Best Dedicated Hosting - InMotion

Best Dedicated Hosting - InMotion

InMotion Hosting, Inc has earned 3 out of 3 Stars from CNET to become a CNET Certified Service Provider. They have maintained this prestigious position from one of the most recognized names on the Internet since 2003! InMotion Hosting, Inc. has worked with SWsoft to provide Virtual Dedicated Server platform based on SWsoft's Virtuozzo. The Virtuozzo technology is a leading virtualization software that allows web host to provide fast and economical vps hosting. Visit http://inmotionhosting.com for more information.

InMotion Dedicated Server Hosting Overview

InMotion has been around since 2001 and offering dedicated servers for a little over 3 years.
• Includes Cpanel for free
• Very good network performance
• Service is guaranteed
• New hardware
• Expert tech support in the United States
InMotion does not offer bare bones machines, but if you are looking for a Cpanel dedicated server with full support, they are very good.

InMotion Evaluation

• Support Level
  A big part of having a dedicated server is how much of the technical work your host will help with. For InMotion, the support level is more managed than many of the hosts at this price point. They help with things like the firewall, adding new PHP modules, and other similar server configurations. This level of service can really make life a lot easier.
• Servers
  They only use Dell servers. A lot of other hosts either don't tell you what they use or just put them together themselves. This can lead to a lot of hassle, particularly the first time the machines are put into service. Also, the servers listed on InMotion's site are all new with a good mix of medium to high end. They don't offer really low end servers.
• Network
  Their uptime is excellent, and we believe this is probably for a few reasons. InMotion uses BGP4 bandwidth and they peer with a lot of really big ISPs to help keep the routes short and fast. This means it connects immediately with that provider - for example, tracing out from them immediately goes into the target ISP's network, Cox and Speakeasy in this case:
  
  traceroute to 68.106.XXX.XXX (68.106.XXX.XXX), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
  1 67.199.146.1 (67.199.146.1) 5.289 ms 5.282 ms 5.294 ms
  2 ASHBBBPC01GEX0200A001.R2.NV.COX.NET (206.223.115.42) 7.057 ms 0.597 ms 7.049 ms
  
  traceroute to 66.92.XXX.XXX (66.92.XXX.XXX), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
  1 67.199.146.1 (67.199.146.1) 0.493 ms 0.394 ms 0.402 ms
  2 6.ge-0-2-0.cr2.wdc1.speakeasy.net (206.223.115.4) 0.710 ms 0.745 ms 0.922 ms
• Technical Expertise
  InMotion is relatively new to dedicated servers - about 3 years - but they are very good with the stack they provide - CentOS and Cpanel. Working outside of that stack they generally don't really seem to do though, but might for a fee. Please let us know if you run into this situation and we can update this. They are also really helpful with optimizing the server for different web sites, even helping with Apache, PHP and MySQL configurations.
• Ease of Use
  Dedicated servers can come as simple as a bare bones box or setup with management software already. It really depends on how sophisticated you are. With InMotion's dedicated servers they will have preloaded Cpanel, setup your firewall, and configured your first account. If you want to do everything yourself, they won't be the best fit for you. If you really busy or not technical, they are a good choice.
• Price
  The price is very competitive for name brand hardware and a full Cpanel license. There is no setup fee, even when paying monthly, and that is very good.