I think it is very difficult to find a reliable web host these days. There is just so much understand, Tier 1 – Tier 4, ISP Tiers Levels, Clouds, Dedicated, Shared, Grid, and the list go on and on with all these marketing terms. Furthermore, reviewers here and there are always touting this host and that, just beware to read the disclosures of the reviewers. First off, I think it really boils down to what do you want the host to do for you? Run an app, a blog or an shopping site? Do you want to start low and scale up and so forth? What is your budget? If you start with a low budget plan, what happens if your site is a hit overnight and it sees a surge of hits? Does it allow to migrate to a more establish host? How is the transition going to happen? Remember, internet time runs in the nano seconds, things change before you know is changing. I have been searching around and I have narrowed it down to a list of host services that I feel is reliable based on what I have read and understood. Remember these host are not your average $5-$20 per month host. If you are seriously looking to a reliable host, beside the elite class of Akamai and gang. I think these companies are good starting ground. I am no way affiliated with any of them nor do I know of anyone working there. I just wanted to help your search for the reliable host.
- Rackspace
- Mosso (a Rackspace Company)
- Engineyard (Ruby on Rails apps)
