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HostRocket web hosting celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, and what a ride it's had so far! With a state-of-the-art data center in upstate New York (known as New York's Tech Valley), Host Rocket has experienced healthy, consistent growth since its beginnings. Now hosting more than 50,000 websites - and serving many more clients through its dedicated servers - it's safe to say HostRocket is a leader in managed hosting.
In other words, this is no fly by night operation. HostRocket is a solid growth company, with trained technicians, professional service, and competitive pricing - a good launching pad for any business.
Unique Benefits
- 1000 GB Tier 1 bandwidth
- $25 search credit
- CentOS Linux
- 1 hour hardware replacement SLA
Key Features
- 99.5% network uptime SLA
- 24/7/365 technical support
- Cpanel is available for $29.95/month
- State-of-the-art data center in New York
Editors' Comments
HostRocket launched in 1999 with the goal of revitalizing and revolutionizing the web hosting world. We're not sure it's done that, but it gets top marks for a state-of-the-art data center, quality customer service and professionalism - hard to find, sometimes, in the wilds of the world wide web. HostRocket dedicated web hosting offers good price value for its services and peace of mind to its dedicated server customers.
Uptime Guarantee
HostRocket offers a 99.5% uptime guarantee.
Basics - What you need to know
Data Center
Host Rocket owns their own data centre in New York state, an area not prone to natural disasters. At 10,000+ square feet, the spacious data center ensures HostRocket will have room to grow for years.
Redundant power
Electrical: Multiple 30 Amp Circuits Per Rack. HostRocket.com runs their electrical circuits at 75% max capacity to ensure servers will never be short on the power they need, no matter what conditions happen that could affect the power further up the line. UPS: Full UPS Battery Backup for all equipment.
Generator: Full diesel generator backup for all equipment.
Network security and firewalls
DOS and DDOS attack prevention in place. High end DOS (Denial Of Service) and DDOS (Distributed Denial Of Service) attacks are stopped using redundant firewalls.
Connection
Redundant OC-12 fiber loops directly from the HostRocket network to Time Warner Telecommunications' nationwide fiber network, allowing them to send sites out on any number of different carriers.
Staff
24/7/365 on site full staff means that no matter what time of day or night a problem may arise, the proper technicians to handle the problem - be it software, hardware, or networking - are available to fix it right away.
Service Offerings
HostRocket offers several different avenues for customer technical support. There's a 24/7 toll-free support phone line, email/ticket support and an extensive - and very helpful -- FAQ system and customer-to-customer support forums. It appears all HostRocket web hosting customers receive full access to the company's technical support options.
Vendor Comments
"HostRocket's dedicated server hosting comes with an increased amount of control over its functions. We provide dedicated Linux server hosting with fast, reliable connections for a high traffic site. Host Rocket is a leading dedicated server hosting provider due to its high quality equipment, great features and a highly trained support staff. With four different dedicated server hosting options, we have something for every size business. Our top of the line data center is located in an area of New York not prone to any natural disasters, providing outstanding uptime."
Customer Profiles
HostRocket.com customers use Host Rocket for:
- Hosting servers
- Email servers
- Data backup servers
- Photo servers
- Gaming servers
- File servers
Customer Testimonials
"On behalf of our president, I wish to thank you for the service you have provided us over the last several years - from a small shared account to our current dedicated server. With a 24/7 toll-free hotline, we have been amazed at how quick our service has been with customizing our service. Everyone we speak to has shown the utmost respect and dedication to serving both our needs and the needs of your company."
- ipiu.org
"Just wanted to say that Host Rocket is by far the best hosting solution out there. Big thumbs up to you guys. My site is always running fast and I have yet to experience any downtime (except the scheduled maintenance coming up on Wednesday)."
- Remnantsofchaos.com