One Project Down, Two More To Go

I recently completed a design project for someone that has their own hosting account on another server. The company they host with is WebFusion, and they provide Virtual Servers to those who want the convenience of shared hosting, but the security of a stand alone server.

Based in the UK, WebFusion provides tailor-made hosting solutions, and that's exactly what my design customer has with them. He said they just got done overhauling their virtual private servers and even cut prices after doing so. One thing I find completely fascinating is that they offer Ubuntu as an operating system, which totally rocks. It's good to see such a reputable company bringing Ubuntu into the mainstream when it comes to web hosting and development.

My site get s a bit too much traffic to be on any shared hosting plan, but if I was looking for a VPS solution for my website, or project I would have to give WebFusion some serious thought.

Check out their press release:

WebFusion has given its virtual private server (VPS) range a complete revamp, providing industry-leading value for money and a raft of new features to maximise website performance.

The new WebFusion VPSs have unlimited traffic with guaranteed and burstable RAM to ensure that websites perform, even when handling sudden traffic peaks. The latest version of the Plesk control panel, combined with the Virtuozzo control panel at the back end, provides webmasters with root access for complete control. Linux-based VPSs are Ruby and Ruby-on-Rails ready and run on Ubuntu 6.06, while Windows servers are equipped with SQL Server 2005 and ASP.net 2.0.

With prices from £14.99 per month, WebFusion VPSs are available on Linux and Windows, and are perfect for both webmasters of business critical websites and the reseller community.

“Our new range of virtual private servers is our best yet,” says Mark Beyer, sales and marketing director at WebFusion. “Server enhancements, such as guaranteed and burstable RAM, mean that our VPSs are a step closer to providing dedicated server performance, with a price normally associated with shared hosting. We believe these advancements make our VPS offering the best in class.”

Additional benefits of WebFusion VPS include:
• Lower prices, with servers available from £14.99 per month
• Better hardware: Dell PowerEdge 2950 Energy Smart
• New contention ratio for servers to reduce the effect of ‘noisy neighbours’ on the server
• Ruby preinstalled on Linux VPS and Ruby-on-Rails available via a single click in Plesk
• Extra disk space available
• SCSI RAID 10 for reliability and business continuity
• Plesk 8.1 installed as standard (worth £200)
• Root access available via Virtuozzo

For more information about Web HostingWebFusion VPS, please visit http://www.webfusion.co.uk/vps