InMotion Hosting review<\/a>, which digs deeper into this web hosting provider’s services and features.<\/p>\nConclusion<\/h2>\n Uptime gives you a general idea of a web hosting provider’s reliability. It approximates the performance of your provider’s systems, and it gives you an idea of the level of service you can expect for the websites you host with them. However, uptime isn’t the end-all measure of a web host’s value, especially once you get into the 99.99%+ territory. For most website owners, an uptime of 99.5% is a good minimum.<\/p>\n
What matters more is the coverage from your provider’s uptime guarantee or service-level agreement (SLA). Be sure to check what instances of downtime qualify you for compensation, what steps you need to take to get a reimbursement, and how much you can expect to get from your provider. A good provider will have clear-cut rules that set out fair and reasonable compensation for all manner of service lapses on their end.<\/p>\n
If you’re really concerned about downtime, cloud hosting’s grid or network of servers offers greater resilience and redundancy than most types of hosting<\/a>. You can check out our list of the best cloud hosting providers here<\/a>. In the end, though, uptime\u00a0ratings have their limits–it’s the quality of accompanying\u00a0service that really counts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Picking the best web hosting provider is often a numbers game – you compare prices, storage space, bandwidth, and so on–numbers, numbers, numbers. But there’s one number that web hosts like to highlight, and it’s the only one you’ll ever find on the large guarantee seals on their websites: Uptime, often at 99% or more. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":12141,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/article-template.php","meta":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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