E-commerce: Six Things To Know Before Choosing a Web Host

* In collocated hosting, you purchase a server from a hardware vendor, such as Dell or HP, and you supply this server to the host. The host then plugs your server into its network and redundant power systems. The host is responsible for making sure its network is available, and you’re responsible for all support and maintenance for your server. The Good: Good hosts offer management contracts to their collocation clients so you can outsource much of the support to them and come to an arrangement similar to managed dedicated hosting. The bad: It’s up to you to come up with the hardware and software.