Looking for good managed hosting company for my business

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Posted by anugraha, 08-05-2009, 10:25 AM
Hi fellow members, I have a company, which is mainly into quality management. I used to have in-house IT staff that mainly used to maintain our server. Right now, I am considering opting for a managed hosting company due to cost effectiveness. I am looking forward for 24/7 support as my staff mostly works during night. Please recommend any such companies or share more info.
Posted by Scott.Mc, 08-05-2009, 10:34 AM
You should provide more information on your business so people can recommend the right type of management for you. Management comes in all shapes and sizes (and budgets) but the first few basics would be things like, operating system, system numbers, what you operate them for and if you have a specific budget. Then there's all the other things to consider from backups to security to compliance.
Posted by mrwillt, 08-05-2009, 11:05 AM
Where are you based also? Can suggest a few good UK companies that you could try, but if you aren't UK based then that might not help!
Posted by argenty, 08-09-2009, 02:25 AM
anugraha, welcome to WHT. right scott, we need more informations about your company.
Posted by assistanz247, 08-10-2009, 08:13 AM
If you do not want to expose your requirements public, you can contact several server management companies around the market. Here is the link for you: http://www.webhostingtalk.com/w/inde...ver_management
Posted by GORF, 08-10-2009, 08:49 AM
Hostdime (not on the above list) offers managed servers and 24/7 support. You could give them (or any other) a call to discuss your needs.
Posted by skydelsupport, 08-10-2009, 11:17 AM
You can check out supportpro.com. They have very good and dedicated techs. We are satisfied with their support.
Posted by Hesser, 08-10-2009, 03:55 PM
A couple of things would be very helpful, first what's your server set up and how much bandwidth are you looking for. Now be careful, some "managed" web host will give you a control panel and now you've become part of that managed aspect of your service, that's not fully managed. What kind of budget are you trying to stay within? Is there a certain area you want to be in US or UK/Europe? Best of luck finding your new host
Posted by anugraha, 08-12-2009, 06:31 AM
Thanks for all the responses friends. I will try to give you as much details as I can. First, my company is based out of Phoenix, AZ and into e-commerce and quality management consultancy. I am from quality management background and stated the consultancy. We expanded to e-commerce field some time back but it is quickly becoming our major business. I have had enough experiences with cheap offshore companiesin the past so I would prefer a local company, but a good candidate anywhere in US will qualify. Oh yes, and technical details that might help you to answer easily. If anyone requires more info, please let me know, I will ask my IT guy to get more details: Platform: Microsoft Services Required: Payroll Database, client Database, sales/invoice Database etc. I am looking into a fully managed hosting, and not some cheap alternatives, as I have always been an advocating that cutting prices is not the way to achieve quality, but quality is the way to cut prices.
Posted by anto_in, 08-13-2009, 02:27 AM
servadm offers various server administration and web hosting services.you can get the contact details from the site
Posted by boyhermes, 08-19-2009, 10:01 PM
I wonder if there are good dedicated managed servers that offer partial management. I´m looking for a good hosting company too, but I´d like to do some tasks by mylselft.
Posted by HostDime, 08-19-2009, 10:05 PM
Thank you for the mention. To the OP if it is only a few servers it will definitely be more cost efficient to find a good managed hosting provider
Posted by ZenMonk, 08-20-2009, 04:15 AM
Do you have anything on the linux platform?
Posted by gate2vn, 08-20-2009, 06:01 AM
For Microsoft platform, contact Mike at Handynetworks. They are a good shop for managed Windows servers.
Posted by Jaber, 08-20-2009, 01:24 PM
So to be clear, you are looking for full managed solution with third party software support? you need someone who is familiar with running IT of a company.
Posted by jdsouthall, 08-20-2009, 09:04 PM
Hi there! One of my friends lives in Phoenix and recommended a company called Best IT. They operate out of Phoenix. My friend said they provide high quality managed hosting. Based on what my friend said, I think it would be a best bet for a local company like yours. You can find out what I'm sure will be more helpful information on their website, bestit.com
Posted by analyzatechnologies, 08-23-2009, 12:15 PM
you can check theplanet managed hosting. they are good.
Posted by D3acon, 08-25-2009, 12:33 PM
You could try PEER 1 managed web hosting..