I was hoping I could give my situation and someone could advise please.
I currently have about 30 sites that I am hosting through 1and1
Most sites are either Flash sites or just static sites through iWeb but I do have about 10 professional sites that I am currently developing in Drupal. The problem is I am finding with 1and1. Number one it is slow and secondly it has 100mb per database.
All of the drupal sites are very very heavy in modules and when the modules get too numerous I keep getting an error message about Out of Memory. After researching I have found that this is due to the database size in 1and1, that along with the slowness of my Drupal sites makes me want to switch hosting companies.
My question is which one would be the best for me? All of the sites will be large and rich in modules with the potential to have thousands of page visits per week. I am going to need a hosting company that can accomplish the size and make the site load quickly.
I have seen some recommend Rackspace, some Bluehost. It is hard to know who is recommending the best for me and who is recommending because they have alternate motives. I was wondering if anyone had feedback.
Would shared hosting be ok with the right host or would a dedicated server be better?