Local Server ?

[arcanawar]

Hi..I'm not sure if i'm posting this in the correct thread..if wrong pls move it..thanks..

Anyways..heres my question..I was told by my service provider that they have set up a local server for cPanel here in KL..and mine is hosted outside malaysia..so..I was just wondering..are there any difference if a site is hosted either in malaysia or outside ?! which one is better ?

your advice are highly appreciated..thanks !

[yonghs]

I still rememeber the havoc caused by the earthquake in Taiwan a couple months back ............ most overseas sites are slow or not accesible but my sites remain fast

You might want to consider whether your users are mostly from Malaysia or overseas

[michaelfoo]

Originally Posted by arcanawar

Hi..I'm not sure if i'm posting this in the correct thread..if wrong pls move it..thanks..

Anyways..heres my question..I was told by my service provider that they have set up a local server for cPanel here in KL..and mine is hosted outside malaysia..so..I was just wondering..are there any difference if a site is hosted either in malaysia or outside ?! which one is better ?

your advice are highly appreciated..thanks !

You need to ask yourself, where are your visitors from? If your site receives mostly overseas visitors, you will need a US server, otherwise, a local server will be better for you.

Originally Posted by yonghs

I still rememeber the havoc caused by the earthquake in Taiwan a couple months back ............ most overseas sites are slow or not accesible but my sites remain fast

You might want to consider whether your users are mostly from Malaysia or overseas

Yes, but you forgot to take into consideration that your site that is up and running, appears down to the international visitors.

Thanks.

[mylinear]

Originally Posted by arcanawar

Anyways..heres my question..I was told by my service provider that they have set up a local server for cPanel here in KL..and mine is hosted outside

When you say "service provider", are you referring to your current hosting company? Or are you referring to your ISP?

[mylinear]

Originally Posted by yonghs

I still rememeber the havoc caused by the earthquake in Taiwan a couple months back ............ most overseas sites are slow or not accesible but my sites remain fast

Local servers are definitely faster for local users. The main problem seems to be finding a reliable DC and company which provides good support. The level of support here is lacking. The quality of the DCs here can be much better.

In fact, this whole day, there seems to be some sort of network issue at the CyberJaya1 (Myloca) DC.

[fivio]

Hello,

For me the support are good for the TMNET technician.

1. They informed me about our server downtime
2. Give notice of DDOS attack
3. Give notice of the servers alerts

For me, this proactive support are good

The only problem is the infrastructure of the datacenter and of course their new policy. Other than that everything is good in local datacenter.

Thank you,

[mylinear]

Originally Posted by fivio

The only problem is the infrastructure of the datacenter and of course their new policy. Other than that everything is good in local datacenter.

Pro-active support is good. I was not necessarily referring to support from the DC itself. I guess if you are a dedicated or colocated client, support will be different from that given to the a shared hosting client. I was also referring to support given by hosting companies to end-user clients.

Which DCs are you using? Could you describe more what you meant by "new policy" above?

[yonghs]

Originally Posted by michaelfoo

You need to ask yourself, where are your visitors from? If your site receives mostly overseas visitors, you will need a US server, otherwise, a local server will be better for you.



Yes, but you forgot to take into consideration that your site that is up and running, appears down to the international visitors.

Thanks.

My main sites are targeted for Malaysians

I've got a site mostly visited by those from US and Europe ppl .... and there were no difference in the number of visitors during January and February .... maybe bcos most Asians were asleep when the traffic is coming from US and Europe

[fivio]

Hello,

Mylinear, it is because you said 'a reliable DC and company which provides good support'. So I thought that you referring to TMNET.

Thank you,

[mylinear]

No problem fivio. Your input is still beneficial.

[tasya_reed]

........ could not predict what happen in future .......

earthquate in taiwan - run to local datacenter
TM upgrade for better connection - run to US datacenter

then where to run ?
mars ? venus ?

[fivio]

Dear Tasya,

TMNET upgrade better connection, still use local. Because if the network is upgraded, oversea client can connect to our local network better. So, why go US ?

Thank you,

[mylinear]

Apart from local servers, does anyone use servers eg from Singapore or Hong Kong or similar closeby countries? Any feedback on those?

[fivio]

Hello,

I used Hong Kong and Singapore.
For me, my hong kong is the wirst experience
Maybe because our provider.

But for singapore, the network is good. Although it just 1mbps.

Thank you,

[michaelfoo]

Originally Posted by mylinear

Apart from local servers, does anyone use servers eg from Singapore or Hong Kong or similar closeby countries? Any feedback on those?

Yes, we have servers in Singtel EXPAN.

We have experience with QALA and EXPAN. QALA offers better local network (within Singapore) but Singtel EXPAN gives better international connectivity. For this reason, we use EXPAN now.

Thanks.