Shared & Co-located

			Shared Server In a shared web hosting environment, you share space with other companies on the same computer. Today's web server computers and software greatly exceed the required capacity most businesses need. Shared web hosting offers considerable cost savings by aggregating multiple companies on one server. In a well designed shared environment, companies never see or experience any residual effects of any other company. Co-located Server A co-located server is a server dedicated to your website or web application. This configuration is appropriate for those companies with special application needs that cannot be imposed in a shared server environment, such as special software or high usage requirements. We lease the standard web operating environment, including the server itself, freeing up your capital for where it is needed most. You are responsible for purchasing any special-purpose software to be installed on the leased equipment. Minimum one-year contract required. Request more information.

"What's the lowest hosting price?"

"Maybe we should consider hosting our site in-house."

These two questions seem to be the most common when a business is considering the hosting aspect of their Internet strategy.

Answer 1: The most cost effective hosting solution for most businesses is to host with an outside service provider whether they are sharing space on a server with other companies or having a service provider maintain a dedicated server.

If hosting cost is an issue, then you may still be better off investing in a shared hosting environment rather than trying to run your own server in-house merely to save $25 per month (see hosting prices). Add up the costs of hardware, software, 24 x 7 monitoring and then the resources in personnel to do that effectively and you will never recoup that investment unless you are in the business of Internet hosting.

Answer 2: Most IT departments do not have the resources required to maintain web based servers and all the requirements necessary to keep those servers running 24x7. When you take into account software upgrades, security patches, backup systems, etc., an internal web server can not only quickly become out of date, but easily pose security threats to your server and ultimately your information.

Regardless of whether you want to share resources or own your own software and equipment, SalesTEQ.com has the experience and certified technical knowledge to keep your information up and secure. Their ongoing hosting experience gives them the ability to quickly react and initiate solutions where other inexperienced personnel may take weeks or longer to diagnose the problem and implement fixes.