A few years ago, I decided to make the move from a shared virtual server environment to a dedicated server with Codero. As my blog and other web projects have grown, my server has been easily upgraded and I haven’t moved since.

Having a dedicated server doesn’t cost all that much more than a virtual server, especially when you consider all the advantages. For starters, I can host as many sites as I need to on it to suit all my projects. I normally have about 10 web sites going in addition to this blog, so this is a big plus for me. More than that, though, I know I don’t have to share resources of a single server with a bunch of unpredictable sites I can’t control. If something uses too much of the server’s resources, I can find and squash it. In short, moving to a dedicated server was a hard decision to make, but I haven’t regretted it once. Codero has served up millions of page views for me on my dedicated server and I almost never have to think about it. And when a few of the big blogs were down due to a massive attack on hosting companies, mine wasn’t even slow.

Recently, I found out that Codero is coming to Phoenix. In November, 2009, they will open their new 22,000-square-foot facility in the downtown area that will house 8900 dedicated servers. The new facility will have a focus on all the things that should be important to anyone serious about their hosting, like physical security, network infrastructure, IT redundancy, etc.

“As our customers’ hosting and server demands continue to grow, we welcome the challenge of staying ahead of the curve to meet their needs through our data centers,” says Shawn Hashmi, Director, Operations for Codero. “That means complete power redundancy, on-site security, SAS 70 certification – whatever it takes to fully support small- and -medium-sized businesses online.”

So many of these details are things that you and I don’t generally think about until it’s a problem and we shouldn’t have to think about it. Thankfully, Codero has covered all the bases with:

* 24/7 staffing by experienced data center technicians and engineers
* Card access control at all interior/exterior doors and round-the-clock interior surveillance
* All utility power backed by uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems in the event of outages, with every server receiving conditioned UPS power
* On-site diesel generator backup should extended power outages occur
* HVAC systems are redundant – remaining units will absorb the additional load in the event of a primary system failure
* Only fully redundant, enterprise-class routing equipment
* Dry-pipe, pre-action double interlock fire suppression system with a Pre-Action Sprinkler backup system
* Regular facilities monitoring, testing and servicing for all critical electrical components, environmental systems, and security to ensure high availability and reliability

In addition to having just added cPanel as an option (they also have Plesk), Codero is still offering some killer deals to get you started, like $1 for the first month. If you’re looking to make the move, give them a look. After this past month of more than double my normal traffic (thanks, Digg!), I can say it’s definitely worth it.

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