[Hidden-tech] Need a hosting site and quick

[Daniel Fried]

Additionally, we would need information such as what technologies are used.
Some providers support PHP, some .NET... some MySQL, some MS SQL Server.
You need to provide more specific information.

Additionally, latency is more about the network than the location.  You will
find places close by with much worse latency than some of the big national
providers with multiple high-end direct connections to backbones.

Setting up with most providers in a day shouldn't be a problem (unless you
need a custom dedicated solution, which could take longer), your biggest
problem will be moving your DNS which can take days to apply to everyone.

You might want to look into VPS (virtual private server) solutions, you can
find some for around $100 and while they may not be the most powerful
solutions, they can scale if you need more power later.  Otherwise you're
talking about shared hosting for under $100 with a top-shelf provider and
that can have its own problems.   I recently looked at VPS solutions from
thePlanet.com and Rackspace.com, both of which have really top end networks
and VPS solutions that can be set up quickly and which come in around $100.
That is by no means an exhaustive list, I looked at those two because of
projects with existing relationships with those providers.

-Dan

On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 8:41 AM, Rich Roth <webmaster at hidden-tech.net>wrote:

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> Contradiction in terms - fast and cheap
>
> Normal project criteria: fast, cheap or correct - pick 2
>
> It sounds like there should have been critical testing of simulated respond
> much earlier
> in the process -- but then that's not cheap either.
>
> There appears to be no clear definition of 'fast' - you specifically
> mention 'east coast
> to minimize latency',
> why is east coast significant ?
> if they really need Fast online -- it could be from anywhere, even if US
> only --
> and that means using a 'edge of net service' like Amazon CloudFront
> Again - not cheap -- http://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/
>
> Good luck for your client
> Rich
>
> On 11/17/2010 10:55 PM, David Korpiewski wrote:
> > I have a client who has a sophisticated web site that has very specific
> > requirements and must be blazingly fast.  I'm looking for anyone that
> > might recommend a place that can meet these needs, and again, must
> > provide FAST web serving.
> >
> > NEEDS:
> >
> > (1) Needs to be on the east coast to minimize latency
> > (2) Must be able to host Flash
> > (3) Must be able to host a SQL backend
> > (4) Must be able to stream video
> > (5) Must cost less than 100 dollars a month
> >
> > and
> >
> > (6) Must be able to put up this site by FRIDAY. (November 19th)
> >
> > Right now the site is hosted on 1and1.com, but is not fast enough,
> > especially with the latency from its servers in California.
> >
> > The only place I know on the east coast is probably Crocker, but I don't
> > know if they have all of these capabilities and can finish by Friday.
> >
> > Thank you for your immediate help.
> > David
> >
> >
> >
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