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How to make sure we're the right hosting provider for you?
Searching for a new host, moving your files, and transferring your
domain name costs you time and money. Choosing the right hosting provider
the first time will allow you to avoid these headaches in the future.
So how do you find the right host and avoid these hassles?
To begin, spend some time browsing the web site's of some potential
hosts. Get a feel for their level of professionalism and general
technical knowledge. It's also a good idea to take a look at their
client list. Once you've got a feel for what's out there you're
ready to compare hosts and find the one that best fits your needs.
We've outlined a number of topics you should consider when evaluating
potential hosting providers. For each topic we've provided a brief
synopsis explaining in detail exactly what should be considered.
Well, here goes.
How reliable is the provider's hosting service?
It doesn't matter how great a host's technical support is or what
amazing features they offer if their hosting is not reliable. You
should begin your evaluation of any hosting company by considering
the host's average uptime over the last several years.
Any host with less than 99% uptime should not be considered. Even
though this percentage may sound large enough, if their servers
are up only 99% of the time your web site will be down an average
of 7.5 hours each month. Do you really want to deal with that? Something
closer to 99.5% would be acceptable.
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Web Hosting from SG.GS
guaranteed network uptime of 99.5%
It is also important to point out that hosts who boast 100% uptime
are not accurately reporting this statistic. It just isn't possible
for any host to keep their servers up all of the time. Even if connectivity
is maintained constantly and the web servers never crash, hardware
and software upgrades along with regularly scheduled server reboots
will ensure at least a few minutes of downtime each month. Note:
100% uptime can be achieved if a web site is running on multiple
servers at the same time. While this type of redundancy is possible,
it is very expensive and is generally only offered to customers
with multiple dedicated or co-located servers.
To help clients manage downtime many hosts provide server maintenance
schedules for things such as hardware and software upgrades. This
allows hosts to outline times when their servers may not be accessible.
Some hosts will also maintain a list of reported downtime over the
last several months, usually including an explanation of what caused
the problems. Watch for hosts providing these services. They can
be valuable when comparing providers and will also help you administer
to your web site if you do become a customer.
What technology does your host employ for its Internet connection(s)?
Your host should have multiple, redundant connections to the backbone
of the Internet with a bandwidth level of T3 or better. At least
three connections through different providers is recommended.
Even more important than the number of connections to the Internet,
is what percentage of those connections is being utilized by the
host's current clients. If a host is currently using 80% of its
available bandwidth, that host will have extremely slow transfers
during times of peak traffic. On the other hand, a host utilizing
less than 50% of its available resources should have no problem
maintaining stability, even at times of extremely high usage.
Quality network hardware is also an important factor to consider.
Top of the line routers and switches along with high bandwidth fiber
optic cables are a must for good network performance.
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Web Hosting from SG.GS
have proven records from our customer web site http://arowanaclub.com
and http://ppcsg.com
(pocket pc user site) which allows more than 300 users accessing
simultaneously at the same time.
Does the host take care of its data?
How well a host protects the data on its machines, whether it is
that of the hosting company or its clients, is a good indicator
of the level of service it will provide. Hosts should recognize
that this data is the most valuable of all their assets and should
protect it as such.
A good host should backup the data on their servers' hard drives
at least once a day and store that information securely. Tape backup
is the traditional method, although some alternative methods, such
as RAID storage, are growing in popularity.
If your data is especially valuable, and these days whose isn't,
you may also want to look for a host that stores its backed up data
at on off-site location. This way, even if your host's main facility
is damaged in some way, they will still have your valuable information
stored safely and will be able to get your site up and running again
quickly.
A constant supply of electricity should also be major concern for
any reputable host. All hosts should have uninteruptible power supplies
(UPS) for their servers. Backup power generators for the entire
hosting facility is also a must. With these precautionary measures
in place the hosting provider will be able to avoid server crashes,
downtime, and possible data loss in the event of a power outage.
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Web Hosting from SG.GS
backup all servers data daily, and keep records up to 2 weeks.
Read on more to part
2
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