Comments on: Under Renovation? http://iboughtamac.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fiboughtamac.com%2F2007%2F03%2F08%2Funder-renovation%2F&seed_title=Under+Renovation%3F Safe haven for new Mac users Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:30:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brent http://iboughtamac.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fiboughtamac.com%2F2007%2F03%2F08%2Funder-renovation%2F&seed_title=Under+Renovation%3F/comment-page-1/#comment-614 Brent Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:41:57 +0000 http://iboughtamac.com/2007/03/08/under-renovation/#comment-614 Made the move this morning... hope everything works right now Made the move this morning… hope everything works right now

]]> By: Brent http://iboughtamac.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fiboughtamac.com%2F2007%2F03%2F08%2Funder-renovation%2F&seed_title=Under+Renovation%3F/comment-page-1/#comment-588 Brent Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:25:13 +0000 http://iboughtamac.com/2007/03/08/under-renovation/#comment-588 That's kind of what I'm noticing. I just happened to join MT with a GS at just the right (wrong) time. So, based on the feedback here and via email. I'm gonna give MT another whirl. I'll keep everyone posted as to how it goes. Fingers crossed... Brent That’s kind of what I’m noticing. I just happened to join MT with a GS at just the right (wrong) time. So, based on the feedback here and via email. I’m gonna give MT another whirl. I’ll keep everyone posted as to how it goes.

Fingers crossed…

Brent

]]> By: Astorg http://iboughtamac.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fiboughtamac.com%2F2007%2F03%2F08%2Funder-renovation%2F&seed_title=Under+Renovation%3F/comment-page-1/#comment-586 Astorg Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:10:56 +0000 http://iboughtamac.com/2007/03/08/under-renovation/#comment-586 I have two hosting accounts with MT. The first is a (DV) account which I use for hosting two serious sites including my own. This initially experienced some downtime but more recently has been performing flawlessly. The second is a (GS) account which I have been using as a test site and on which I offer free hosting to friends of mine on the understanding that they may experience frequent downtime. Initially the experience was disastrous with daily downtime, but since the middle of February, following a major overhaul by MT, downtime on the GS acount has all but disappeared. The main drawback of GS, from my point of view, is the lack of root access and also, of course the lack of individual IP addresses for each website hosted. But for hosting a large number of small sites, it is basically unbeatable in my view and quality issues appear to have been ironed out. I have two hosting accounts with MT.

The first is a (DV) account which I use for hosting two serious sites including my own. This initially experienced some downtime but more recently has been performing flawlessly.

The second is a (GS) account which I have been using as a test site and on which I offer free hosting to friends of mine on the understanding that they may experience frequent downtime. Initially the experience was disastrous with daily downtime, but since the middle of February, following a major overhaul by MT, downtime on the GS acount has all but disappeared.

The main drawback of GS, from my point of view, is the lack of root access and also, of course the lack of individual IP addresses for each website hosted.

But for hosting a large number of small sites, it is basically unbeatable in my view and quality issues appear to have been ironed out.

]]> By: Brent http://iboughtamac.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fiboughtamac.com%2F2007%2F03%2F08%2Funder-renovation%2F&seed_title=Under+Renovation%3F/comment-page-1/#comment-584 Brent Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:15:36 +0000 http://iboughtamac.com/2007/03/08/under-renovation/#comment-584 That basically sums up my experience. GS was patchy for me at forst so I was apprehensive in going back to MT. I have been looking at the DV option and that does look like a great solution. I'm gonna give it a try and hope I have as great an experience as you, Derek! Thanks for the insight. Edit posts above: Mosso -> Media Temple That basically sums up my experience. GS was patchy for me at forst so I was apprehensive in going back to MT. I have been looking at the DV option and that does look like a great solution. I’m gonna give it a try and hope I have as great an experience as you, Derek! Thanks for the insight.

Edit posts above: Mosso -> Media Temple

]]> By: Derek Punsalan http://iboughtamac.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fiboughtamac.com%2F2007%2F03%2F08%2Funder-renovation%2F&seed_title=Under+Renovation%3F/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Derek Punsalan Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:15:53 +0000 http://iboughtamac.com/2007/03/08/under-renovation/#comment-581 One of the greatest issues that MT suffered early on that I vividly remember was up time and MySQL database connection errors. What MT experienced were growing pains as large sites saw the GS as an oppotunity to save money. On paper, GS is an INCREDIBLE deal. Even now more so than ever as improvements have been added. Keep in mind that MT was attempting to offer a service to customers at a price hard to beat. Check out <a href="http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/01/9338/" rel="nofollow">this post</a> as an example of what customers experienced. My understanding of the issues was <a href="http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/01/9338/#comment-361418" rel="nofollow">explained with this comment</a>. All-in-all, the GS is a new service, new technology for MT, and something that is continually receiving improvements based on customer feedback. Should you be worried still? That's difficult to tell. I haven't heard of any recent developments that have forced site admins to pull their hair out about. Hosting is one of those tricky things that you can say something like "you get what you pay for" but may still find yourself looking at a website that doesn't load. There are no perfect hosts, but there are great overall customer experiences. If you're someone looking for complete control over you site (root access), consider moving to a Dedicated Virtaul 3.0 (DV). That's what I use and I took a massive hit from Engadget, Apple Insdier, TUAW, and Digg all in the same day and the site loaded like normal. I've gotten to the point that if my site isn't loading properly, it's probably because I accidentally broke something myself. One of the greatest issues that MT suffered early on that I vividly remember was up time and MySQL database connection errors. What MT experienced were growing pains as large sites saw the GS as an oppotunity to save money. On paper, GS is an INCREDIBLE deal. Even now more so than ever as improvements have been added. Keep in mind that MT was attempting to offer a service to customers at a price hard to beat. Check out this post as an example of what customers experienced. My understanding of the issues was explained with this comment.

All-in-all, the GS is a new service, new technology for MT, and something that is continually receiving improvements based on customer feedback.

Should you be worried still? That’s difficult to tell. I haven’t heard of any recent developments that have forced site admins to pull their hair out about. Hosting is one of those tricky things that you can say something like "you get what you pay for" but may still find yourself looking at a website that doesn’t load. There are no perfect hosts, but there are great overall customer experiences.

If you’re someone looking for complete control over you site (root access), consider moving to a Dedicated Virtaul 3.0 (DV). That’s what I use and I took a massive hit from Engadget, Apple Insdier, TUAW, and Digg all in the same day and the site loaded like normal. I’ve gotten to the point that if my site isn’t loading properly, it’s probably because I accidentally broke something myself.

]]> By: Astorg http://iboughtamac.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fiboughtamac.com%2F2007%2F03%2F08%2Funder-renovation%2F&seed_title=Under+Renovation%3F/comment-page-1/#comment-565 Astorg Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:59:39 +0000 http://iboughtamac.com/2007/03/08/under-renovation/#comment-565 Interesting... could you detail what went wrong with the Gridserver ? Interesting… could you detail what went wrong with the Gridserver ?

]]> By: Dave http://iboughtamac.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fiboughtamac.com%2F2007%2F03%2F08%2Funder-renovation%2F&seed_title=Under+Renovation%3F/comment-page-1/#comment-562 Dave Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:56:30 +0000 http://iboughtamac.com/2007/03/08/under-renovation/#comment-562 Good to see it only took a day to resolve the issue. Always a crap shoot when working with hosts. Good to see it only took a day to resolve the issue. Always a crap shoot when working with hosts.

]]> By: Brent http://iboughtamac.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fiboughtamac.com%2F2007%2F03%2F08%2Funder-renovation%2F&seed_title=Under+Renovation%3F/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Brent Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:34:53 +0000 http://iboughtamac.com/2007/03/08/under-renovation/#comment-551 I shutter to say because everyone will say "Why were you surprised?" iBAM started at Media Temple on the grid server back in December and that didn't work so I moved it to GoDaddy (where it sits now) as I had an open account on my list. Always with the intention to move somewhere soon, the recent issues have forced my hand. Mosso, here I come! I shutter to say because everyone will say “Why were you surprised?” iBAM started at Media Temple on the grid server back in December and that didn’t work so I moved it to GoDaddy (where it sits now) as I had an open account on my list. Always with the intention to move somewhere soon, the recent issues have forced my hand. Mosso, here I come!

]]> By: Derek Punsalan http://iboughtamac.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fiboughtamac.com%2F2007%2F03%2F08%2Funder-renovation%2F&seed_title=Under+Renovation%3F/comment-page-1/#comment-550 Derek Punsalan Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:19:10 +0000 http://iboughtamac.com/2007/03/08/under-renovation/#comment-550 Good luck with the move. Who were you hosting with and what made you decide to go with Mosso? Good luck with the move. Who were you hosting with and what made you decide to go with Mosso?

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