7 Signs Your E-Commerce Hosting Solution is Doing More Harm Than Good

5. Your provider doesn't have enough data centers. According to recent reports, 11kV power networks in some European cities are close to saturation, forcing new data center providers to build facilities outside city limits where more power capacity is available. Building data centers further away from the organizations that host in these facilities, and from their customers, is leading to additional latency. This may not have a meaningful impact on all hosted websites, but compromising on performance isn't an option for today's leading e-tailers. In order to make sure your website delivers a first-rate customer experience, ask whether your hosting provider can guarantee access to multiple data centers and/or points of presence around the world.