Which hosting company for SQL Server + Web App?

Domo · 22 Apr 2015 at 00:23

Hoping someone on here can give me some advice.
We need to host some software. It comprises a .NET web application and SQL Server database so IIS, SQL, .NET and SMTP minimum.

I've been looking at Amazon and Rackspace but I don't really understand their offerings.

Looking for:
Good up time
Reasonable cost
Maximum of 20 users accessing and very rarely simultaneously
Maximum of 300GB disk space

It would be great to simply lease a server then stick all our software on it ourselves since we have MS Partner licenses for just about everything. Is this an option?

Suggestions welcome.

blueboy2001 · 22 Apr 2015 at 22:55

Microsoft Azure?

chroniclard · 22 Apr 2015 at 22:59

You can lease a server reasonably cheaply. £40 a month for a basic windows dedicated server, rises quite sharply as you add more performance though.

Could possibly look at a virtual server of some sort, may be cheaper.

Fasthosts, 1&1 amongst others do dedicated servers you can just remote desktop onto and install whatever you like.

David_Vaughton · 5 Jun 2015 at 16:23

Azure, leasing a server can be cheap until you require to have some expensive software. The pricing model on Azure includes this

Terrier_Jimlad · 5 Jun 2015 at 23:18

Vidahost or TSOHost - you will not regret it

dazholmes · 6 Jun 2015 at 00:06

Install apache with mysql host your self easy with phpmyadmin

Caged · 6 Jun 2015 at 12:30

Domo said:
It comprises a .NET web application and SQL Server database so IIS, SQL, .NET and SMTP minimum.

dazholmes said:
Install apache with MySQL

Domo said:
Looking for:
Good up time

dazholmes said:
host your self easy with phpmyadmin

Please go away