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Ask HN: Please recommend a good UK VPS and dedicated servers host

9 points| adrianmn | 13 years ago

I am looking for a managed linux UK VPS with option to upgrade to dedicated at a later time.

Any advice much appreciated.

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[+] bdfh42|13 years ago|reply
We have tried a few - but currently use Fasthosts ( http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/ ). Not perfect but pretty good in my opinion and if you subscribe to their RSS feed you get early warning of any technical problems. You might find that their dedicated server prices are more attractive than a VPS solution. We are currently using one of their Windows Server 2008 machines and it is a pleasure to work with and I do not doubt their Linux offerings are a match.
[+] adrianmn|13 years ago|reply
I won't deal with a company that uses small terms pricing. It was easy for me to spot the displayed prices are for 3 months only but I stil find it deceiving.
[+] stevejalim|13 years ago|reply
Sounds like http://www.bytemark.co.uk is exactly what you're after. Highly recommended.
[+] idw|13 years ago|reply
Not just good, outstanding, and despite their technical sophistication, bytemark is still run by its founders, who you're quite likely to deal with personally.

(I have been a happy personal customer for years, and have recommended them to others and used them for the organisation I work for (and started) but I should disclose that they recently donated hosting to that organisation).

[+] adrianmn|13 years ago|reply
Thanks for the recommendation. I did not found them when lurking the webhosting forums but they also got recommended to me on another forum so they are now my top choice with rackspace uk being the 2nd.