Friday, July 30, 2010

Choosing the right hosting plan for your business

Your online presence is only as solid as the servers that your website is hosted on. You will see many ads for hosting serves as you surf the internet or watch television, but you don't want to trust your business with just any company.

Whether you need dedicated servers, managed hosting, or colocation; you want to use a company that has the technology and infrastructure to meet your demanding requirements. You need a hosting company that can give you up-time guarantees  above 99.5%, have built-in redundancy and multiple data-centers in different geographical locations.

A dedicated server is typically a rented service. The user rents the server, software and an Internet connection from the Web host. Managed hosting is a service in which the hosting company maintains your hosting account, including things like security and backup. Colocation is a service that allows you to rent space, in server-ready facilities, to store and operate a server.

Take the time to consider these factors when deciding on hosting for your small to medium-sized business.

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