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09-01-2011, 03:22 PM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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Comparing VPS providers - Futurehosting BPC useful?
Hi Folks,
I was comparing a few VPS providers and i see that FutureHosting provides something called Business Continuance Protection where you're protected against bandwidth overage fees due to a DDOS attack etc.
Is this a useful feature to have?
What are the chances of something like this happening?
Do other reputed providers like WiredTree, Servint provide a similar type of service in such a case as i don't see anything like this mentioned on their sites?
I see that WiredTree mentions a lot about security aspects and sever hardening on their site including DDos prevention and Future Hosting has a backup service... Servint has backups and server hardening as well...so each one has their strong point.
So considering that all the providers above do provide a high level of security and backups do you think a feature like Business Continuance Protection(BPC) has any special advantages?
One Thing i find missing among all of them is Chat support for technical queries 24/7. It would have really suited me.
So what do you people think about BPC and how do you compare or rate the above providers on the mentioned metrics?
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09-02-2011, 03:14 PM #2Web Hosting Evangelist
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I'd say it depends on what kind of content your site has. If you're running the kind of site that would attract a DDOS attack (i.e. warez, porn, hacking, etc) then maybe you need it. If you're running a couple low to mid size traffic site with fairly mainstream pop culture or business content, you may never see a DDOS in your lifetime.
I've been adminstrating small scale linux servers for 10 years and never experienced a DDOS. Dictionary brute force attack, exploited security holes in running old software, users trying to misuse sudo, php code insertion issues with client scripts, etc, I've seen many times. DDOS, never.
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09-02-2011, 04:01 PM #3Junior Guru Wannabe
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Nothing like warez, porn or hacking but i was just thinking about being proactive and taking precaution before something like this ever happened.
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