Comments on: Media Temple’s Grid-Server http://hostingfu.com/article/media-temples-grid-server Web Hosting Blog by a Software Developer Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:38:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Chris http://hostingfu.com/article/media-temples-grid-server/comment-page-1#comment-270 Chris Fri, 16 May 2008 21:54:21 +0000 http://hostingfu.com/?p=59#comment-270 <p>Grid service has been very disappointing. I've been on it for about 6 months and to sum it up:</p> <ul> <li> <p>The grid feels like it's struggling most of the time - sites load like I'm on dial-up, and there are frequent blips where it times out. Kinda not what I expected from a cluster of thousands of servers. </p> </li> <li> <p>I don't run a monitor, but I notice outages of 5-10 minutes several times a week just checking email and viewing my own sites.</p> </li> <li> <p>Apps using MySQL absolutely crawl. I ran this by support a few times and they always say the same thing "can you provide some examples?" - sure, everything using MySQL...</p> </li> <li> <p>Ruby on Rails apps run like molasses in their "containers".</p> </li> </ul> <p>Overall, for a service that was supposed to solve the issues with shared hosting - overloaded servers and uptime - it's actually worse. I got faster response times and less downtime on shared servers.</p> Grid service has been very disappointing. I’ve been on it for about 6 months and to sum it up:

  • The grid feels like it’s struggling most of the time – sites load like I’m on dial-up, and there are frequent blips where it times out. Kinda not what I expected from a cluster of thousands of servers.

  • I don’t run a monitor, but I notice outages of 5-10 minutes several times a week just checking email and viewing my own sites.

  • Apps using MySQL absolutely crawl. I ran this by support a few times and they always say the same thing “can you provide some examples?” – sure, everything using MySQL…

  • Ruby on Rails apps run like molasses in their “containers”.

Overall, for a service that was supposed to solve the issues with shared hosting – overloaded servers and uptime – it’s actually worse. I got faster response times and less downtime on shared servers.

]]> By: Luc Latulippe http://hostingfu.com/article/media-temples-grid-server/comment-page-1#comment-269 Luc Latulippe Tue, 06 May 2008 18:45:32 +0000 http://hostingfu.com/?p=59#comment-269 <p>I agree: (mt)'s GS service has been nothing but a disappointment for me too. Horribly slow and unresponsive in every aspect, including customer service. </p> <p>If only they put as much energy into the service as they have in their branding and web-panel design, it would be wonderful. They lost a customer here too. Smell ya later Media Temple. </p> I agree: (mt)’s GS service has been nothing but a disappointment for me too. Horribly slow and unresponsive in every aspect, including customer service.

If only they put as much energy into the service as they have in their branding and web-panel design, it would be wonderful. They lost a customer here too. Smell ya later Media Temple.

]]> By: Matt http://hostingfu.com/article/media-temples-grid-server/comment-page-1#comment-268 Matt Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:34:12 +0000 http://hostingfu.com/?p=59#comment-268 <p>i'm running a bunch of drupal sites on (mt) gs and I LOVE IT!! I wrote a how-to on migrating... <a href="http://www.mattbodman.info/drupal-on-mediatemple">click here...</a></p> i’m running a bunch of drupal sites on (mt) gs and I LOVE IT!! I wrote a how-to on migrating… click here…

]]> By: Anonymous http://hostingfu.com/article/media-temples-grid-server/comment-page-1#comment-267 Anonymous Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:21:49 +0000 http://hostingfu.com/?p=59#comment-267 <p>The NOV 30th "maintenance" was supposed to be 1.5 hours, then they changed it to 6 and now "they don't know" I am seriously pissed at these guys. I wasted over a hundred dollars in PPC clicks going to a site that isn't there.</p> <p>This massive outage is unacceptable I am definetly moving my servers elsewhere...</p> The NOV 30th “maintenance” was supposed to be 1.5 hours, then they changed it to 6 and now “they don’t know” I am seriously pissed at these guys. I wasted over a hundred dollars in PPC clicks going to a site that isn’t there.

This massive outage is unacceptable I am definetly moving my servers elsewhere…

]]> By: sebastian larsen http://hostingfu.com/article/media-temples-grid-server/comment-page-1#comment-266 sebastian larsen Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:33:18 +0000 http://hostingfu.com/?p=59#comment-266 <p>I was contemplating a move to them, but how can I when their own goddamn site is down?</p> I was contemplating a move to them, but how can I when their own goddamn site is down?

]]> By: Jeff http://hostingfu.com/article/media-temples-grid-server/comment-page-1#comment-265 Jeff Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:46:16 +0000 http://hostingfu.com/?p=59#comment-265 <p>I've tried Media Temple's solution, but I would definately have to say that it's disappointing at best. I switched over to <a href=http://www.reliablesite.net/v3/clustered.asp>clustered load balanced hosting</a> from <a href=http://www.reliablesite.net>reliablesite.net</a> and it's been absolutely nothing short of amazing. I highly recommend them.</p> I’ve tried Media Temple’s solution, but I would definately have to say that it’s disappointing at best. I switched over to clustered load balanced hosting from reliablesite.net and it’s been absolutely nothing short of amazing. I highly recommend them.

]]> By: jack http://hostingfu.com/article/media-temples-grid-server/comment-page-1#comment-264 jack Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:00:17 +0000 http://hostingfu.com/?p=59#comment-264 <p>media temples customer service is insulting and terrible. you will sooner get a bunch of sighing and attitude out of them than a response. terrible</p> media temples customer service is insulting and terrible. you will sooner get a bunch of sighing and attitude out of them than a response. terrible

]]> By: Anonymous http://hostingfu.com/article/media-temples-grid-server/comment-page-1#comment-263 Anonymous Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:48:58 +0000 http://hostingfu.com/?p=59#comment-263 <p>We have been having horrible support from Media Temple. Sometimes an urgent item sits in the queue for a day and a half before they even acknowledge receipt. They are clearly beyond their resources and what they could promise. We've tried their DV service too. At this point, I wish I'd never heard of them!</p> We have been having horrible support from Media Temple. Sometimes an urgent item sits in the queue for a day and a half before they even acknowledge receipt. They are clearly beyond their resources and what they could promise. We’ve tried their DV service too. At this point, I wish I’d never heard of them!

]]> By: Anonymous http://hostingfu.com/article/media-temples-grid-server/comment-page-1#comment-262 Anonymous Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:36:46 +0000 http://hostingfu.com/?p=59#comment-262 <p>Actual Media Temple Grid Server Response Times</p> <p>http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p-Ab3UaY590VDhZCTaDinHg</p> Actual Media Temple Grid Server Response Times

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p-Ab3UaY590VDhZCTaDinHg

]]> By: paulius http://hostingfu.com/article/media-temples-grid-server/comment-page-1#comment-261 paulius Sat, 02 Dec 2006 21:36:13 +0000 http://hostingfu.com/?p=59#comment-261 <p>Mediatemple is offering “The last hosting plan you ‘ll ever need”, I am for sure we will never going to need a new one after we got this one and its going to be the last plan we will want to have with mt. Media Temple's Grid-Server plan is absurd, this service is so unstable and I agree Grail Mortillaro comment that mt should put in bold that this is BETA project. I'm sure all current customers who migrated or signed for a new plan feel the same. Its not yet there and I can understand how they let this happen. Nobody knows when all these bugz are going to end up, but there is no time to wait for ” mt – worst hosting provider of the month”. All month they was working and there is no positive result on a new (gs) servers, only bugz, problems, and down time for all of (gs) customers. So time look for some one else, they quickly lost all reputation that they gain over the years. I was so hapy with them that when I heard about (gs) it was for me just another happy news for them because I trust mt, but not anymore and I don't think they will even going to get me back. I'm hosting 4 websites and I have no wish to help them anymore, and no hope that they going to fix this soon. For the past month I call them over 50 times, I submitted over 50 tickets and I saw my site down everyday. </p> <p>Mediatemple you stink and I have to leave you.</p> Mediatemple is offering “The last hosting plan you ‘ll ever need”, I am for sure we will never going to need a new one after we got this one and its going to be the last plan we will want to have with mt. Media Temple’s Grid-Server plan is absurd, this service is so unstable and I agree Grail Mortillaro comment that mt should put in bold that this is BETA project. I’m sure all current customers who migrated or signed for a new plan feel the same. Its not yet there and I can understand how they let this happen. Nobody knows when all these bugz are going to end up, but there is no time to wait for ” mt – worst hosting provider of the month”. All month they was working and there is no positive result on a new (gs) servers, only bugz, problems, and down time for all of (gs) customers. So time look for some one else, they quickly lost all reputation that they gain over the years. I was so hapy with them that when I heard about (gs) it was for me just another happy news for them because I trust mt, but not anymore and I don’t think they will even going to get me back. I’m hosting 4 websites and I have no wish to help them anymore, and no hope that they going to fix this soon. For the past month I call them over 50 times, I submitted over 50 tickets and I saw my site down everyday.

Mediatemple you stink and I have to leave you.

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