by rosefirerising

Using a Professional Web Hosting Company to Manage Dedicated Servers

It’s always nice to know that no matter what you need done, there’s an expert within easy reach to get the job done.  This is why many companies with heavy web demands use the expert services that an offsite hosting company can provide.

Having a website is difficult enough.  Writing, designing, updating, adding pages, and making it competitive within your marketplace is really a full time job.  Hiring a webmaster isn’t enough; a company needs to understand how much can go wrong with the website as well as how to fix it. 

A professional web hosting company takes care of everything on the back end – the transparent operations that keep a company up and running.  They provide not only support, but they can build applications, customize services, ensure data security, transfer files as needed, and service all technical needs of the servers.

A hosting company doesn’t just sit by while you upload and manipulate your files.  To provide this level of support – which is essentially making certain your company can maintain the web presence it needs 100% of the time without visible technical issues – a professional, successful, well trained web hosting company works closely with you to monitor and track your projects.

Various levels of support can be purchased, and this support can be broken down into either “renting” blocks of storage or a time and materials type of billing where the customer is charged only for time used and services provided.  In many cases the company will work with the customer to determine needs and then structure a plan that outlines the exact billing.

Since problems rarely occur during a normal work day, it’s important to find and build a relationship with a web hosting service that guarantees round the clock support.  Keep in mind in a situation like this, they aren’t waiting for you to call to report a problem.  They are in control of the servers and will know about the problem most likely before you do.  You are paying them to monitor the servers and fix interruptions and problems transparently.  Chances are that there will be times you arrive at your desk in the morning to find emails or faxes from the hosting management company about overnight server issues or bug fixes.

The management company is actually a valuable partner as your business grows.  They will be the first ones to let you know when upgrades need to be made and they will suggest additional services to you that will help you manage your technical needs.