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About: Why Ubiquity?

With so many web hosts on the internet today, there are lots of very good and very bad options to choose from. Most hosts look the same - and it's no wonder - these hosts don't have innovation or dedication of a serious web host like Ubiquity. But of course any web hosting company will tell you they're the best.. so unlike the masses of others - we will show you in painstaking detail why Ubiquity is the right choice for your website.

1. Ubiquity is ALWAYS open.

The Internet never rests - why should we? We are a true 24/7/365 company. Contact support at 4 a.m. on Christmas Day, you will get a rapid reply - and from someone who wasn't asleep seconds before. Ubiquity isn't a massive corporation, but we always assure that our elite customer service team is there for you at any given time, on any day of the year.

2. We're affordable.

Under close inspection - Ubiquity's low prices unquestionably offer more relative value than any close competitor. Sometimes you need to look past dollars and consider all factors such as uptime, support, security, and ability for growth, but there is a major cost to "the cheapest web hosting" the Internet can dish up. Of the 10's of thousands of web hosts on the internet, those that compete solely based upon price are playing a game that everyone loses, as are those companies that don't pass value on to consumers. Ubiquity has made a clear commitment to sacrifice nothing in delivering you the lowest possible hosting rates.

3. Hands-on Server People

Most web hosts are resellers for other hosts. A large number of others rent their hosting machines from other providers. Others still, pay to keep their servers in other people's data centers. When that unlikely crisis of a server freeze-up occurs at 11 pm, and our APC remote power tool fails - that person at your server in minutes wears a Ubiquity Hosting Solutions polo (. . . or at least owns one).

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4. Modular Redundancy (wha?)

Using the Intel Modular Multi-Flex server (that thing to the right) in all of our shared, reseller, and VPS hosting, we are able to virtually eliminate even the possibility of a hardware-related problem. A virtual drive pool of fast, RAID 5 hard-disks, two Gigabit network interfaces, two hot-swap power supplies, two remote management interfaces, and a fail-over motherboard/cpu/memory configuration ready to boot up near instantly in the event of a problem, mean real reliability (photo taken from our Chicago facilities).

5. We Fear no Amount of Traffic

Did you know that even the smallest website published on the main page of Digg.com often takes multiple servers to keep online? Did you know that most web hosts aren't equip to handle a website with that requirement?? Ubiquity's servers are setup for instant load-balancing / server clustering (the solution to such problems) with a web hosting tool called InterWorx, because we understand that your needs can change that fast. We're planning ahead for your website, even when you're not - so go ahead and get famous. We'll be ready.

6. A Super-Serious Data Center

Ubiquity's web hosting facility is a true mission-critical data center. Redundant Uninterruptable Power Systems and Diesel Generators protect your uptime from the most riveting blackout. While your home Internet speed is measured in Kilobits per Second, ours is measured in Gigabits through multiple direct connections to Mzima Networks (proof) on an all Cisco network.

7. We Flex to Meet Your Needs

Ever felt like you're just a number in your web hosts' system? Ubiquity is among one of the most flexible hosts on the web, and we're here to work with you. Need proof? In June of 2006, Novell, Inc. recognized Ubiquity for being the first major web host to implement their innovative solution which brings ASP.NET to Linux web hosting (Mono), so that our open-source enthusiast community could develop in ways never before possible, without the high costs of Windows hosting. We support Mono still today, and continue to innovate to meet our client's ever-changing demands with each day.

8. Serious Security

No server on the internet is 100% safe, but ours are among the safest. Ubiquity servers have several layers of tough security. For you IT buffs - that includes the InterWorx APF Firewall (built upon iptables), and heavily custom mod_security and mod_dosevasive modules. These tools run from a special hardened Linux kernel based upon Red Hat Enterprise Server. Your data is then stored via recurring internal backups over our all-Cisco internal network. Simply put, your website is safe with us.

9. A Sparkling History

Ubiquity's roots run back to 2002 from the transition of our previous alias (CI Net Services), and have documented history online in our News Blog which has been running since 2004. Our spotless reputation and steady growth record should serve as powerful evidence that we are here to stay.

10. No Risks

We stand by our service so you don't have to. Ubiquity honors a 45 day money-back guarantee, as well as a 99.9% uptime service level agreement on all of our web hosting services, so you can set your mind at ease. In an industry polluted with terrible web hosts and scandalous fly-by-night scams - our reputation and our policies show that we stand by our service 100%.

11. Our Customers Matter

Ubiquity is a true client-centric company- and always actively gathering client input to further improve the quality of service that we offer. Our services are truly shaped to meet our clients' ever-changing needs, and in recognition of this, we'll leave it up to them to provide you their own list of additional reasons to choose Ubiquity.