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Internet And IT Hosting Choices Go Beyond Your Website; Consider Your Needs Carefully Before Making A Move

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From simple websites to advanced IT solutions for company communication and computer networks, it is easy to get lost in the maze of options that are available to businesses. Many times, business owners are computer users and have no intimate knowledge of how to put technical systems together, including websites.

 

That is why many businesses start out with a blog from WordPress, Google or other providers of free blog pages. Facebook is also a popular option. Even though both of these things are necessary for a complete web presence they cannot replace the need for a web site.

 

This is where many business owners run into trouble. It is easy to get the wrong advice when it comes to setting up a web site but before you explore any options you will need to think about exactly what you will need from your website.

 

This will depend greatly on your business. If you are a restaurant, then the website is going to be used for more promotional purposes. Other businesses may need a strong website that is capable of financial transactions and which also supplies critical communication infrastructure between people within the business.

 

These technologies can be extremely useful even for small firms. A website is just the public face of the company, but more and more critical infrastructures are moving into cyberspace, and it is possible to make use of the latest technologies.

 

Managed hosting services are often the best choice for businesses. Not only can they offer critical advice, a good hosting company can custom design your services for you. This enables you to concentrate on your core business without worrying about whether your internal communications network or your website goes down.

 

With managed hosting, the higher the Service Level Guarantee is the better off you are. This is an easy way to judge their security and physical back up provisions. A 99.9% Service Level Guarantee is recommended; part of that rating comes from the physical security of the server arrays. The higher the service guarantees, the better their redundant power and cooling systems are.

 

Managed hosting facilities will have technicians available 24 hours a day, and the same team will be usually be able to deliver specific, custom software on a for hire basis. This can be very useful in making essential tweaks to your website and other IT systems, and greatly increases your security options.

 

Depending on your exact needs, you will need to look at several different server options. For smaller websites, one server may host hundreds of websites. This is fine, but it does cut down on your control of the system as well as limiting software options.

 

A dedicated server takes care of that – with a hosting company IT team and a dedicated server contract it allows you to have complete control over the security and software configurations. This is just one of the advantages of managed hosting; dedicated servers can increase the flexibility of your system, but they are still housed and maintained as part of a managed hosting service.

 

Before making a choice, talk to different hosting companies to find out their specific capabilities. These can vary greatly, as well as the quality of service. A phone call can take care of a lot of these questions, but using hosting and IT services is a logical step for a company that needs an advanced web and IT infrastructure.
Author:
Sarah Paige is a freelance writer that uses managed hosting from Macquarie Telecom. She is currently obsessed with making websites.

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