Fatcow
Company Overview:
Company History: FatCow was born in 1998. FatCow is a provider of shared Web hosting solutions for small to medium-sized businesses and individuals looking for an affordable Web hosting option
Management Team:
Date Started/Founded: Founded in 1998
Location FatCow utilizes two data centers in the Boston, MA area
Employees:
Contact information
Sales Number: 866.544.9343
Support Number: 888.278.9780
Product/Service Offerings other than hosting
Marketing Services
Domain Registration and Services
E-Mail Services
Ecomm Services
Interesting Statistics
2009 Host of the Year
Top Rated Host of 2009
Best Shared Host Award
Live chat available: YES
Green/Environmentally friendly initiatives: YES
Key Features ‐ General Information about core hosting features. (NOT PLAN SPECIFIC)
a. Reliability: Reliable
b. Customer Support: yes
c. Technical Support: yes
d. Describe the infrastructure and hosting environment:
FatCow utilizes two data centers in the Boston, MA area. Combined, they occupy over 2400 square feet of space, comprised of over 800 Servers and half a Petabyte of storage. Each center is equipped with:
- 7/24 security
- Both data centers run on N+1 power (both A/C and D/C)
- and have the same network architecture and equipment.
Our front-end network consists of:
- dual redundant M7I routers
- 2 firewalls incorporating IDP technology cross-connected to the outside world with BGP border gateway protocol.
What control panel software does they use: They have their own control panel
Do they offer website builder: YES
Hosting Plans ‐
| Plan Name | Fatcow Plan |
| Storage | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited |
| Email Accounts/Size limits: |
Unlimited |
| Hosted Domains: | Unlimited |
| Platform |
Linux |
| Domains Allowed | |
| Pricing | Setup :Free Yeary: $66/year |
| Private SSL Available | Not Included |
| Shared SSL Included | Yes |
| Static IP Price per month if available | Not Included |
| MySQL Databases included in plan, Number and Storage Space | Unlimited |
| What freebies come with the hosting plans |
Domain Names 1 Free (Limited Time Offer!) |
| Who is this plan good for | Anyone who wants to host websites, be it blogs, ecomm website |
Opinion
a. Pros: Secure, Competitive Prices
b. Cons: Little expensive if you have only 1 website
Final Thoughts or remarks: Very Good, Secure