At Geekworks, we LOVE ThePlanet. No, I'm not talking about the planet as in planet Earth (though we do love that too); I'm talking about The Planet hosting company. Bigger isn't always better (as seen above), but it sure does help sometimes. Back in November 2010, ThePlanet merged with SoftLayer, another hosting giant, making them an even bigger player in the industry. The merge was painless and only increased the services offered. Now I should say we LOVE SoftLayer. Not only do they offer amazing services at pretty decent prices, their otherworldly speed and the fact that they can do almost anything you are willing to pay for, really makes SoftLayer, a superb choice for both the do-it-yourself type or just-get-it-done-for-me-before-my-meeting type.

Though we're not married to SoftLayer, when you have a large, mission critical application written by Geekworks, it'll likely be hosted with SoftLayer.