VPS (Virtual Private Server) Web Hosting - How I Found the Best Small Business VPS Hosting from jenny hanson's blog

Four years ago, when I was starting my Internet career as a web hosting and Internet privacy analyst, I had a chance to closely work with RapidShare (back then - dot de) - a pioneer in file hosting services. That was a great opportunity for me to get a deep understanding about servers, bandwidth, ISPs, networks, mirrors, etc. This top file hosting team has established great business relations with the top Internet service providers, top server suppliers and various other businesses without which it would be simply impossible to provide 24/7 network and server uptime, super fast speeds and outstanding file hosting service quality.

A year later I had to help one of my close friends to find a superb but affordable virtual private server (VPS) for his small business project. It was clear at that point that a shared plan was short of his requirements; such as, only a few clients on the same server, SSH and root access, remote server reboots, dedicated RAM, CPU, IPs, etc. and above all, 99.99% ironclad uptime.

Before he turned to me for help, he had a devastating experience with one of the top-rated U.S. based hosting companies. His VPS got unresponsive one morning for more than six hours. His support tickets and phone calls got the same response that his server was on an "unreachable node" and that it was hard to predict when the server would be back online... It goes without saying that this downtime resulted in lost sales and customers - both regular and potential.

Many small business project owners, who experienced similar problems, start thinking that a dedicated server is the only possible way to avoid such unpleasant surprises. Hosting on a virtual private server is an intermediate solution for many small projects - a transition from a shared to dedicated server.

My past knowledge of the best performing data centers and ISPs definitely was quite handy in helping my friend out of his situation. Working with some of the best known data centers in Europe, I got to know their clients, Internet Service Providers, and their track records. So, I referred my friend to one of the best VPS hosting providers based in London, UK.

Well, he has been hosting with them for over three years now and had not a single downtime. On top of that, his support tickets have been taken care of within one hour time.

When it comes to choosing a VPS hosting provider, you do need to rely on other people's knowledge and experience - there is no other way. Your own trial and error might simply be too costly of an alternative.

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