An evaluation of GaskinTech

We, at technocomic.com, have picked 'GaskinTech' to be our current domain name and web hosting vendor. This is why we think that this succinct evaluation of 'GaskinTech' is maybe going to be very helpful for other individuals from all around the Globe who need domain name and web hosting services. We say individuals from all around the World, since the mere fact is that 'GaskinTech' presently delivers domain and hosting services in multiple datacenter locations: in America (Chicago, IL), in England (Maidenhead, 20 miles outside London), in Scandinavia (Stockholm) and in Australia (Sydney). That way, embracing almost the entire Earth. At least from the point of view of the World Wide Web. So, here is what you could anticipate from 'GaskinTech' in a few words:

Shared Website Hosting Solutions

The initial thing we, at technocomic.com, have seen is the cheap prices of the shared web site hosting accounts offered by 'GaskinTech'. Shared doesn't seem very good, does it? Well, that's what it is called: shared hosting. The good thing here is that the web site hosting accounts furnished by 'GaskinTech' are powered by an in-house designed, leading edge cloud web hosting platform (each hosting service, such as mail, databases, site hosting Control Panel, storage space, DNS, statistics, and so on, is being dealt with by an autonomous host of hosting servers in a cluster). This is something EVERY cPanel web hosting distributor in the World will have colossal difficulties with, since cPanel is a one-server based web site hosting environment (each hosting service, such as email, databases, site hosting CP, web space, DNS, statistics, and so on, is being dealt with by one and the same hosting server), cPanel is not open source (therefore the cPanel-based website hosting firms cannot add additional functionality and handle it the way they need it) and there is no open source file platform (they need to invent their own file system), which is the foundation of any cloud web hosting service. Let's go back to the shared web site hosting plans, which are driven by an actual clustered web page hosting platform. With a shared account, each client pays solely for his/her package, thus maintaining the web space hosting price really low (because plenty of customers utilize the same web hosting server). In a nutshell, a shared hosting account, which runs on a clustered web site hosting platform, permits you to pay solely for the reserves that you actually demand, escaping a situation where you pay for a feature-rich web site hosting package that you cannot really use, or for a tiny web hosting account that cannot accommodate your web site. The ability to upgrade your account from one package to another with just two mouse clicks gives you the flexibility to start with a low-end package and upgrade as your web page grows. Thus, you economize capital that you can spend on advertising the site while it is still novel. Each and every hosting package delivered by 'GaskinTech' boasts an online website builder and more than 40 widely used script platforms including WordPress, Joomla, Zen Cart and Moodle that will save you 100s of dollars for web site design solutions. 'GaskinTech' distributes shared website hosting plans in several different regions around the Globe. There is one datacenter facility in Chicago covering the United States and Canada; 2 European server farms - in Great Britain and in Sweden; and another one in Australia, which covers the Asia-Pacific. Thus, practically the whole World is encompassed to provide you and your web page's visitors with a steady and reliable site hosting solution at a desired place. All in all, the shared hosting services delivered 'GaskinTech' are quite well furnished and come at a very reasonable price (starting from $2.75 for the Starter plan).

Private Virtual Servers

As your web site becomes more well known, more individuals will visit it simultaneously, thus causing greater web hosting server load. Shared web page hosting plans fix given restrictions so that all the accounts on the server have their portion of the system reserves. Hence, for more popular sites, a virtual private web server (VPS) would be a better solution. A virtual web hosting server offers the ideal ratio between efficiency and cost. It imitates a dedicated hosting server and with 'GaskinTech' all Virtual Private Servers that are available offer complete server root access and a bunch of Operating Systems (CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian) and Control Panel tools (Hepsia, cPanel, DirectAdmin) to choose from. Please pay careful heed to the Hepsia web page hosting Control Panel. Unlike cPanel (which costs 10 dollars per month on top of the preferred private virtual server web hosting package's cost), Hepsia is added at no additional monthly charge (it's free with all private virtual web hosting server accounts and operates with all Linux Operating Systems: CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, while cPanel functions only with CentOS) and includes a unique Domain Manager via which you can register, relocate, renew and administer domains (cPanel does not have such an interface at all)! The more trained clients can administer the VPS through a Secure Shell console, but newcomers can also administer it easily via a Parallels Virtuozzo or OpenVZ virtualization solution, installing server-side software, rebooting particular services or the whole virtual web hosting server. Give attention to this fact: the major benefit of the VPS accounts is that if the web server load exceeds the plan's quota, additional reserves can be allotted to this specific VPS server for a given interval of time if they are present on the physical server. As a whole, a VPS web server immensely surpasses the capabilities of any shared hosting package and the additional reserves provide an even more steady and reliable service. With 'GaskinTech', the prices for the virtual server accounts commence at only $20.00 for the Base VPS package. All VPS accounts are available in Chicago, London and Sydney, guaranteeing optimal performance for your websites.

Semi-dedicated Hosting Servers

To customers with little to no practice, a private virtual web server may appear troublesome to manage. That's probably why 'GaskinTech' also stores semi-dedicated hosting servers in its main US server farm facility in Chicago. Handling these plans is comparable to handling a normal shared hosting account via a web space hosting Control Panel user interface. They have all the features of a shared webspace hosting account such as a free-of-charge site builder and a web application installation tool, but the system resource quota offered by a semi-dedicated server web hosting plan is many times bigger than that of a shared web page hosting account. For example, the CPU power that can be utilized is nearly FIVE times as much as compared with the shared web page hosting plans. When compared with a shared web space hosting account, the quota of database queries added within the semi-dedicated hosting packages is enormous: 90 000 / hour. An unmetered hosted top-level domain name quota is a standard too. The semi-dedicated packages do not ship with full server root access (we, at technocomic.com, think that this is a tiny weakness), but the plus is that they are managed via the same web hosting Control Panel GUI as the shared website hosting plans. This goes to say that a recognizable graphical user interface is accessible by all users who are not confident enough to administer a private virtual web server, but at the same time are in need of more power and features than a virtual web hosting server can confer to them. This is so due to the fact that the semi-dedicated web hosting servers share the system resources of the very same powerful avant-garde web hosting servers as the ones which host the private virtual hosting server accounts, however, the number of the semi-dedicated hosting servers is quite low (somewhere between 20 to 30 per physical server), while the virtual private web hosting servers can reach a much bigger number (80 to 120 per server). Having that info in mind, the semi-dedicated servers supplied by 'GaskinTech' can be categorized as being very inexpensive (as far as price is concerned), commencing from $30.00 for the Semi Dedicated 1 package.

Dedicated Web Servers

In technocomic.com's opinion, enormous websites such as social networks, community and business web portals or famous online shops with thousands of clients request a much more powerful web space hosting environment. It seems that the guys from 'GaskinTech' have reached the same conclusion as well. To meet its clients' requirements, 'GaskinTech' delivers a collection of dedicated servers that can manage millions of daily visits. That assessment stands on the hardware specifications the dedicated web hosting servers are offering: multi-core processors, up to four GB of RAM, two thousand gigabytes of disk storage and Gigabit network interface cards will beyond doubt ensure the fast and stable performance of any type of web site. In 'GaskinTech's opinion, the primary hardware specs can be upgraded for more system resource-demanding websites. We, from technocomic.com, believe that all dedicated server solutions supplied by 'GaskinTech' are also appropriate for initiating a hosting reseller business as every dedicated server provides free invoice transaction software platform and a free domain reseller account. Unlickily, the dedicated web hosting servers supplied by 'GaskinTech' are all unmanaged. We, at technocomic.com, regard this as a small inconvenience, which can be adjusted by paying a monthly tax which amounts to $32.00 USD. So, if you are in need of backing, the Managed Services upgrade offers an array of additional services such as a routine backup, software installation, server monitoring and troubleshooting procedures. Several web space hosting CP (CP) GUIs are offered with each of the dedicated web servers - Hepsia, cPanel and DirectAdmin. Our (technocomic.com's) forecast is that the remarkable point-and-click File Manager included in the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel will probably make the utilization of any File Transfer Protocol software program futile. Our (technocomic.com's) conclusion is that the dedicated servers provided by 'GaskinTech' don't appear to be very low priced (yet the Hepsia web page hosting CP and the unlimited hosted domain name allowance will doubtlessly make you smile), beginning from $125.00 for the Budget plan.