New Performance Rankings Reveal Top Web Hosts

BOSTON, Sept. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud Spectator, a leading technology performance metrics and analyst firm, today released its CloudSpecs™ Web Host Monitor, a web hosting performance monitoring portal with monthly updates. Consumers are challenged in selecting from a wide array of web hosts with limited performance intelligence. CloudSpecs™ Web Host Monitor enables consumers to make more informed purchase decisions by tracking the uptime and response time of several hosting providers. Twenty-four Linux, Windows and Managed WordPress offerings are currently being tracked across eighteen web hosting providers. The number of included providers and offerings is expected to grow as awareness increases.

GoDaddy commissioned Cloud Spectator to build the portal in an effort to bring clarity to the Web hosting industry. "Cloud Spectator reporting provides an open view into the cloud infrastructure space. GoDaddy wanted to bring the same level of transparency to traditional Web hosting," stated GoDaddy Vice President, Jeff King.

To maintain objectivity, Cloud Spectator used software from Pingdom, a website performance monitoring service, and adopted their methodology for response time and uptime measurements. As stated by Pingdom: "With more than 500,000 users worldwide, Pingdom is dedicated to make the web faster and more reliable. And with our uptime monitoring, this is a great opportunity to do just that." In addition, Cloud Spectator setup all test websites the exact same way – anonymously and without third-party content.

Cloud Spectator invites any and all web hosts to participate in the CloudSpecs™ Web Host Monitor. "We want as many web hosts as possible so that we can provide buyers with a robust data set to help them make the best decision," explained Kenny Li, CEO of Cloud Spectator. "The more providers that sign on, the more value we can deliver to users and make this a collective effort to provide data that matters."

The Web Host Performance Portal can be viewed at:  
webhosting.cloudspectator.com. Cloud Spectator encourages web hosts interested in participating in the portal or users that would like to provide feedback to contact them at [email protected] or 617-300-0711 for additional information.

About Cloud Spectator:
Cloud Spectator is a cloud analyst agency focused on cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) performance. The company actively monitors 20+ of the largest IaaS providers in the world, comparing VM performance (i.e., CPU, RAM, disk, internal network, and workloads) and pricing to achieve transparency in the cloud market. The company helps cloud providers understand their market position and helps businesses make intelligent decisions in selecting cloud providers and lowering total cost of ownership. The firm was founded in early 2011 and is located in Boston, MA.

SOURCE Cloud Spectator