Sunday, February 20, 2011

How To Setup A First Rate Server Hosting Company On The Web

By Jean Bruller


As the importance of the internet in daily business operations continues to rise, some are interested in getting in on an excellent business opportunity, in the form of running one's own server hosting company. This can be a great career track if you know your market and have the capital to invest in the initial startup of the company.

Firstly, you must decide the type of server hosting company you would like to be, as well as - with a good grasp on available monetary and human labor support you have on hand - the capacity you can handle. You must stay ahead of the curve if you want to be a long-term success, and with the financial investment involved, it is vital to your business getting off the ground as well. The popular choice in server hosting solutions, the dedicated server is rapidly increasing in popularity in business due to the fully customizable nature that these servers allow.

Many believe that the dedicated server is the future in web hosting, and as such, you might determine that this is the route you'd like to go. As this solution requires the use of one server per client, it is important to think about the capital investment this is going to require, while also considering the potential return on your investment. With the initial capital available, the focus on dedicated services is an excellent, forward thinking strategy to employ.

Running a server hosting company does not mean that you have to perform every function for every client. You hire well trained staff that can assist you in specialized functions needed to run dedicated servers. But it is important that you have this staff from the get-go as clients can be very demanding, and they are spending good money on your services, and thus want timely results. As your staff are the one's directly providing the customization services to your clients, it it is important that they be well versed in the latest tools and functionalities available, as well as have a deep understanding of the different operating systems.

You can choose to purchase or lease the servers you plan to use in your company, so once you've determined your business model - dedicated servers being the focus, for example - this is the first step in actual setup. Remember, you can also expand at a later date, so do not use all your capital on initial investments in servers. If you are going to house servers as well as staff, you are going to have to have an office space with which to do this in. If, however, you are renting your dedicated servers, you won't have this issue if your employees work on a remote basis.

What follows is likely not an issue to anyone renting servers, as the provider often already has infrastructure in place.m The services of a bandwidth provider, who provides the services that allow for the transmission of data to and from your servers is necessary if you own your own servers.

This is, of course, not a comprehensive guide to setting up you own server hosting company, but it gives you a basic understanding of what it takes, using dedicated servers as our example.




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