Business as usual for UK Web hosting providers

London is a fascinating city, world class by all standards. That extends to the Web hosting companies blanketing the Greater London area, and indeed the UK mainland.

While there may be mixed views on how severe the recession is or will play out, Web hosts still maintain business is good at the moment even if they temper their comments with cautiously optimistic predictions about the next few quarters.

Despite other sectors that continue to 'mind the gap' created by the economic uncertainty, some Web hosts are moving full speed ahead.

Craig Martin Managing Director DediPower Managed Hosting is seeing a huge uptick in managed hosting wins for his company. Remarkably upbeat, Martin is now preparing for the upturn. If you sit down and plan for a downturn, he reiterates, you're already admitting to failure. While we aren't allowed to discuss the specifics about the company's plans, suffice it to say this company is executing like Usain Bolt at the Summer Olympics. I may be overshooting a tad, but you can judge for yourself when we finally reveal the the latest breakthrough in the coming weeks.

Phil Turnbull, Marketing Manager Hostway UK has noticed that shared web hosting clients who have steadily been moving to upgraded solutions like VPS or possibly dedicated servers are sticking with existing services. This, Turnbull figures, is a result of the recession. Nevertheless, business dictates that the company continues its focus on solidyfying recurring revenues, maximizing resources, maintaining data center efficiencies in Hannover, and creating meaningful business opportunities for complex hosting services in the enterprise market.

Brian Thomson Managing Director Rackspace Hosting, EMEA remains bullish on cloud hosting, as he sees rapid adoption in the space at Rackspace. As the product pipeline continues around the cloud platforms with the integration of recent acquisitions of Slicehost and JungleDisk, Thomson sees continued growth at Rackspace. Regardless of any economic uncertainty, Rackspace is constantly working with customers to find the right hosting solution and recruiting those employees that fit the bill to drive the company's famed fanatic customer support mantra.

Even the smaller boutique hosts like ByteHouse recognize that customer service has to remain the focus in this or any economic climate. While the company has noticed a slight dip in new business enquiries, they have seen increases in Sharepoint Hosting services and online backup.

Stay classy Web hosts!