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3/21/2007 1:48 PM
 

Many of us run DNN on local machines to begin learning, experimenting, and developing.  Then, you get ready to take the plunge to release your work and put on your public face.  Who do you trust to host your new DNN site?  Not an easy question to answer.  Depends on your geographic location, financial considerations, and a ton of other things you may not even be thinking about until you've signed up with a hoster that you find later is not ready to give you want you really want in a host.

So, for the benefit of folks needing a host, maybe it would be acceptable to respond here with some key info to help others.  Responses should be positive in nature, as banging on a particular host is not really helpful in my opinion.  I just want to know the positives about why you host where you do.  Of course, I know not everything is rosy with any host, but we can keep it useful info by being professional in our response.  If you are game, here's what would be nice to see in your responses.

Your Country of Origin:
Your Hosts' Name:
Host URL:
Host Geographic Location:
Host Customer Service Rating: (1- Low ,2,3,4,5 - Highest):
DotNetNuke Support Rating: (1-Low,2,3,4,5 - Highest):
DNN Version:
What services you really like:
What services you wish you had:
Level of Host Plan:
Type of Site (Non-Commercial, Commercial, Non-Profit, Developer, Other):
Why you picked this host:

Now, if the folks moderating don't feel this type of post belongs here, then that's ok, I just find myself in the market for a host, and I'm trying to assemble some info to make an informed decision without having to search the whole forum for info.  I've no ties to any host, and think maybe pinning a post like this will go a long way towards hosts learning how to improve their services for our growing community.  If there's a better place for this type of post, or if the info already is available, drop me an email and give me your thoughts. 

Thanks in advance for your participation.

Cheers,

iwonder

 
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3/21/2007 3:30 PM
 
Hey Phil,

Hope all is well with you.

Here is my response:

Your Country of Origin:  USA
Your Hosts' Name:  PowerDNN
Host URL:  http://www.powerdnn.com
Host Geographic Location:  Midwest USA
Host Customer Service Rating: (1- Low ,2,3,4,5 - Highest):  A very high 5
DotNetNuke Support Rating: (1-Low,2,3,4,5 - Highest): Another very high 5
DNN Version:  Host is a platinum benefactor, running 3.xx/4.xx versions of DNN
What services you really like:  Excellent support for both hosting issues AND DNN issues, excellent control panel.
What services you wish you had:  Haven't come across anything missing yet
Type of Site (Non-Commercial, Commercial, Non-Profit, Developer, Other):  Have all of the above with them
Why you picked this host: I was "stuck" with an inferior, absentee host at Tactical Systems, Tony Valenti responded to an issue concerning hosting and he was just starting PowerDNN. I made the switch and have been impressed ever since (2 years now). As I have said before, PowerDNN not only raises the bar in DNN hosting, they have set it in stone.


Phil,

I cannot possibly say enough good things about Tony and PowerDNN, they are highly recommended. Their knowledge, infrastructure and uptimes are incredible.

Hope this helps.
 
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3/21/2007 4:00 PM
 

Phil,

We go with a dedicated host but I figured it would be a good comparison:

Your Country of Origin:  USA
Your Hosts' Name:  Softlayer
Host URL:  www.softlayer.com
Host Geographic Location:  Dallas
Host Customer Service Rating: (1- Low ,2,3,4,5 - Highest):  5
DotNetNuke Support Rating: (1-Low,2,3,4,5 - Highest): 0
DNN Version:  Varies from site to site 4.35 - 4.41 and a bunch of non DNN stuff
What services you really like:  Full Control over server and DNS, Can add additional servers in 20 minutes if we need them
What services you wish you had:  Better Back Up Solution (They offer FTP based NAS)
Type of Site (Non-Commercial, Commercial, Non-Profit, Developer, Other):  Commercial and Non-Profit most range from 200-600 pages and server around 2 million user sessions a day.
Why you picked this host: Best price to quality ratio we could find for an unmanaged hosting company we hosted a staging server with them for about 3 months with 0 downtime so we transitioned the rest of our servers late last year.

 
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