Hosting your server in a different location

November 16th, 2009 by callister

There are many things that we need to consider when running businesses. Often, the most important of them all is calculating cost and the revenue it makes from the act itself. But sometimes, we need to forget about cost for awhile in order to achieve the most important aspect in the job, mostly when it comes to something that is indispensable to the company.

If you have a medium to big sized business and there are a lot of people who came to your website to look for information, it’s hard to keep up with all the traffic and the bandwidth. Furthermore, if you’re using the server for something else, like a gateway for your office network, a jumphost and others like file storage, ftp or VPN gateway. Unless you’re getting a dedicated line for your office, your server can’t keep up with the traffic from the users. It’s time for you to get a managed VPS.

Managed VPS or know as virtual private server is a term used for operating system platforms running concurrently with other platforms on a same hardware. Think of it as an upgrade from a shared hosting and looks like a dedicated servers, but much cheaper. Furthermore, you don’t have to think about the hardware costs if something is broken, since the server’s hardware is managed by the hosting company. You just need to handle your operating system the way you run it in the office. It’s the best solution you need in you’re in need of a dedicated server but doesn’t have the fund to own one.

If you have a server that only caters your company’s email, then you don’t need to take a whole VPS. You can just opt for an Exchange Hosting. Microsoft Exchange is one of the most complete solutions for emails, thanks to Microsoft. I ‘v personally use Microsoft Exchange for the company I’m working for and believe me, you can’t believe how much productivity can be boosted using Exchange. You can download your emails using Microsoft Outlook, read your email using internet connection when you’re at home, sync your email with your blackberry on the road and so much more. In short, you’ll never miss your important emails even while you’re on vacation!