You will probably not see many hosts agreeing with each other on here but I will tell you that the message that Brad is trying to get across above is actually spot on. Even though the OP was asking for a company that owns its own DC, Brad is right....if you are looking for a true MANAGED HOSTING company then them owning their own DC should not be the sole reason for making your decision. There are many other factors you should consider before even worrying about who owns the DC. Yes, we do have our own DC and yes I am still agreeing with Brad. It should not be the deciding factor.

Brad also points out that operating a DC is almost like owning another business....and he is right, again. Trust me I have learned more about power in the past few years than I ever thought I would have to know. The reason we made the decision to do it revolves around our efforts to go after the mainstream colocation business with a vengeance. While we will always be deeply rooted in this community, our growth over the last year has come from and will continue to come from large, mainstream colocation customers who want to locate within our new facility. While our managed hosting division is selling servers and bandwidth by the megabit per second (like all hosting companies), our colocation division is selling suites, cages, power and cooling by the Kilowatt. Does that make us a better managed hosting company? Not by itself it does not. Does it put us in a better position to acheive the goals that we have set for ourselves and our company? Absolutely.

As always, anyone on this board is welcome to come tour our facility anytime. Feel free to hit me up for a personal tour at your convenience.


--T

I just got a new server with nakedhosting.com aka certifiedhosting

they have a pretty good deal on BW

been wth mojohost over 2 years, brad has always taken care of me.

This is the correct answer.

webair for sure. my vote

If you need in the future virtual hosting for simple sites, go with Dream Host

Definitely bookmarking this thread. I am expanding and need some new hosting packages. I have been extremely disappointed with my current hosting company lately :(

I'm not really looking for managed servers, only dedicated servers with monitoring and update scripts setup or Co-location. If I need help with software issues I will buy that separately unless it is related to the software I pay for.

Only problems I have really had with my current servers are small hardware issues, intrusion attempt flooding and problems with plesk updates.

Network and power stability are the main things I’m trying to look at now, hard to find good info on many sites thou.

Just to be clear, I’m not really a big client. Don’t use much traffic and I’m only looking for two servers with pretty high end hardware at the moment.

If you wish to send me info about your company you can do that at:
gfy1 ( at ] skinmarketing [ dot ) com

I actually said the only ones with their own facilities were natnet, pacific rack and the planet in the companies that were mentioned earlier in this thread. Hence I was not miss informed. I was simply supporting Natnet in stating you had your own facility.

This was suposde to say Mojo, not natnet. Sorry SweetT

50 hosting companies :)

Happy Fathers Day, 52 posts in the hosts thread-

I will reply in detail by email later, Anders... just popped in here quick between daddy day things but just saw your mail on my phone as well. :)

Brad

NatNet is the way to go!

No problem, Spud. Its all good, my friend. The invitation is still out there, though. We love showing off the new digs, so if you are ever anywhere near Atlanta plan to stop by and take the tour. In fact, I pre-built out a suite designed for 72 cabinets with an attached 1,000 square foot office/NOC that will be perfect for a hosting company looking for a East Coast/South East presence....if you, or someone you know is looking, just hit me up!!

Taking my son the Braves game this afternoon for Father's Day so I won't be around. If anyone needs me I am pretty easy to find ;)

--T

Happy Father's Day Tony and Brad :) And all the other fathers here too.
Thank you both for posting your valuable knowledge. Have a great day with your family!

"I got a colo", "I own my datacenter", one always down, other one is a clown!
who give a shizzz :321GFY

Go wit da Webair crew I gots 52 servers and growing wit them now (Mainstream and adult). Couldn't be happier.

Check in wit them and get the job done right. Let these hen peckers go back and forth wit da CLUCK CLUCK CLUCK while you set up with the right crew! :1orglaugh

Thank me laterz!:pimp

Could somebody from NationalNet and Yellowfiber hit me up on:
gfy1 ( at ] skinmarketing [ dot ) com

I totally recommend OXEO

Been with them for many years now and tried out tons of other hosts aswell.
Oxeo is without a doubt one of the best.