Price & Cost
HostGator is nowadays very competitive on Reseller Hosting, VPS Hosting and Dedicated Servers. Their prices are low for the great value they provide. Look also for coupon codes to save some money.
Reliability
Choosing Host Gator means that your sites will be accessible via a fully meshed and redundant Certified Cisco Network featuring 10 backbone providers. These providers include:
Data Center
HostGator has chosen The Planet to be its exclusive datacenter and network provider and has since become The Planet’s largest customer. HostGator’s long standing relationship with The Planet allows HostGator customers to utilize one of the world’s best networks to power their web sites and ensure maximum uptime. The Planet’s world-class datacenters feature state of the art security, power, safety, and cooling systems – all designed to ensure that service remains uninterrupted.
HostGator houses servers in four of The Planet’s Dallas, Texas-area datacenters. Ranging from 22,000 to more than 78,000 square feet, these world-class datacenters contain top of the line technology to ensure that servers stay cool, secure, and up at all times. The datacenters feature redundant power, HVAC, and fire detection systems, and are monitored 24/7 by both HostGator and The Planet’s Network Operation Centers.
Network Features
Web sites hosted with HostGator are accessible via a fully meshed and redundant Certified Cisco Network feature 10 backbone and fiber providers including:
* AT&T
* SBC
* Time Warner
* MCI
* Broadwing
* XO Communications
* Global Crossing
* Level3
* AboveNet
* Savvis
Monitoring
In addition to a fully redundant network and top of the line data centers, HostGator system administrators monitor all servers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Servers are monitored and issues are acted upon before they become serious. Additionally, the network and datacenters are monitored and managed by on-site technicians dedicated to ensuring maximum uptime and reliability.
Customer Support
HostGator is providing a lot of support regarding their services, well documented at http://support.hostgator.com/
They already have video tutorials, addons, forum ( http://forums.hostgator.com/ ), blog ( http://blog.hostgator.com/), live chat, ticket system and phone support.
Note also, twitter account: http://twitter.com/hostgator
Control Panel
They use multiple softwares for your control panel, depending on the platform.
Some applications are: CPanel, Plesk, WebHost Manager (WHM), Linux VPS (Virtuozzo)
Conclusion
One of the fastest growing hosting company in the world, HostGator proved a great value. Definitively one of the top choice on hosting market for shared and reseller hosting.
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