Many businesses require internet hosting that is more configurable, more customizable than what is on offer at the typical $10 hosting company. Keeping your hosting simple will let you use services like dotster.com or godaddy.com or better hover.com, sometimes for competitive reasons, this is just not possible.
Most web registrars (the people you buy domains from) offer hosting packages. While they list a lot of features, these features are the equivalent of an auto manufacturer bragging about their car having a steering wheel. These simple hosting platforms don’t offer the ability to choose options beyond the most commonly used software. The features they list are features of a stock Apache install, or a stock WordPress install.
If you are looking to go a bit beyond what everyone else does, you may want to something a bit more customized. Unfortunately, this is not available to most organizations lacking experienced IT staff. Even when you have “a computer guy,” purchasing a virtual private machine or hosting an actual internet-accessible server is quite a bit outside of the standard skill set. Internet-accessible computers are probed continuously and tested by hackers all around the world 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Silicon Business Systems can set up a managed internet host for you. It will be monitored, backed up, and it will run the software you need for your organization. SBS will be your System Administrator. This can be great for new business startups, concentrate on your value proposition and don’t worry about staffing up overhead positions. This can be great for existing businesses with proven IT staffs, let them concentrate on the tasks that have a direct impact on the office.
