Recommendation for a good dedicated server

[Storm]

I would like some recommendations for good managed dedicated servers .. Liquidweb is good ?

[Happy]

ThePlanet.com and SurpassHosting.com - What kind of site are you running? What's hosted on it now? I don't work for a hosting company but I'll help you out.

[Ajay]

steadfast.net - they have amazing customer support, if you sign up for gold management they do everything you need... including security patches, apache optimizing, offsite backups. I've tried theplanet, and I like steadfast a lot better.

[NYCBORN]

Been using Ev1 / The Planet for over 3 years now and they have been really good. They are pretty fast with resolving issues and haven't had any major ones yet.

[MaxS]

Softlayer.com

[miller2348]

2nd softlayer here, worth the extra money for their great SLA

[shade88]

Yes, SoftLayer is the best. A little bit pricey but great hardware, bandwidth and control panel.

[NYCBORN]

I have to check out Softlayer since there are so many good reviews in these forums about them. Where are their datacenters located? I've found that Texas usually gives me the best results from west and east coasts.

[shade88]

SL datacenter near downtown Dallas.

[cdog]

steadfast.net - they have amazing customer support, if you sign up for gold management they do everything you need... including security patches, apache optimizing, offsite backups. I've tried theplanet, and I like steadfast a lot better.
:yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:

i have 34 boxes w/ them also

[ZoNiak]

cdog, what kind of sites do you run ? why so many boxes

[mincioni]

for softlayer, is the $159/mo starter plan a good option?

any upgrades (h/w or s/w) to suggest?

[free4myspace]

I use leaseweb.com in Holland, superfast network!

[miller2348]

for softlayer, is the $159/mo starter plan a good option?

any upgrades (h/w or s/w) to suggest?

I'd suggest a memory upgrade to 2GB min and raid 1 SCSI drives.

That's just my opinion.

[supportomatic]

I host with OrangeFiber.com / AlphaRed. I'm paying $109/mo for 10mbps unmetered bandwidth. My site doesn't require much horsepower, though, just bandwidth galore so I went with a low-specs server. I've been with them since November 2006 and have had zero downtime or other problems. My server is unmanaged, but I'm sure they have managed solutions as well.

The pricing you see listed on the web site isn't spectacular, but I emailed their Sales group with the specs I wanted and they put together a sweet deal... They're pricing a deal on a second server for me, so we'll see what they come up with.

[Marty]

I'd recommend LayeredTech.com - i have a server with them, and i've had 100% uptime since i've had it - which is about 6 months now.

Marty :)

[hytekjosh]

I recommend Softlayer as well. If anyone has any specific questions, please feel free to ask -- my company has been using them for a while.

[mincioni]

can softlayer set up a server for me with a user cp similar to bluehost's?

i need php/mysql/phpmyadmin/email.

will they negotiate on price? they appear to be at the high end of the price spectrum for dfs.

[miller2348]

Yeah, you're probably using cpanel at bluehost and you can have that installed on your server at softlayter for 25 a month i think.

You're best off hiring a management company to set everything up and manage the server.

They are on a higher end but you do get what you pay for. Their network is great and very solid.

[mincioni]

thanks miller2348,

yes, im with bluehost now and i use their cpanel.

any good mgmt cos that you can suggest?

anything else i should consider with a dfs?

[miller2348]

I'm not a pro at this, better to ask here: http://www.webhostingtalk.com/

[dkextbmx]

www.misdvision.com has been very good to me and has helped me on issues that most other hosting companies would have charged for administration time. give them a A+

[jeremy860]

I am using www.wiredtree.com , they are based in chicago so you dont have to worry about hurricanes and earthquakes too much.

both sites in my sig are hosted on the dedicated. speed seems to be excellent for me anyway.

Also should mention setup was so easy my 4 year old daughter could do it and they are completely managed.

[Marx]

Use softlayer, they are excellent and you can go through server4sale and you get a better spec box and better value.

[makeaprofit]

www.misdvision.com has been very good to me and has helped me on issues that most other hosting companies would have charged for administration time. give them a A+


Im very happy with them too, they put up a cluster for me a few days ago, and their servers works excellent for me!

[mincioni]

thanks 4 all the tips you guys. satisfaction.com at softlayer rocks! :)

[MWD]

I went with wiredtree, they are really helpful. ::clown:

[Envision]

I've been using Beachcomber.net for well over a year and have been very satisfied.

[GreenSpeed21]

My advice is to stay away from ThePlanet.com they over charge. If you want bandwidth upgrades, you have to wait until the next month to upgrade. They are very pricey.:s

[pimpyourdino]

ive had lunarpages a while now and im happy with em

[Shoug.]

I know this site is good

fireblazehost.com

youngest professional bussiness men in Jordan! They're really awesome, and their hosting is great!

Also, zonkedspace.com is great~

[shootermedia]

theplanet has good deds

[Benahue]

Where are their datacenters located? I've found that Texas usually gives me the best results from west and east coasts.
That's interesting. Texas is where hostgator's servers are too, and they're a top tier hosting company as well. What if there was something about Texas....some magic key.

[NYCBORN]

That's interesting. Texas is where hostgator's servers are too, and they're a top tier hosting company as well. What if there was something about Texas....some magic key.

In terms of Latency Texas is usually the most central place where you can ping about 45-50 ms from New York and from California. That's why most gamers have to play on Texas servers for multiplayer games.

Also if you want catch a great deal you can get a free 2gb ram and 250gb hd upgrade from softlayer with the code "THY" on quad core xeons. So basically you multi core xeon with 4gb ram and 500 gb hd for 212 a month.

[Benahue]

Also if you want catch a great deal you can get a free 2gb ram and 250gb hd upgrade from softlayer with the code "THY" on quad core xeons. So basically you multi core xeon with 4gb ram and 500 gb hd for 212 a month.
Thanks. That is a great deal. I'll have to keep that in mind.

[NYCBORN]

Just a note on that deal. It's only good for this week.

[Ajay]

speaking of dedicated. anyone know any companies with good bandwidth prices/packages? i think i need another server to host a couple of sites that are bandwidth heavy.

[NYCBORN]

speaking of dedicated. anyone know any companies with good bandwidth prices/packages? i think i need another server to host a couple of sites that are bandwidth heavy.

Softlayer $100 more monthly unlimited 10mbps

[minnseoelite]

Softlayer is my recommendation as well. i dont have a dedicated yet but when i get to that point thats who i am going with.

[wakeboardr99]

Yeah I've done hours of research, Softlayer seems to be the best value and I'll will be using them soon as well. :)