there. Their prices are excellent and you get loads of bandwidth included (which no UK based provided tend to do). Also, we found the three UK providered we used in the past (Virtual Internet (the worst of the worst), Host Europe and OneAndOne) didn't provide anywhere near the level of customer service or reliability of connection that was required. Best Regards Andrew. ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:184858 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
Re: UK Dedicated Hosting Recomendations?
Hi We a UK.com and have had our server hosted in the US for the past 3.5 years with CFXhosting.com. Our site runs as smooth as a babies botty. What with the exchange rate its been excellent value. Sometimes the differences in time zone have caused a few problems with not getting the right support when needed. But i made a few noises to the account rep and this was sorted out, and remember america has different time zones within itself. So one extra for the UK is not as big a prob as you would think. I have dealt with 2 american hosting companies and they really do seem to know the importance of good customer service. I am told by people who have visited the US that good customer service is common throughout US society. Perhaps too good in some industries, as apparentlty 5+ course breakfasts are readily available. Sounds like heaven. Have a nice day Paul - Original Message - From: Daniel Lancelot [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 12:19 PM Subject: Re: UK Dedicated Hosting Recomendations? Thanks Andrew, For a largescale uk based application, will it not make a difference to performance at all having the site hosted in the US? Also, if and when telephone support is needed, presumably that means an international call etc? You have mentioned our current hosting company there - and I agree, customer service and connection reliability absolutely sucks... One of our servers went offline at 1:30am, the automated service monitoring failed to send us an SMS, the hosting company failed to notice it, and would not even look at the server until we submitted an automated reboot request. About 1 1/2 hours later the server came back online - and one of the support people said it was something todo with the network card or cable When we asked for further information, we were told that it was nothing todo with the network, but an unidentifiable problem that disappeared after they rebooted the server twice. We checked the logs, and the only info we could see, was an error from the network card, saying it had been disconnected from the network. Sounds to me like some £!!£% unplugged the network cable form the machine / switch, and they are not prepared to admit it... Thanks, Dan Hi Dan. We are UK based, but use a US based hosting company (ev1servers.net) as all UK based hosting companies are a rip-off in comparsion, and it really doesn't matter where the servers are. EV1 has 24 hour 365 day support so it doesn't matter if you have a problem when it is 3am in the US as there is always someone there. Their prices are excellent and you get loads of bandwidth included (which no UK based provided tend to do). Also, we found the three UK providered we used in the past (Virtual Internet (the worst of the worst), Host Europe and OneAndOne) didn't provide anywhere near the level of customer service or reliability of connection that was required. Best Regards Andrew. ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:184859 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
Re: UK Dedicated Hosting Recomendations?
Have you looked at RackSpace? Regards REX ~ - Original Message - From: Daniel Lancelot [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 11:48 AM Subject: UK Dedicated Hosting Recomendations? Hi I need a uk dedicated hosting provider that can provide: Web Hosting Load Balancing Fail Over solutions Rock Solid SLA This is for windows servers (for Hosting CF / .NET + MS SQL) I would appreciate hearing your recomendations both for and against, from personal experience, as our current provider has let us down a few times recently. Thanks Dan. ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:184861 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=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: UK Dedicated Hosting Recomendations?
Have you looked at RackSpace? Regards REX ~ Hi Rex, I'm looking at them now... Is this a personal recomendation? ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:184873 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=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: UK Dedicated Hosting Recomendations?
You've also got www.firstserv.com The service and support they give us at the ScottishCFUG is top notch. Andy On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:44:42 -0400, Daniel Lancelot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you looked at RackSpace? Regards REX ~ Hi Rex, I'm looking at them now... Is this a personal recomendation? ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:184875 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=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
