courses I teach along with a Moodle installation at bluehost.com. It's been
very reliable for the last year and a half. Not screaming fast but very
reasonably priced. I'd definitely look at a different server/bandwidth model
if I was hosting the school's web site, but I'd certainly consider staying
with bluehost.
Mark Whipple
Instructional Technology Specialist
Computer Science Teacher
Prospect Hill Academy
Cambridge, MA
On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 7:28 PM, Bill Fitzgerald <dwfitzgerald@yahoo.com>wrote:
> Some other things to consider:
>
> If you outsource your hosting, do not go with cheap shared hosting (ie,
> 10/mo for Unlimited Bandwidth and storage space!) -- in these setups, you
> are sharing resources with hundreds/thousands of other sites. A lot of
> traffic/a security breach on one of these sites means trouble for your site.
>
> A Virtual Private Server, or a VPS, provides a good middle ground between
> shared hosting and colocation. VPS setups can start at 30/month, and run to
> 200/mo or more, but you get the stability of a managed server at a fraction
> of the cost.
>
> A managed dedicated server provides another middle ground between shared
> hosting and buying a box and hosting it in-house or colocating. With a
> managed dedicated plan, the hosting company handles security
> patches/upgrades/connectivity, and you essentially rent the box.
>
> You can also try some newer services using cloud-based technology.
> Slicehost has an excellent reputation.
>
> As far as things to avoid:
>
> 1. GoDaddy: they are terrible. Period. I would sooner trust my
> infrastructure to a Middle School computer science class than the "gurus" of
> GoDaddy.
>
> 2. Affiliated resellers. Folks that have affiliate arrangements with
> hosting providers make money when they steer you to a web host. This impairs
> their credibility on making recommendations.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
>
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