Managed Hosting Services

Why Managed Hosting?

The most recent five-year forecast released by Forrester Research predicts online retail sales will grow to $250 billion by 2014 in the United States alone. Smart business owners want to capitalise on this growth market with online offerings of their own. Demand for websites is expected to grow. Websites are hosted on servers and people who want a website need to select a hosting service.

Unmanaged vs Managed Hosting

Unmanaged hosting provides the greatest control and flexibility of the server, but unless there is a real need for this unmanaged hosting is not recommended. Unmanaged hosting is complicated and requires special skills. For a website owner untrained in server administration it takes considerably more time than a managed solution. Worse it's risky because an unskilled person may crash the server or accidently delete the website or database files or alter the server software configuration in a way that brings down their website. If proper backups haven't been maintained the only option is to re-develop the website from scratch; a costly and labor intensive ordeal.

Unmanaged hosting is only possible with a dedicated hosting solution, so it is also a more costly option. Unless a website owner has appropriate skills and their business needs dictate a dedicated hosted sloution an unmanaged solution is not a good option.

Managed Website Hosting is the Best Option

Mananged website hosting makes it easy for you to focus on what you do best to run your business while we manage the server and its software that hosts your website.

Managed Shared Website Hosting for Small Business Websites

Shared website hosting permits more than one website to be hosted on the same server. The web host provider takes care of server system/software administration and the server maintenance.

Managed shared hosting is the best choice for most small businesses, professionals, political candidates and non-profit organizations. Shared hosting is the best option for hosting basic start-up websites. Shared hosting is usually the most economical option for websites with functionality like content management, photo galleries, shopping carts, blogs and more. Learn more about our shared hosting plans...

Managed Dedicated Hosting

A dedicated hosting service or dedicated server is a type of web hosting where the client leases an entire server not shared with anyone. This is more flexible than shared hosting, as the client has full control over the server(s), including choice of operating system, hardware, etc. Server administration can usually be provided by the hosting company as an add-on service.

Managed dedicated hosting is considerablity more expensive than managed shared hosting, so this type of hosting to best for mid-sized to larger businesses or oranizations with a budget for long-term commitment to server and database management and maintenance.

LAMP Host Server

LAMP is an acronym that stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (or Perl or Python). It is a Web development platform that defines the Operating System (Linux), Web Server (Apache), database (MySQL), and scripting language (PHP, Perl, or Python).

LAMP has become a de facto development standard. Today, the products that make up the LAMP stack are included by default in nearly all Linux distributions, and together they make a powerful web application platform.

There are many clear benefits to using a LAMP based web hosting plan and it is our preferred hosting platform.

Managed Database Hosting

Database hosting is the art and science of providing a managed server that is optimized for running a relational database. Almost any host can run a web server, mail server, file share, or other file-based application. Databases are different in that they demand specific hardware and software configurations to correctly support the database.

Databases also have particular backup requirements. Regular file system backups provided by many hosting companies will not correctly back up a running database. Each database vendor has a specific procedure that must be followed exactly to produce a recoverable backup. True database hosting providers will not only understand and follow these procedures, they will be able to help you design a specific backup plan for your database and host based on your recovery requirements.

Similar to the software application side of a dedicated server, a database server calls for heavy administration. For this reason, it usually is a good idea to go with a managed service if you lack the experience or skilled on-staff resources this type of hosting requires.

Our managed database hosting package gives you peace of mind as we manage all your database needs.

Order Now! Call 888-612-6664

Your Business Website Can Be Live By Next Week!