I have 8 dedicated boxes at HMS. 4 Load Balanced web servers, NAS, FTP Server and 2 SQL Servers and have been very pleased with them. They are very responsive. After we migrated we had some performance issues (these weren't their fault and I knew it but the CEO forced the issue as it was them) and to help calm our CEO they pulled in every top guy they had to help us isolate the issue. They let us borrow a 2000 server to prove it wasn't 2003 was causing the issue. Great service and people.
They did have a few hiccups last couple of months like Russ said but addressed them. I have also have worked w/RackSpace. 3 Web servers and 1 SQL server. ZERO downtime in 4 years. I haven't had to create many tickets with them but the ones I have had to have been resolved quickly. As Russ said they will be more expensive than HMS and I am not so sure the extra costs are worth it. -----Original Message----- From: Russ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 10:56 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: "Premium" Hosting suggestions We're using HMS for 5 dedicated servers with a loadbalancer. Although we've had a few small problems with them, and we've had a combined downtime of about 2 hours over the past couple of months (they had some router issues at our datacenter), they have some very capable guys, and in general we're pretty happy. Although the people on the front lines are sometimes less then capable, they can handle most issues, sometimes it's getting in touch with the senior guys that's a bit of a pain. Also highly recommend rackspace, although I don't think they specialize in CF (for that matter I don't' remember getting any CF specific help from HMS either.). Rackspace is great, especially their support people, although recently they've been hiring a lot of junior people as well, but even if they can't figure out your problem right away, they can just go ask someone more senior and usually figure out the problem with you on the phone. Rackspace will cost a lot more though.... but if you need the support, and can afford it, then get it. Russ > -----Original Message----- > From: B V [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 5:48 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: "Premium" Hosting suggestions > > What about HostMySite? Are they good for dedicated hosting? I personally > use > them for shared, and am just wondering what peopel think about them for > dedicated. > > On 7/12/06, Jim Curran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > One word: Rackspace. > > > > - j > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Snake [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 4:24 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: "Premium" Hosting suggestions > > > > They used to be good, but I have heard a lot of people say bad htings > > about > > their support lately. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Stas Newdel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 12 July 2006 03:24 > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: "Premium" Hosting suggestions > > > > Does anyone have anything nice or not so nice to say about CFDynamics > > dedicated hosting? > > > > I've just gone through yet another nightmare with Intermedia and enough > is > > enough. > > > > Much thanks, > > > > Stas > > > > > > On May 2, 2006, at 11:47 AM, Ken Ferguson wrote: > > > > > Here's yet another one with CF included in the price should you need > > > that: > > > http://www.cfdynamics.com/dedicated/dedicatedbasic.cfm > > > > > > --Ferg > > > > > > Ken Ferguson wrote: > > >> If that's your budget then why not get a dedicated server? > > >> > > >> http://www.crystaltech.com/dedicated-windows.aspx > > >> http://www.servermatrix.com/products/super/ss36Details.html > > >> http://www.enterhost.com/hosting/dedicated/cfserver1.cfm > > >> > > >> --Ferg > > >> > > >> Stas Newdel wrote: > > >> > > >>> I need something more than a $50/month package will provide, but > > >>> less than a complete dedicated/collocated solution. I've tried VPS > > >>> from Hosting.com and it's a dog. YMMV. > > >>> > > >>> I need freedom to add Access and SQL databases on my own without > > >>> having to send an email to support. > > >>> > > >>> My budget is up to $200 a month. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Thanks a lot! > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Stas > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/message.cfm/forumid:4/messageid:246423 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
