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06-08-2002, 02:15 PM #1Newbie
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Best (less expensive) Rackspace Alternative
Been shopping for mission critical managed dedicated hosting provider. Rackspace seems to have the corner on the market. We have several websites, need 24x7 level 3 support (we do not resell).
Got a quote from Rackspace for there lowest powered server (1 GHz AMD/256 RAM) and 2 18GB Hard Drives with RAID controller and Plesk administrator. $650/month!!!
No wonder they can afford 'fanatical support'. Are they high balling me waiting for me to haggle or am I not going about this the right way to get the best quote out of them?
Who would be everyone's second choice for a managed dedicated hosting service with EXCELLENT 24x7 support? We want a company that if we ask them to install (and support) 3rd party software (for a fee of course) they can do it. We want a company that has experience, is financially solid, and has good security (firewall options, etc.) Who is second to Rackspace but cheaper?
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06-08-2002, 02:22 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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Pegasus are pretty good, and are certainly not lacking experience. I'm not sure about their financials, but I believe they can offer firewall options.
Contact Jay at jason@pwebtech.com
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06-08-2002, 02:42 PM #3Newbie
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Well it ended up that the RAID option was adding something like $300+/month to the cost!! So we switched to a backup hard drive solution and now it is down to $385/month. Still not cheap but our business is big enough and the site is important enough where we aren't going to go with someone else to save $50-$75/month and not get quite as good of support.
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06-08-2002, 02:45 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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You might want to check out Verio.com or Pair.com as well.
You should still do some more haggling, tell them $350 or you walk, you can always go back and get the $385 option, albeit looking a bit silly (who cares though?)MattF - Since the start..
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06-08-2002, 04:22 PM #5Russ
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You might want to check out Rackfast.com, they are a new addition to the game, and they are the sister company of host rocket.
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06-08-2002, 04:43 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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Pair.com is excellent (my experience and that of many others) - truly - provided that your application and use of their machine fits within terms of use. Starting at 299 per month for a ded server.
DataPipe.com is another large vendor with good references as well.
There may be others but those are two larger, reasonably priced options with sterling histories.
Cheers
Mike
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06-08-2002, 05:05 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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If you think you can afford the $385/month, then I would suggest that you stick with Rackspace.com. I've been with Rackspace.com for over 8 months now and I'm very happy with their service and support. It's really not worth paying less, as you get what you pay for.
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06-10-2002, 01:36 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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I too would suggest that PWEBTECH is the next best available managed provider. Email jason@pwebtech.com for a quote.