InMotion Evaluation
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Performance
There are three things that drive VPS hosting performance –
hardware, number of virtual private servers on the hardware,
and the resources each VPS gets. InMotion uses Dell 2950s
with 16GB or 32GB of RAM, 2 high end Quad Core Xeon
Processors and most importantly, 15K SAS hard drives. We
wish they would release the number of VPS they put on a
server, but they probably don't want their competitors to
know. They do say it is tied to actual performance of the
individual VPS and the types of packages that are on the
hardware (they offer three). It would be good to know this,
but their customer feedback often talks specifically about
how fast the service is.
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Reliability
Their uptime is excellent, and we believe this is probably
for a few reasons. Their servers are really high end with
redundant power supplies and RAID5. This means that failed
electronic components (like a hard drive) won't matter, your
VPS will continue to run. Also, InMotion uses BGP4 bandwidth
to help protect from problems with routing on the Internet.
They also do a lot of “peering” with really big ISPs to help
keep the routes short and fast. Last, InMotion allows for
bursting of usage by your VPS, meaning that when your VPS
gets a spike in traffic, it stays up and does not shut your
site down.
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Ease of Use
A virtual private server is basically your own computer.
Many hosts will have a limited setup and you will need to
configure the vps to support a web site. One of the nicest
things is InMotion's VPS hosting comes with all the software
you will need to use your email and run your website. When
you get your vps they will have preloaded Cpanel, setup your
firewall, and configured your first account. InMotion will
even configure different versions of PHP and MySQL if you
want. Just upload your web site, change your DNS and you are
done. To someone who is busy or not that technical, this is
really important.
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Price
The price is very good, especially considering a Cpanel
license is included. There is no setup fee like some other
hosts and they have a 30 or 90 day money back guarantee.
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Technical
Support
VPS technology is still quite new, but InMotion Hosting has
been providing VPS hosting for over 4 years. They have great
technical support that really understands how virtual
private servers work. A lot of customer feedback is really
positive about InMotion's technical support.
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