Why Small Businesses Should Not Host Web Services Locally

[WHB - Tyler]

From the Web Hosting Buzz Blog:

Why should a small business host their Internet services with a company like WebHostingBuzz? The answers are quite simple, but often go without notice:

• It can easily cost more to maintain your own web server than hosting off-site
  
• Companies like WHB have a dedicated data center under their control
  
• Staff is on-site to manage the equipment 24/7
  
• Data Centers have redundant power, cooling, and Internet Connections
  
• Security and integrity of data

Small Businesses Get Caught in a Trap

I often see technology situations in small businesses that are less than ideal. I have seen an active server - without Anti-Virus - being used as a workstation by a receptionist. Other times, I’ve seen servers that use public IP addresses and are not behind a firewall (hardware or software). There is simply no excuse for these oversights, but it happens frequently to small businesses.

The reason for this can often be the greed of corporate consulting companies who try to convince a small business owner to buy some “latest and greatest” “must have” product or service that is a magic solution to all a business’s problems. Even though it is sometimes nice to have a magic solution, getting charged $150 per hour (or more) when something breaks is not so nice.


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