WSWD
Well-known member
Instead of asking for references, you should ask your host to show you legitimate pictures of their server cabinets. Hint...the one-man show hobby hosts are not going to be able to do it, because they rent a single server and somehow that makes them a hosting company. What's even more important than references is asking these hosts about their contingency plans in case things go wrong. When these one-man shows are on vacation or sleeping, or out at the grocery store, and the server blows up a RAID card, are you going to need to wait until they get home from wherever or wake up to notify their datacenter that something is wrong? What if you need emergency support at 3AM because your site is down? What if 200 clients need support at 3AM because all the sites are down? One person is going to do that effectively?
If you want real recommendations about real hosting companies, go over to a site like WHT. They will point you in the right direction.
If you want real recommendations about real hosting companies, go over to a site like WHT. They will point you in the right direction.