MANAGED WEB HOSTING

Managed web hosting companies monitor and maintain all of the infrastructure issues that are integral in hosting a site or application on the Internet. Unlike MSP's, which offer the applications themselves, a managed web hosting provider procures, configures, installs, and maintains the necessary servers, firewalls, and other devices that the customer's architecture requires, including the operating system, and any backend database and server support required to make the site functional (such as Oracle and Apache for example). Once configured, the managed web hosting provider connects the server to the Web via its own network, where it is monitored on a 24 hour basis. In essence, a managed web host takes on the responsibility for maintaining your infrastructure: if a hard drive fails, the host replaces it; if a server dies, the host swaps it; if there's a spike in traffic, bandwidth is increased. The following companies provide Managed Web Hosting services.