Can anyone recommend a good UK service provider for Dedicated Servers?

[SGIMarketing]

Hi, we have just had a shocking experience moving from shared hosting to a dedicated server with a very large service provider.  Our website slowed down, the server has been down more times than up so we have moved back to shared hosting until we can find a supplier that can deliver.  nightmare!!  If anyone can recommend a good company it would be appreciated.

Thanks

[smstv]

Rackspace is one of the more expensive hosts around. They simply aren’t meant for most budget site owners. But by experience, Convergent Internet Solutions offers the experienced technicians and reliability just as Rackspace does. They just offer it with more of a budgeted mindset “customer first attitude”.

[SGIMarketing]

Good call Keri , thanks ! We are UK based so I will amend the original question

[KeriMorgret]

What country is the target for this website? Your profile looks like you're from the UK. If you're targeting people in the UK, you might want to specify that, so we can help give you recommendations that better suit your area. If possible, you generally want hosting in the country you're targeting.

[smstv]

Personally, before I worked for Convergent, I had been using Convergent Internet Solutions for over 5 years.
Nothing but good things to say. It’s nice to know who you’re working with, when you can ask for a tech by first name, or giving an client number. I would call Chad, Rackspace is awesome, but really expensive.

[AsafY]

I've been using GoGrid for 2 years and very happy with the reliability and service. In my opinion they are chipper then Amazon when talking about the full bundle(Load balancers, CDN etc..).  They usually have a 100$ free trial so you can try them for a full month

[ThomasHgenhaven]

+1 for Rackspace. Very good uptime + super quick and dedicated support.

[smstv]

We are the best priced in Arizona, 99.9% up time, and no hassle payments, monthly, or annually. 20% if you pay by the year.

At Convergent Internet Solutions, we've made it our mission to not only provide you with the best service, but also the most personalized service.

Convergent Internet Solutions (CIS) is a privately-held company established in Jan. of 2002 as a sister company to Satellite Management Services (SMS), founded in 1985. Our qualified team of designers, programmers, IT associates, and customer service representatives know what it takes to get you the results you deserve, and we'll spend the time it takes to get it right. Have you ever worked with a large company and felt lost in the mix? We give you the best of both worlds: the personalized services of a small company with the stability of a larger company. We provide you with a custom website solution tailored to your specific needs.

http://www.cisaz.com/hosting/index.php

Contact Chad - 602.386.4420 - Tell him Tony sent you, and to take 20% off set up fee!

[Jinx14678]

It depends alot on your needs and budget:

Rackspace and Amazon are good when it comes to reliability, but dedicated is VERY expensive. If you are okay with the cloud they both offer this and can be quite reasonable.

I like Rackspace as you have a little more wiggle room and it is a little cheaper than Amazon.

What are you needs/requirements in a web server?

w00t!