Marketing Toolbox

Hosting Information

When selecting a website hosting solution, consider which operating system and database choices you will make. Also, understand your website traffic expectations; this will determine your bandwidth use. These will help you choose the appropriate solution.

Operating System

The two most popular operating system choices are Unix and Windows. Your operating system is often determined by your development tool selections. Some development tool applications are only compliant with either Unix or Windows (not both).

Internal vs. Outsourced Hosting

Internal hosting allows users direct physical access to the server machine. However, it is costly to maintain (as it requires management) and requires internal bandwidth use (not practical for larger web traffic).

Outsourcing hosting is cost-effective, as it is cheaper to maintain and support. Of course, the con is the lack of physical access to the server. If anything were to happen, such as a system freeze, you will have to contact your server provider’s customer support.

Biznet has a strong position in Michigan web hosting as well as throughout the country.