About Hosting

What is hosting? The pages and content that make up a website are a collection of files, usually html files, that make up what is seen visually when someone visits your website.

This collection of files must be stored on a web server that is permanently connected to the Internet backbone. Web servers have special features that allow the content of your site to be "dished up" by requests for information from visitors to your website.

To ensure the optimum performance of your site the web server must have a large enough pipe to allow for the fast receival, processing and return of information to the web surfer.

There are a number of features that you should look for when choosing a hosting provider, including:-

• Is hosting website's a core service offered by the hosting provider, an add-on revenue raising product, or one used to offset the cost of existing infrastructure?
• Can you upgrade your hosting easily to grow with your business's growth?
• Are additional features such as email, secure channels, commercial grade database support and server side scripting available to allow advanced features to be offered by your site?
• Are there sufficient measures to cover redundancy and backup of your information in the event of technical and infrastructure failures?
• Can you easily add e-commerce features to your site if necessary?

Each business will have its own requirements for website hosting so your hosting provider must be flexible enough to provide the features you require.

Call us today to discuss your requirements and see how we can tailor a hosting package to meet your needs.