From the very beginning I would like to make it clear that there is no such a thing as the best hosting provider. Based on your business’s size, specialization, employees’ skills, budget and many more other criteria some hosting solutions would just work better for you.

This post is based on the panel discussion that took place at the HostingCon 2012 and provides experience-based personal opinions of web hosting industry experts with SoftLayer, Rackspace, GSI Layered Tech and Amazon hosting solution. You can watch the full version of the discussion panel in the video below.

The pros and cons listed above are not extensive but they do display the main benefits and possible issues you might have with different hosting providers based on their clients’ opinions.