Web Site Hosting Reviews

   Managed Web Site Hosting is for customers who prefer to have their web site host provider maintain and monitor their dedicated servers, operating system and all supported applications. Companies or individuals who do not have the required system administration resources on-staff, commonly choose this option to augment their dedicated hosting service.

   Managed Web Site Hosting is an excellent solution for mid to high level hosting needs. Designed to host busy e-commerce sites and dynamic, database driven Web pages, Managed Hosting offers small and large business owners a fast, powerful, reliable and professionally maintained Web presence. If you have a need for a dedicated server, and don't have the IT resources, expertise, or time to manage your own servers, then Managed Web Site Hosting is for you.

   Managed Web Site Hosting is only an issue if you have a need for a dedicated server. If you have the resources and desire to manage all aspects of your server(s), then you may be a candidate for Unmanaged Hosting.

   Managed Web Site Hosting offers many enticing features such as:

- As you are the only client on the server, upgrade capacity is practically unlimited. Additional drives can be added, more memory and even cluster servers together when your web site requires additional resources

- Most Managed Web Site Hosting services include server backups for free. This service will ensure that your data is safeguarded from faulty hard drives and accidental loss by overwriting or deleting.

- No technical expertise is required

   First, you need to determine whether or not your website is large enough to justify the cost of such an endeavor. That aside, the most common concerns are:

• The cost
• Security of Data and Equipment
• Bandwidth Availability
• The knowledge and integrity of the web site hosting provider
• Technical support from the web site hosting provider
• Uptime
• Site and Data Backups

   Some good questions to ask your prospective web site hosts are:

• What brand computers do you use?
• What kind of connection to the Internet do you have?
• What hours is your management staff available for problems and issues?
• How often do you backup the servers?
• In the case of a loss, how quickly can you restore from a backup and get me back up and running?
• What software typically is installed on my machine?
• Are there any software packages that you wont manage?

   I think all of these things could help you in your choice.(see also Types of Web Site Hosting Services ).

   Author: Rich Smith