Ecommerce Hosting

Hosting is typically such an under-valued service as many ecommerce owners never see behind the scenes and therefor, understandably, never realise the difference between good hosting and inadequate hosting.

Depending on whether or not a website and email is mission critical to the success of that business fundamentally underpins where the hosting should be placed. With ecommerce websites if the hosting fails then there is no website - it is as simple as that.

Dusza have a range of hosting packages and our Start Up ecommerce hosting prices start from £199+vat per annum.  

The value placed on Hosting should equate to can your ecommerce afford any downtime. If you are a small ecommerce and perhaps it is only part of your revenue generation then the answer could well be yes. If you can afford to risk a few days a year of interrupted service then a less robust Hosting solution may be appropriate.

Another factor to consider is the cost of Hosting. Some clients say "My ecommerce can not afford any downtime ever." To get a completely fail-safe Hosting solution you need to consider any areas that could fail.

A Host server is merely a computer connected to the internet. So if any of the following hardware or software fails then any websites hosted by it will also fail: Computer component failure such as a processing unit failing, Hard drive failure, Network switch failure, Internet connection disruption, Power connection disruption. Theses are the most common faults to make a bring down a website.

To overcome any hardware failure you need to have at least two servers. If one fails for any reason then the second will continue. Because your ecommerce website gathers a lot of customer order details these two servers will have to be mirrored so that they are always both up to date.

To overcome any power or internet failures you can not rely on just a single connection for either. For power redundancy most good hosting providers have at-least 2 different power lines coming into the Server House from two separate Sub-stations as well as a onsite generator with fuel supply contracts in place should a complete power failure occur for a sustained period.

For Internet redundancy you naturally need at least two internet connections from two different providers.

Of course all this redundancy is of no consequence if the Server House suffers from a Fire that destroys the Servers or even a terrorist attack. These two last incidents are of course extremely unlikely but in any event you should make certain you have considered the what ifs. The only way to overcome these disasters is to have a duplicate Server setup in a different geographical location to step in when the other Server House fails.

Hosting redundancy comes at a price because you are basically duplicating your requirements from the Server Hosts every time you add another area of redundancy.

Dusza have a range of hosting suppliers and thus we have a range of packages. We cultivated relationships with tried and tested suppliers and whilst we only use the best, there is sometimes a comprimise to be made when budgets are entered into the equation. Server uptime, Server loads and redundancy, configurable back up options and Support considerations will help choose where your website is placed.   

Our fully managed hosting packages range from £199.00 per annum for base packages up to £10,000.00 per annum for dedicated mirrored servers, the fee is always a reflection on the bespoke nature of your requirements. Fully managed means exactly that, we have full access to our serversso you do need only to contact Dusza.

We prefer you to host with us, because we have in-depth knowledge both of the servers and the companies behind the servers. We know what to expect and how to overcome problems more efficiently in a familiar server environment. Our hosting packages cover all your hosting support costs.