Lunarpages Takes On Tough New York Times Web Hosting Questions
The New York Times recently asked some very interesting questions as it pertains to what people should be looking for when it comes to finding the web hosting service that is right for them. As a web host, I thought I would tackle some of the questions they brought up one on one.
How much bandwidth do you really need?
That is a great question. With Lunarpages, you get an unlimited amount of bandwidth with the Basic or Business hosting plans. Either of those plans would be perfect to setup the next big blog to hit the Web, host multiple web site from, or fully support services like Ruby, Perl, PHP, or MySQL.
How good is the technical support?
The Lunarpages support team is by far one of the best in the business. Being somebody who works hand in hand with them every single day, I can promise you they are the proverbial cream of the crop. You can contact us via the phone, via e-mail or via the online help desk interface.
We also have many social aspects to our support too. Our user forums are packed to the brim with helpful threads and advice from real webmasters like yourself. We have this fantastic blog, as well as our newsletter web site to learn from. We have even made ourselves available via social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Most importantly we have one of the most in-depth web hosting wikis in the industry.
Read the terms of service carefully.
I would also advise everybody to check those out before signing up, if needed. You can find the terms of service and acceptable use policy over on the legal section of the Lunarpages web site.
Can the company support a surge in traffic? How fast is their connection?
The New York Times is right when they say, “Logically, a user wants to see their site grow, so make sure your host is equipped to handle heavy spikes”. Here at Lunarpages we have server administrators monitoring every sever to make sure if any odd traffic spikes or any other occurrences happen, the issue is taken care of as quickly as possible, to prevent any sort of down time. You can also test our server speeds using our Lunarpages server speed test.
How often do they back up their servers?
The Lunarpages severs are backed up every 24 hours.If you need access to the backups because you accidentally deleted something, you can add the Premium Restore service to your hosting package to gain access to our backups at any time. Want to know more about our data center and server facilities? With Lunarpages you get:
- Redundant Power
- 24x7x365 Monitoring & Management
- Redundant Network Equipment
- Redundant Climate Control
- Engineers on Staff 8 AM to Midnight 365 Days
- Redundant Fiber Entrances
- Over 100 Employees
- and much more!
To learn more about our servers, check out our section on Lunarpages.com devoted to data center information.
How good is their security?
Lunarpages plans are not only affordable but put your business online in a secure and efficient environment, with reliable dual-core processors to back you up. As mentioned before, our servers are monitored around the clock by one of the best server administrator teams in the business. We also offer advice to all our customers on how they can take preemptive steps to become more secure or discuss their security issues with us on the forums.
What operating system do they use? Linux? Windows? Other?
We offer Linux and Windows based web hosting plans. From shared hosting packages to VPS, and even dedicated, Lunarpages has you covered on every server operating system out there.
How established is the company?
Lunarpages has been an industry leader in the world of web site hosting since 1998. We specialize in providing affordable and reliable hosting for personal web sites, small business, e-commerce shops, Fortune 100 corporations, private label resellers, dedicated customers, and more. Lunarpages hosts the biggest and the best in the industry, utilizing the knowledge that has made us a world leader in web hosting.
So, in conclusion – I would would say that Lunarpages meets the goals that the New York Times has set out, and surpasses them by leaps and bounds. Do not take my word for it though, try Lunarpages web hosting out yourself with our 30 day money back guarantee. If you are not fully satisfied with your web site hosting experience in the first month, we will give you your money back.
To summarize, your web site hosting solutions reside at Lunarpages.
