[AccessD] Off-topic - Web Hosting - Basic Questions

I Brad,

I have a system I did for customer that sounds similar in concept and
traffic to yours. We host it on a shared hosting plan at Crystaltech
http://www.crystaltech.com/ and have had good service from them. Tech
support is good and always available. I have direct access to the database
through my sql server management tools, the site runs in ASP.Net 3.5 and I
download their orders using web services. The cost of the shared hosting is
around $17 per month. 

Doug

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Brad Marks
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Subject: [AccessD] Off-topic - Web Hosting - Basic Questions

I work for a small firm that has a website that is used by customers to
place orders (About 30-40 orders per day).  The orders are stored in SQL
Server.  Both the website and the SQL Server order database are hosted by
another firm.  Each day, orders are pulled from the website's SQL Server
database and processed internally.  

The internal processing is done with Access 2007 in conjunction with a
purchased accounting package.   

We have had a number of difficulties with our current web hosting firm and
we are probably going to switch to a new hosting firm.

I have been asked to gather some information to help management make
decisions regarding this switch.

What is a ballpark range of the monthly price tag for a hosting firm to
charge for hosting our website (with SQL Server)?

Is it best to go with a local hosting firm or a national one (we are located
in the US)?

Any feedback on hosting firms (positive and negative)?

There has been a small amount of discussion on the idea of hosting the
website ourselves.  We have no experience in this realm.  Are there any well
written documents on the web that explain the advantages and disadvantages
of doing this.

Thanks in advance for your ideas and insights.

Brad

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