Gate VPS Hosting Review
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Gate VPS Hosting Review

Get the best of both worlds from Affinity Internet's Gate.com - the support and versatility of dedicated hosting with the low-cost of shared hosting. Gate.com thwarts the problem prevalent in the hosting industry of one or two websites monopolizing the resources of a "shared" server by hosting each of your sites by an array of servers. That means your cost savings won't come along with a decrease in performance. On the contrary, Gate.com is a powerhouse VPS hosting provider that makes websites of all shapes and sizes put out powerhouse performances.

 
Unique Benefits
• Advanced Clustering Technology
• Manage all domains from 1 interface
• Graphical file manager
• Fully integrated server statistics
Key Features
• Plesk control panel
• Linux or Windows operating systems
• Automated DSN templating
• Per-site bandwidth monitoring


Editors' Comments
Gate.com has the backing of the full Affinity Internet company which is growing into one of the power houses of online web hosting. Gate.com VPS servers are ideal for someone who wants to be able to control their own destiny for requirements in online gaming, application hosting, data storage and more.

VPS solutions from Gate.com provide and combine the freedom and flexibility of a dedicated server with the low price and manageability of a shared hosting account. All VPS plans from Gate.com include full administrator access, and a powerful remote management interface.


Uptime Guarantee
Advanced Clustering Technology - the ultimate in redundancy - gives each website optimal performance, speed, and uptime. However: no uptime guarantee listed.

Basics - What you need to know
DataCenter
Calling itself the "Fort Knox" of datacenters, Gate.com boasts the best in infrastructure technology. Starting with cutting-edge, top-of-the-line hardware, the Gate.com network is kept strong through a multi-faceted focus on everything from capacity and peering to DDoS mitigation,WAN and LAN redundancy, and network topology.

Power Management
Gate.com takes "uninterrupted power" to a whole new level. The datacenters run 100% of the time on battery power. Redundant control units in the power grid recharge the batteries while they operate. In the event of a power failure, the batteries continue to power the facility, with no cut-off delay, while the generators kick in to take over recharging duties.

Physical Security
The facilities are protected by 24/7 surveillance, and entry is restricted by key-card access and biometrics. The datacenters are also protected by FM200 waterless fire detection and suppression technology.

Server Access by Customer
Physical Access: Limited to key personnel
Root Access: User gets full administrator level access

Service Offerings

General Managed Services - Bundles
Gate.com is continually updating its hosting architecture to support all the latest developer tools, compilers, and other hosting software technologies (PHP, ASP.Net, etc.). Create auto-responders, mail groups, and mailboxes.

Security and Updates
The Gate.com infrastructure is protected by Mazu Networks, providing the best in network security solutions. Java SSH security shell client is built directly into your Plesk control panel. Then Gate.com gives you extra protection with remote reboots and remote shutdown, and run, start, or restart services for all your applications. Gate helps you easily manage all your domains' and sub-domains' SSL certificates.

Firewall
Firewall configuration comes free with all Gate.com VPS plans.

Backup Services
With Gate.com you can schedule backups of individual domains, all your domains, or even set up a backup rotation.

Sample Server Plans
VPS U100 Linux: 25 GB storage, 1000 GB bandwidth, 256 MB Guaranteed RAM (burstable to 1 GB), Fedora Core 4, Plesk 8 for Linux, and a 10 domain license for $29.95/month

VPS U500 Windows: 40 GB storage, 1500 GB bandwidth, 1024 MB Guaranteed RAM (burstable to 1.5 GB), Windows 2003, Plesk 7.6 for Windows, and a 30 domain license for $69.95/month

Customer Profiles
• Virtual Private Server (need more than shared hosting)
• Applications
• Data Storage
• Application Service Providers
• Gaming