There are hundreds of managed hosting providers that all claim to offer the best managed hosting. But there are vast differences in terms of their reliability, security, support, performance and price. When you cut through the marketing hype and look at the real facts, the choice becomes clear.
Connectria’s Cloud and Managed Hosting has been built from the ground up to always be reliable, affordable, responsive and secure. Discover the reasons why Connectria is the right choice to run 24/7 online applications and ecommerce environments for companies of all sizes.
| Comparison Of Cloud and Managed Hosting Services: | CONNECTRIA | COMPETITORS |
| SERVERS | ||
| 100% DELL PowerEdge Servers | Yes | Rarely |
| RAID 1, 5 or 10 Protection Included In All Dell R610, 2950 & R710 Servers | Yes |
No |
| Redundant Hot-Swap Power Supplies Included In All Dell R610, 2950 & R710 Servers | Yes | No |
| Dedicated VLAN Per Customer Available | Yes | Sometimes |
| Redundant Gigabit (1,000 Mbps) NICs With NIC Teaming (Auto Failover) | Yes | No |
| Configure Your Servers Online With Full Pricing. No Hidden Fees! | Yes | No |
| Offering Month-To-Month Contracts & Discounts For Longer Purchases | Yes | Sometimes |
| CLOUD COMPUTING | ||
| Managed Clouds | Yes | Sometimes |
| Public and Private | Yes | Sometimes |
| Built Using VMware vSphere & Quad-Core Xeon Dell Servers | Yes | Rarely |
| Add Capacity As Needed | Yes | Usually |
| Run Whatever Software You Want | Yes | Sometimes |
| Run Your Own VMware Images | Yes | Sometimes |
| Run VMware Appliances | Yes | Sometimes |
| Run Customized Windows Or Linux Environments Supported By Connectria | Yes | No |
| Get Full Access To Your Virtual Machine(s) | Yes | Rarely |
| Cisco Firewall Protection For Each Virtual Machine | Yes | No |
| Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection For Each Virtual Machine | Yes | No |
| Advanced Network Intrusion Protection For Each Virtual Machine | Yes | No |
| Add Optional Advanced Managed Services To Any Virtual Machine | Yes | Rarely |
| Choose High-Performance/Low-Cost Or High-Performance/High-Availability | Yes | No |
| Low Flat Monthly Rates Starting At Just $84.95/Month | Yes | No |
| NETWORK FEATURES | ||
| 100% Network Uptime Guarantee | Yes | Rarely |
| Fault-Tolerant Cisco Network With BGP Routing & HSRP | Yes | Sometimes |
| Redundant Gigabit (1,000 Mbps) Network Connections To Each Server | Yes | No |
| Separate Gigabit (1,000 Mbps) Backup Network | Yes | No |
| Redundant 100 Mbps Administrative Network | Yes | No |
| Fault-Tolerant Multi-Gigabit Tier 1 Internet Connectivity | Yes | Sometimes |
| SERVER SUPPORT | ||
| 1-Hour Parts Replacement Guarantee | Yes | Rarely |
| 24/7 Onsite "Hands & Eyes" Service | Yes | Sometimes |
| 24/7 Tech Support | Yes | Yes |
| 24/7 Trouble Ticketing | Yes | Yes |
| Optional Managed Data Backup & Restore (Weekly Full, Daily Incremental) | Yes | Sometimes |
| SOFTWARE SUPPORT | ||
| Microsoft Certified Partner | Yes | Sometimes |
| Red Hat Certified Partner | Yes | Sometimes |
| Operating System Support (Windows Server 2XXX, Red Hat, CentOS) | Yes | Sometimes |
| Automated O/S Updates & Patches | Yes | Sometimes |
| Web Server Support (IIS, Apache) | Yes | Sometimes |
| Database Support (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostGres) | Yes | Rarely |
| Database Clustering Support for Dedicated and Private Cloud Servers (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL) | Yes | Rarely |
| Java Support (Tomcat, JBOSS) | Yes | Rarely |
| Thin-Client Support (Citrix, MS Terminal Services) | Yes | Rarely |
| Control Panel Support (Parallels Plesk Panel, cPanel) | Yes | Usually |
| Email & Collaboration Support (SharePoint, Exchange, PostFix) | Yes | Sometimes |
| Fault-Tolerant DNS Hosting & Support | Yes | Sometimes |
| CUSTOMER ACCESS | ||
| Advanced Customer Portal | Yes | Sometimes |
| Full Remote Console With Remote Reboot, Remote Power On/Off | Yes | No |
| Remote CD-ROM For Software Installs (Your CD-ROM Becomes Server's CD-ROM) | Yes | Sometimes |
| Customer Has Full Root / Admin Access | Yes | Sometimes |
| Customer Has SSH or Remote Desktop Server Access | Yes | Sometimes |
| DATA CENTER | ||
| Redundant Power Feeds From Separate Power Grids | Yes | Rarely |
| Redundant Power Distribution Units | Yes | Rarely |
| Redundant UPS Battery-Backup Systems | Yes | Rarely |
| Generator Backup For Entire Building With Automatic Transfer Switch | Yes | Sometimes |
| Redundant Liebert Temperature/Humidity Control Units | Yes | Sometimes |
| State-Of-The Art Fire Suppression | Yes | Sometimes |
| SAS 70 Type II Certified Physical Data Center Security Controls | Yes | Rarely |
| SERVER MONITORING | ||
| 24/7 Server Monitoring With Automated Alerts | Yes | Sometimes |
| 24/7 Custom Monitoring Available For Custom Services & Processes | Yes | No |
| 24/7 Custom Restarts Available For Custom Services & Processes | Yes | No |
| 24/7 Customized Escalation Procedures For Custom Services & Processes | Yes | No |
| 24/7 Centralized Event Monitoring, Logging & Reporting | Yes | No |
| SECURITY & COMPLIANCE SUPPORT | ||
| 24/7 Security Incident Response | Yes | No |
| Daily / Weekly Vulnerability Scanning For Thousands Of Vulnerabilities | Yes | No |
| Audit Compliance Monitoring & Reporting | Yes | No |
| Server Sanitization & Counter-Forensic Services | Yes | No |
| VIRUS & MALWARE PROTECTION | ||
| Server Antivirus Protection w/ Auto Updates | Yes | Sometimes |
| Server Rootkit Protection | Yes | Rarely |
| Worm, Trojan, Spyware, Keylogger & Backdoor Protection | Yes | Rarely |
| SERVER HARDENING | ||
| Advanced Linux O/S Hardening | Yes | No |
| Advanced Windows O/S Hardening | Yes | No |
| Advanced SELINUX Configuration & Support | Yes | No |
| Detailed User Account Auditing and Tracking | Yes | No |
| IIS / Apache Security Hardening | Yes | No |
| cPanel & Parallels Plesk Panel Security Hardening | Yes | No |
| INTRUSION & ATTACK PREVENTION | ||
| Shared Firewalls & Dedicated Cisco Managed Firewalls | Yes | Rarely |
| Advanced Network Intrusion Prevention | Yes | Sometimes |
| Advanced Server (Host-based) Intrusion Prevention | Yes | No |
| Advanced Attack Correlation, Smart Blocking & Reporting | Yes | No |
| Distributed Denial Of Service (DDoS) Protection | Yes | Rarely |
| Server Integrity Monitoring With Auto Rollback | Yes | No |
| ADVANCED DATA ENCRYPTION | ||
| Encrypted File Systems & Directories | Yes | No |
| Support For RSA SecurID & Aladdin e-Token Security | Yes | No |
| Support For Secure FTP Transmissions | Yes | No |
| Linux Data Encryption Algorithms Supported: RIJNDAEL-256, Blowfish-448, Twofish-256, CAST-128, IDEA-128, DES-56, 3DES-168, or GOST-256 | Yes | No |
| Windows Encryption Algorithms Supported: DESX-184 | Yes | No |
| File Systems, Directories & Container Files Can Auto-Mount Or Be Mounted As Needed | Yes | No |
| Steganographic Container Files & Hidden-Crypto Support | Yes | No |
| PHYSICAL SECURITY | ||
| 24/7 Building Security | Yes | Sometimes |
| Biometric Readers With Magnetic Locks & Person Traps | Yes | Sometimes |
| Monitored & Recorded Closed-Circuit Television | Yes | Sometimes |
| Identity Logging & Verification Of All Outside Visitors | Yes | Sometimes |
| Escorted Visitor Access At All Times | Yes | Sometimes |
| SAS 70 Type II Certified Physical Data Center Security Controls | Yes | Rarely |
| HIPAA COMPLIANCE SUPPORT | ||
| Enhanced Access Protection | Yes | No |
| Enhanced Firewall Support | Yes | No |
| Enhanced Password Management | Yes | No |
| Detailed Audit Tracking | Yes | No |
| Encrypted Offsite Backups | Yes | No |
| Data Destruction Services | Yes | No |
| Recording Of Data Movements | Yes | No |
| Facility Logs & Audits | Yes | No |
| COMPANY BACKGROUND | ||
| Recognized Industry Leader By Deloitte & Touche & Inc. Magazine | Yes | ? |
| Award-winning performance | Yes | ? |
| Consistently Profitable | Yes | ? |
| In Business Since 1996, Providing Managed Hosting Since 1998 | Yes | ? |
| Account Managers With No Sales Quotas | Yes | ? |
| Treats Everyone With Respect, Honesty & Integrity | Yes | ? |
| Easy To Do Business With | Yes | ? |