A Review of Web Hosting Service by Gate VPS Hosting
Gate.com, a division of Affinity Internet claims to provide you the best of both worlds in hosting. You get freedom along with flexibility that can only be provided by a dedicated hosting company. The price you pay for this is charged according to the levels of shared hosting service. Gate allows you to avoid the common condition of shared hosting where the popular sites running on shared server consume the resources. They cause great congestion for the other, less popular websites. You would be able to save money but not at the cost of performance. The company allows every site to work at its optimal potential.
Unique Benefits
- You get the reliability of advanced clustering technology.
- You can manage all domains from single interface.
- You also get a graphical file manager.
Key Features
- You get Intuitive and powerful Plesk control panel for easy site management
- You can choose from Linux or Windows operating systems.
- The company also provides automated DSN templating.
Editors' Comments
Gate.com is backed by Affinity Internet Company. Affinity is among some of the fastest growing web hosting companies. The VPS servers provided by Gate.com are very well suited for people who want total control over their online presence be it data storage, hosting of applications or even online gaming.
These VPS solutions provided by Gate.com are able to provide the versatility and support that is only available with a dedicated server. Yet the charges are equal to that of shared hosting. Gate.com gives you complete administrative privileges and a remote management interface that is just great.
Uptime Guarantee:
While the company does not list and uptime guarantee, Advanced Clustering Technology means that downtimes would be extremely rare.
Basics: What you need to know
Data Center:
Gate.com claims to have the best in technology for its hosting clients. The company regards itself as Fort Knox among hosting providers. It has the best server hardware available in the market. Network connectivity is also very strong. The company has deployed elaborate security and redundancy systems.
Power Management:
Gate.com hosting follows a novel approach to power management. The data centers are operated on batteries which are constantly recharged. In case the power line fails, the batteries continue to power the servers. In the meantime generators kick up and resume battery charging process.
Physical Security:
The data centers are protected by various systems including round the clock surveillance.
Server Access by Customer:
Physical Access: This is limited to key personnel only.
Root Access: This access provides full administrator level power to user
Service Offerings:
General Managed Service – Bundles:
Gate.com regularly introduces new technologies like ASP.net and PHP to provide cutting edge hosting experience.
Security and Updates:
Gate.com security is handled by Mazu networks. You can also mange SSL certificates of your domains easily.
Firewall:
All VPS plans from Gate.com come with free firewall protection.
Backup Services:
Gate.com allows you to schedule backup for all or any of your domains.
Sample Server Plans
VPS U100 Linux: 25 GB storage, 1000 GB bandwidth, 256 MB Guaranteed RAM (1 GB burstable), 10 domain license for $29.95/month
VPS U500 Windows: 40 GB storage, 1500 GB bandwidth, 1024 MB Guaranteed RAM (1.5 GB burstable), 30 domain license for $69.95/month
Customer Profiles
• Virtual Private Server (need more than shared hosting)
• Online Applications
• Online Data Storage
• Cloud based Application Service Providers
• Online Gaming
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