I've been reading through a lot of post over the last few days and am trying to find a good host for my business. I own a website design/development company and could easily see hosting at least a few client websites on a windows machine before the end of the year. I really need a good reliable hosting partner for my windows clients.

What I need is:


Scalable window hosting with ASP.NET/SQL
Multiple domains
Plesk (or a comparable windows control panel)


I currently have a Linux VPS server with knownhost.com and it's great! (knowhost is awesome BTW, I found them by reading and posting on this forum a few years ago. I highly recommend them!) I need to find the equivalent in a windows environment.

Is there a VPS equivalent in windows? (please excuse my ignorance)

Here's a list hosts that I have come up with so far:


Handynetworks.com
databasemart.com
alpshost.com
webedgehosting.com


Can anyone one add to this list?
Is there a place I can go to see customer reviews of windows hosts?

Reliability and service are my #1 concerns. Cost is 2nd. I would gladly pay a little more if it means avoiding slow support responses or server downtime in the future.

Thanks for taking the time to read this post!

Best,

Matt

From your list, I'll recommend Handy Networks. We have all of our equipments (dedicated servers) with them and they have been rock solid in terms network/reliability. With regards to your requirement, I'll recommend you to consider a virtualization technology that provides true virtualization (Hyper-V/Xen). Furthermore, if you can come up with some kind of specs that you require along with budget, you will get more targeted recommendations.

Lastly, WHT is the place whereby you can use 'Search' function on top right corner of the page to find reviews about your prospective hosts in addition to reliable third party review sites like RatePoint, etc.

Good luck with your search!

Thanks for the feedback and recommendation.

I'll take a look at RatePoint.

Thanks for the feedback and recommendation.

I'll take a look at RatePoint.

Yes, you will enjoy their services. You can also try out www.solarvps.com and www.ultimahosts.net/windows/vps/ ... both of them offer excellent windows vps hosting ...

Thanks, I'll check them out.

So far, based on this post and after having read through some other posts, I've come up with recommendations for the following hosts for Windows VPS:

gigenetcloud.com
Burst.NET
Servercomplete.com
solarvps.com
ultimahosts.net
handynetworks.com

Can anyone else vouch for one of these companies, or recommend another?

Also, I now know exactly what I need:


Window VPS with Plesk
512mg RAM
10+ Gig HD
Unlimited Domains


Thanks again,

Matt

Reliability and service are my #1 concerns. Cost is 2nd. I would gladly pay a little more if it means avoiding slow support responses or server downtime in the future.
When it comes to VPS or dedicated server, it's pretty much you are on you own to configure and manage your server.
You get support from hosting provider to ensure server up and running and available for remote access.
You can pay extra for managed server or management service from other company.
Windows VPS with 512MB Ram is suitable for little traffic sites, no room for expansion.

How much are you going to spend on Windows server?