A Review of VPS Web Hosting Services by 1&1

1&1 web hosting services have been known for their reliability. This is coupled with some of the best features in the market. The company provides you Plesk and Virtuozzo. It is the perfect solution for any business, which is expanding into online operations. 1&1 VPS hosting provides you some of the best hosting services and makes all efforts to make their services reliable and effective. It is truly a world-class web hosting company.

Unique Benefits
• You get to choose between Plesk & Virtuozzo control panels.
• 1&1 provides you webmail, which has 2 GB storage with spam filters.
• The company also provides a premium software suite which covers all aspects of the website.
• If you want secure connections, SSL is included with select packages.
• You get unlimited MySQL databases.

Key Features
• Linux hosting based on the Fedora Core 4 Linux distribution, which is well known for its stability.
• You can create up to 2000 E-mail Accounts.
• There is no limit on the number of sub-domains you want to keep.
• DNS management is provided to get the site up and running faster.
• Up to 50 GB disk space & 2000 GB monthly traffic is enough for almost any client and more can be purchased on a need basis.

Editor's Comments:
1&1 is a leader in web hosting sector. It is among the most dominant hosting services providers in Europe and the United Kingdom. 1&1 has primarily been into shared hosting but its move into the global market has come with the advent of VPS services. You get a number of advantages over traditional shared hosting services but the prices are still in the league of shared hosting services.

VPS hosting services by 1&1 are among some of the best in the market. They are enough to satisfy the requirements of most people. If you have outgrown shared hosting services but do not want to pay the charges of dedicated hosting services, you should go for 1&1 VPS services. It is both flexible and affordable.

Basics: What You Need to Know
1&1 hosting services has located its data center in Kansas City. It is a 55,000 ft facility and is divided in five server rooms. Connectivity is provided through 100 Mbps connections. The company has installed a number of Cisco routers to ensure reliable connectivity. There is a 20GBit external connection, which is a redundant solution to make sure that the network works at its optimal levels even in case of heavy loads. Power back up is available through gel battery power banks. There are diesel generators, which are on standby to take charge.

In order to ensure physical security of the data center, 1&1 has deployed a number of security measures. There are 150 video surveillance cameras. Only a single person can pass through the airlock style access door to the server rooms. There are a number of security locks to manage physical access to the server. There are argon based fire suppression systems.  The company does not provide physical access to the server though the user gets root privileges to the server.

Service Offerings:

1&1 hosting service provides a complete hosting solution that is not ridiculously expensive. You get the ability to run any number of applications. You get Plesk control panel, 2GB space for mail accounts30 domain names and a number of other features. Other then this you can include features like antivirus and Symantec security suite.

In order to provide best services, the company has deployed multiple levels of redundancy.  In order to further ensure security the company provides firewall and backup services to all the clients.

Sample Server Plans
• VPS I: 10 GB storage, 100 Mbit bandwidth, 500 GB traffic, and 500 email accounts for $29/month
• VPS II: 20 GB storage, 100 Mbit bandwidth, 1000 GB traffic and ability to have 1000 email accounts is priced at $39/month
• VPS III: 50 GB storage, 100 Mbit bandwidth, 2000 GB traffic, and ability to have 2000 email accounts is priced at $59/month

Vendor Comments
Quote from Joshua Sloan, Director of Online Marketing, 1&1 Internet Inc.:
"1&1 Virtual Private Servers (VPS) meet the gap between high-end shared hosting and dedicated servers. VPS combines the bargain pricing of shared hosting with the flexibility and power of a dedicated server."

Customer Profiles
• Virtual Private Server is a great option for people who have outgrown shared hosting.
• Applications that run over the Internet.
• Data Storage as a remote backup tool
• Application service providers who want to deploy mission critical applications.
• Gaming server hosts