Fatcow

http://www.fatcow.com/

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!)
Money-Back Guarantee 30 Days
Google AdWords Credit $50
Yahoo! Search Marketing Credit $25
RatePoint Feedback Service Free 60-Day Trial
HubSpot's Website Grader Yes Submitnet Free Basic Plan

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

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