Server Hosting
Why Host instead of Buying
You have a problem with your office servers. Maybe they’re old and out of date. They’re running out of space. Or they can no longer keep up with the demands of your growing company. No matter the cause, you know it’s time to either buy servers for your office, or move to a cloud hosting alternative.
As you consider server solutions for your business, what should drive your decision? The primary concerns for most business owners boil down to three main factors: security, convenience, and cost. Between in-house servers and cloud hosting, which will better meet your needs?
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Switching to cloud servers also has the advantage of freeing space at your office or place of business. Instead of dedicating an entire room to server storage, you can use that area for more desks, an additional conference room, or simply added closet space.
Of equal importance is that cloud storage removes some of the maintenance costs and associated down time. These things still happen, but they are managed by the cloud hosting company. And because of the redundant systems we mentioned earlier, they happen more quickly are less likely to affect your business.
Are Servers a Capital Expense, or an Operating Expense?
One of the biggest reasons you may want not want to buy servers for your business is the significant capital investment they entail. Furthermore, buying everything upfront introduces high element of risk to your purchase. Every time you buy servers you do so with the knowledge that you will have to do so again in the future. If your servers don’t last as long as you expected them to, they will incur additional costs that will eat away at your ability to expend your capital on other projects.
A cloud model skirts these capital expenses to operating expenses. Instead of a risky investment, your sever costs become just another monthly bill. This also allows you to dynamically scale to meet resources and costs. The operating expense model also preserves opportunity cost. As a capital expenditure, if you want to both buy servers and move into a new space, you would have to make a tradeoff. By transferring the server cost into an operating expense, you are now able to do both.
Hosting with Us is Easy
We can manage all aspects of your IT, including the cloud-hosted infrastructure, so you can focus on running your business. Get in touch to see how we can help your systems run smoother.