When a business decides whether to host their site internally or externally depends on the answers to two questions. First, how important is your website to your business? Second, how much of your company's resources are you willing to dedicate to maintaining your web server? After answering these questions, you will be ready to assess whether 3rd party hosting is a good fit for you.

If your website is an integral part of your company's business, you should probably consider the additional redundancy and security that comes with hosting your site at a specially designed off site facility. The redundant power sources, multiple data connections, and fire suppression systems offered by specialized offsite facilities provides a level of reliability that isn't feasable for most companies to provide on their own. Physical security can also be an issue if you store sensitive data on your site. Third party facilities frequently have much tighter security than your average firm, with mantraps, 24 hour video surveilance, and retinal or fingerprint scan access systems resticted to authorized personnel. ACTIN's secure offsite facilities offer all these features and more.

If your company wants the reliability of a 24 hour tech support team for your web server, but doesn't have the resources to devote to fielding a round-the-clock IT staff or demanding your current staff be on-call 24x7x365, third party hosting might be a good fit for your firm. ACTIN's hosting support team performs your daily backups, software upgrades, and routine equipment maintenance for you, all behind the scenes. Furthermore, they are always available for questions via toll-free phone, live chat, or email.