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08-02-2009, 03:20 PM #1Aspiring Evangelist
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Want to know the names of hosting companies who own full hosting equipments
Can you please share the names of such hosting companies who owns their hosting equipments, servers, space...etc
Not like those who buy server from other companies.
I know only 1 name (liquidweb.com) who has their own hosting equipments, servers...etc
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08-02-2009, 04:19 PM #2Just a Customer, Not a Host.
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So, you're basically looking for DCs?
The Planet
Softlayer
First two I could name off the top of my head.WHT is now used as the Universal Hosting Helpdesk.
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08-02-2009, 04:41 PM #3Junior Guru
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As mentioned above but also, sharktech.net , staminus.net , and fdcservers.net are 3 we recommend!
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08-02-2009, 05:17 PM #4Junior Guru Wannabe
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Rackspace,hivelocity,wiredtree and lots more
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08-02-2009, 05:33 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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08-02-2009, 06:29 PM #6Aspiring Evangelist
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Thank you very much, this is great list and exactly what I was asking for.
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08-02-2009, 06:36 PM #7Junior Guru
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Ovh a big one
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08-02-2009, 06:42 PM #8Disabled
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Good list from Jacob
To verify and confirm what kind of web hosting in house infrastructure these web hosting companies have. It's better to do some diligence your self
Talk to their customer support .. google their company info .. read reviews .. open trial accounts
It all pays off in long run when you spent time upfront before choosing your next web hosting provider
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08-02-2009, 09:09 PM #9Web Hosting Industry Expert
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I don't really see why it matters either way - as long as the company offers a reliable product at a price you can afford and they can stay afloat. Personally I feel it's better to lease than to own if not simply for the fact that you don't have to deal with selling off old hardware and purchasing new hardware when you decide to upgrade.
If you want to upgrade a box you just order a new one, transfer everybody over, and shut down the old and then you don't worry about it any more. Not to mention if you have enough servers with your provider or have set up some sort of solid business agreement you can get leased servers dirt cheap even from the "better" providers.█ Michael Denney - MDDHosting.com - Proudly hosting more than 37,700 websites since 2007.
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08-02-2009, 09:26 PM #10Web Hosting Master
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It should not matter if a hosting provider owns or rents the equipment - for example, Softlayer provides an amazing infrastructure and many companies utilize this and offer great service.
Well, back to your question, here are some more web hosting companies (not necessary a datacenter) that own their OWN infrastructure:
- cartika
- rochen
- resellerspanel
- jaguarpc
- eurovps
- godaddy
- mosso
- steadfast
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08-03-2009, 06:57 AM #11Newbie
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Many hosting companies own their equipment (and have it colocated), but only a few actually own the datacenter where their equipment is. There are like 10-20 decent web hosting companies that actually own a datacenter. All others have it all on dedicated servers or colocation.
To be honest, I have never seen a web hosting company that has it's own datacenter offering shared hosting. Or I am wrong... ?
If they own the DC they provide dedicated/colocation or probably vps, but never shared hosting.
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08-03-2009, 07:08 AM #12Web Hosting Master
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I don't think customers would appreciate being migrated just for an upgrade of hardware.. It's better to just upgrade the existing hardware..Colo or not, it's just better to put only the amount of accounts the existing hardware can support..
When you have your own equipment, it gives you far more flexibility in what hardware you can use. You can choose your own brands, hardware specs optimised for whatever you are doing, choose your own bandwidth providers etc.
Rather than do a migration to another server, you can quite quickly swap the hardware and be up & running quickly with minimum disruption.
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08-03-2009, 09:30 AM #13Web Hosting Master
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08-03-2009, 09:36 AM #14Newbie
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08-03-2009, 09:38 AM #15Web Hosting Master
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Actually, there are MANY datacenters offering directly shared webhosting.
Coming now to my mind:
- Liquidweb
- Pair
- Uk.net
- FutureQuest
- Hostdime
- iWeb
- Superb
- Nac
etc.
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08-03-2009, 09:50 AM #16Web Hosting Master
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Jani,
It is not a big deal for any web hosting provider to be career neutral and to have its own network. Of course having own data center (building and etc.) is something different, but what makes a web host a quality one is the reliable, redundant network, the service model, and the way it provides customer support.HostColor.com ★★ Edge Infrastructure - US Dedicated Servers & Europe Dedicated Hosting ★ since 2000
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08-03-2009, 10:04 PM #17Web Hosting Master
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08-03-2009, 10:59 PM #18Web Hosting Industry Expert
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Actually we've done it dozens of times - we copy databases over one by one and then connect the site on the old server to the DB on the new server. Then we copy all of the accounts and data over and once that is done we re-route the IPs from the old server to the new - nobody even notices beyond us letting them know that it was going to happen.
As an example when you have a server that is say just running two single drives and you want to move those clients to a server running raid10 there is no good way to do this on a 1U unit. Of course this is how we do things and you very well may feel differently about it and as such you would do things differently.
This is true, and you also have huge up-front investments which if you can handle that then you likely end up getting the better deal by going this route. It really depends on your business plan and how you plan to go about doing things.
A migration to another server if done right results in 0 disruption. How would you suggest upgrading a 1U server from 2 single drives to Raid10 without any downtime???
Some times it would be better to simply swap out a processor or add a couple sticks of ram - but sometimes it's simply not something that's easily done. As long as the method works well for the clients it doesn't really matter what happens behind the curtains as long as the business is able to sustain it's profitability.
Obviously you and your company choose to do things differently and that is great because if we all did things the same there wouldn't be any need for more than 1 provider in the hosting industry█ Michael Denney - MDDHosting.com - Proudly hosting more than 37,700 websites since 2007.
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08-03-2009, 11:02 PM #19Web Hosting Master
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08-04-2009, 04:30 AM #20Web Hosting Master
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Simple solution, don't use a 1U server... If you are, then put the hardware in a 2U, 3U etc. chassis..
A migration to another server if done right results in 0 disruption. How would you suggest upgrading a 1U server from 2 single drives to Raid10 without any downtime???
Point is, when you're using your own equipment, you can do everything you have mentioned + much more..There is much more benefit than just migrations to another server..Last edited by rv_irl; 08-04-2009 at 04:35 AM.
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08-04-2009, 08:43 AM #21Web Hosting Industry Expert
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Unless you are using 1U Servers to get more server density out of your rack/cabinet etc... Just because not using 1U works for you does not mean that using 1U is a bad idea or that you shouldn't do it. I think the problem you are having is that you are failing to see that what might not work for you could still work for others.
Ok, and I am happy for you! Again - what works for you may not work for everybody else and as such each company is going to do things the way they see best.
That is how you see things - I tend to see leasing as more of a benefit in other areas such as not having to pay for hardware failures, not having to have my own staff to handle the servers if something goes wrong, not having to pay somebody else to do it when it does, not having to maintain hardware stock and inventory, etc... There are other benefits that I personally see and the fact is no matter what benefit I give you will be able to see a bad side just the same as with any benefit you list.
Really it's up to each and every provider as to whether the pros/cons are worth it for each method of going about business and there's no real sense in debating it as you're not going to convince me and I'm not going to convince you█ Michael Denney - MDDHosting.com - Proudly hosting more than 37,700 websites since 2007.
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08-04-2009, 09:18 AM #22Corporate Member
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The upgrade issue you are discussing only applies to legacy servers that were delivered years ago when virtualization wasn't there yet.
We have been recommending virtualization on all dedicated servers to customers. What this means is that the upgrade path is so much less painful using live migration (Xen or Virtuozzo). An upgrade from JBOD to RAID-10 or even RAID-6 can take a few minutes with the click of a button. No IP changes to mess with or BIOS to fiddle with. It completes within 1-2 seconds of jitter down time. That's some portability!
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08-04-2009, 10:00 AM #23Web Hosting Master
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Nobody said 1U is a bad idea? It was a solution to the scenario you depicted.
I think you're failing to see the point I am making. The point is not whether having your own equipment is beneficial to you or not.. The point is merely displaying that having your own equipment carries significant benefits, such that it also has the benefits of renting + more in regards to the concerns you raised.
Ok, and I am happy for you! Again - what works for you may not work for everybody else and as such each company is going to do things the way they see best.
That is how you see things - I tend to see leasing as more of a benefit in other areas such as not having to pay for hardware failures, not having to have my own staff to handle the servers if something goes wrong, not having to pay somebody else to do it when it does, not having to maintain hardware stock and inventory, etc... There are other benefits that I personally see and the fact is no matter what benefit I give you will be able to see a bad side just the same as with any benefit you list.
Sure there are significant costs in purchasing the hardware and other equipment required to support the hardware, but when the customer sees the difference in performance, it pays off..
That's not to say renting your hardware means you won't have good performance, but in my opinion, purchasing and using our own hardware has opened up a lot of doors.
Really it's up to each and every provider as to whether the pros/cons are worth it for each method of going about business and there's no real sense in debating it as you're not going to convince me and I'm not going to convince you
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08-04-2009, 10:41 AM #24Web Hosting Industry Expert
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08-04-2009, 10:55 AM #25Web Hosting Master
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