04 Nov 2008

Businesses given hosted services advice

An industry blog has offered a number of key areas which firms should consider when choosing their hosted IT services provider.

The GirnarSoft Blog article ranked technical support as the most important factor businesses should consider, followed by security and the amount of data space they can provide as part of the service.

Companies should be able to access support 24/7 and they should also consider its size, expertise and any extra charges that are applied, the article said.

High quality servers with backup facilities for data storage are an important part of security, while businesses should also consider that a good offering of data space will give their company's website room for expansion in the future, the blog said.

The article added that it is important for companies to consider such factors as choosing the wrong web host could ruin an organisation's future.

Demand for hosted IT systems among smaller businesses is increasing across the globe, according to a recent study by Microsoft.