Look how old this is! I post at SearchCommander.com now, and this post was published 17 years 7 months 6 days ago. This industry changes FAST, so blindly following the advice here *may not* be a good idea! If you're at all unsure, feel free to hit me up on Twitter and ask.
As an Oregon web host with 5 servers located in downtown Portland, I cannot afford to have any down time, or have any delays in getting help when I need it.
I need those machines running 24/7 with reliable backup, remote monitoring, and emergency recovery assistance.
Do I have time to do that myself? No way. Am I going to trust that to a faceless company in the middle of nowhere? Not a chance.
Time and time again, Rob and Justin from Weberz hosting solutions remind me why I have them maintain and manage my servers.
Yesterday a potential programming problem on a new client website threatened to void three months of work. With just a little bit of developer communication, we had the issue fixed in a day, and I kept a client that would surely have had to host elsewhere, assuming he could get some help.
If you just need reliable web hosting, I can surely help you myself. But if you need a managed or co-located server with hands on suppoort to like I do, turn to Weberz, and be sure to tell them I sent ya!
