07-25-2006, 08:24 PM
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I am going to get a Dedicated, Currently have a VPS with Servint.
I am leaning towards getting a dedicated w/ Servint , but I want to hear who else I should lean towards. I have looked into and talked to rackspace, the price isnt right for me currently, although I do plan on moving to them eventually (read: 6 months-1 year.)
I would sign up thier p4 3.2ghz server 1gb ram, which goes for $265/month and is about what I am looking to spend.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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07-25-2006, 08:26 PM
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what is everyone's thoughts on Liquidweb's solutions? Are thier servers managed?
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07-25-2006, 08:28 PM
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Generally while there are many providers out in the market, and some can do the same job or somtimes even better, there's something that you should factor in which is familarity with a host. If you are using Servint, is happy with them, have been given a deal that matches your needs and budget, staying is probably a good idea. For one, there's no learning curve that comes with going to a new provider.
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07-25-2006, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by sprintserve
Generally while there are many providers out in the market, and some can do the same job or somtimes even better, there's something that you should factor in which is familarity with a host. If you are using Servint, is happy with them, have been given a deal that matches your needs and budget, staying is probably a good idea. For one, there's no learning curve that comes with going to a new provider.
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while I agree with you and am confidant with my decision to stick with Servint as they do offer above average support, I am not in any way tied to them and have no issues leaving them for a different host if they are reputable and the price is right.
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07-25-2006, 08:41 PM
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07-25-2006, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by cricex
what is everyone's thoughts on Liquidweb's solutions? Are thier servers managed?
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Add cPanel and they are a fully managed provider. Should be more than you need coming from a VPS enviroment 
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07-25-2006, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by PixelManual
Add cPanel and they are a fully managed provider. Should be more than you need coming from a VPS enviroment |
yes, i am going to order their professional series dual xeon server w/ 4gb of ram.
should be overkill, but that is what I am going for.
I am having trouble getting ahold of their sales folk via their live chat, however.
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07-26-2006, 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by cricex
yes, i am going to order their professional series dual xeon server w/ 4gb of ram.
should be overkill, but that is what I am going for.
I am having trouble getting ahold of their sales folk via their live chat, however.
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Sorry, but what are you using it for? If it's a pure Database server, then 4gb is fine.
But, on a webserver+DB (the entire site on one) 2gb's, maybe 3 should be the most you ever need. The extra 2 you are getting will never be used and simply wastes your money.
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07-26-2006, 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by PixelManual
Sorry, but what are you using it for? If it's a pure Database server, then 4gb is fine.
But, on a webserver+DB (the entire site on one) 2gb's, maybe 3 should be the most you ever need. The extra 2 you are getting will never be used and simply wastes your money.
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they are having a double your memory free promotion right now, money is not being wasted.
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08-19-2006, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by cricex
I am leaning towards getting a dedicated w/ Servint , but I want to hear who else I should lean towards. I have looked into and talked to rackspace, the price isnt right for me currently, although I do plan on moving to them eventually (read: 6 months-1 year.)
I would sign up thier p4 3.2ghz server 1gb ram, which goes for $265/month and is about what I am looking to spend.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Why are you getting off VPS? Just getting too big? I am curious about VPS and would love to know how you liked it.
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08-19-2006, 11:18 AM
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Yep that is a very good deal. What caught my eye was the specs (especially the CpU and RAM) but also cPanel is included in the price. It may be overkill for your needs but you definitely cannot find a better deal on an in house managed server.
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08-19-2006, 11:41 AM
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Liquidweb's managed server = ease of mind, no worry no downtime, just superb web host.
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08-19-2006, 12:01 PM
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LiquidWeb isn't that good.
1 - They backhaul all of their bandwidth providers from the closest tier-1 cities...as opposed to actually being in those tier-1 cities to begin with...this will reduce throughput...
2 - Their network isn't very large and goes down frequently during (D)DoS attacks.
3 - They don't respond to tickets very fast. You can escalate this by calling them, but it's still not very good.
4 - They are not actually proactive in their monitoring services, but rather reactive. This is in spite of the fact that they advertise proactive.
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08-19-2006, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by layer0
LiquidWeb isn't that good.
1 - They backhaul all of their bandwidth providers from the closest tier-1 cities...as opposed to actually being in those tier-1 cities to begin with...this will reduce throughput...
2 - Their network isn't very large and goes down frequently during (D)DoS attacks.
3 - They don't respond to tickets very fast. You can escalate this by calling them, but it's still not very good.
4 - They are not actually proactive in their monitoring services, but rather reactive. This is in spite of the fact that they advertise proactive.
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What says layer0 is truth.
Liquidweb sometimes remains short with the bandwidth mainly with DoS attacks.
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08-19-2006, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by cricex
I am having trouble getting ahold of their sales folk via their live chat, however
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It's been months, if not years, since they're not on their live chat any longer.
Plus I agree with layer0 on most of his comments, and I would never consider them "fully managed".
I'm not saying they are not a good provider, but most of their advertisement is just that: advertisement.
Regards,
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