Often when business owners think about hosting solutions, they\u2019re operating within a website hosting mindset. This is typically what business owners are really concerned about when it comes to hosting. After all, that\u2019s generally what people associate with hosting companies. They provide a way to put your website online so you can sell things or blog or whatever your business model is.<\/p>\n
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But, depending on your specific business, it\u2019s not just website hosting you need to worry about. Large e-commerce sites or even large-scale informational sites have to worry about their databases as well. Any business that receives, manages, and uses huge amounts of information has to be concerned about the ability to process it all via a database. In fact, some businesses are only concerned about finding a hosting solution exclusively for their database needs. Whatever camp you happen to fall into, a managed VPS<\/a><\/strong> can provide you with the hosting solution you need to run your business.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You need to take your database hosting just as seriously as you would your website hosting. While poor performance and downtime have immediate, easy to see negative results on your business in the form of higher bounce rates and low sales, a database that can\u2019t properly function is just as disruptive. You rely on having access to your information. Whether it\u2019s an e-commerce product database or customer information, you can\u2019t run your business without it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Even if you aren\u2019t running a massive \u201cBig Data\u201d sized database, you\u2019re probably still going to be managing some kind of MySQL (or similar) powered database. So, what do you need to look for in a hosting solution for your database? Are you going to be hosting a website as well? Does it make sense to separate the two? Let\u2019s take a look at hosting solutions for business owners concerned about keeping a database online.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The first thing that needs to be addressed is the idea that a database should be separate from a website. What separate really means in this instance is different servers for each. We\u2019ll get to that concept shortly, but there is also a belief that a database can be housed locally for \u201csecurity\u201d reasons. Often, this is considered when there are concerns about certain regulatory issues or remaining in compliance with PCI or HIPAA.<\/p>\n A couple of points about those kinds of serious compliance issues. For one thing, the amount of resources required to be compliant would be outlandishly expensive to maintain at a local level. The sheer amount of encryption, guaranteed uptime, security measures, and more is best handled by a third party. Secondly, you\u2019d need to find a highly specialized hosting company that is explicitly in business to provide compliant hosting. If you\u2019re in the medical field handling EMRs, these kinds of general database hosting conservations don\u2019t necessarily apply.<\/p>\n For the vast majority of business owners, they don\u2019t need to worry about serious compliance issues. They just need to make sure their database is reliably online. Even then, local solutions are more expensive and unreliable than having your database hosted with a third party.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n For the average business with a MySQL database that is either powering their WordPress<\/a> installation or is the backbone of their e-commerce product offerings, yes, a VPS is probably powerful enough. A dedicated server really only comes into play if you were running an unusually large database that needs as many resources as possible. Or, you\u2019re trying to run a demanding website alongside a large database on the same hardware. But, on average, a VPS will be powerful enough to meet your needs.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Interestingly, there are some who feel that at a certain point you\u2019d be better served to split your website and database off onto two different VPSes<\/a>. Some people obviously opt for this setup. For the typical business owner that probably isn\u2019t necessarily and may offer needless complications. But, for the sake of providing information, let\u2019s quickly look at the pros and cons of this setup.<\/p>\n The argument in favor of keeping the two separate but finding some way to link them is that the resources required to keep both operating at a high performing level won\u2019t interfere with one another. So, if your site requires all the broadband, CPU power, and storage space it can get due to high traffic and complexity, not having to share all of those hardware resources with an equally demanding database would on paper benefit both sides of the operation. There is also a perceived security benefit where if a website gets compromised, for example, the database would remain untouched and recovery wouldn\u2019t be as difficult comparatively.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sounds reasonable enough, but the downsides are paying for two VPSes, having to worry about maintaining both, and worrying about the infrastructure and linking the two servers to one another. However, since this is such a common practice, you may find yourself in a situation where using two VPSes makes sense. In the early days of your business, this probably isn\u2019t necessary.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trust KnownHost for all your VPS requirements – Buy Now!\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n What you will want to look for is managed hosting. Managed hosting is a great feature to have when dealing with databases because it takes some of the IT concerns off you and your team.\u00a0 There are many benefits to managed hosting. Convenience is a leading one. You\u2019re already worried about fulfilling your customers\u2019 needs. Do you really want to spend time monitoring the server to ensure your database is online? Do you want to set aside one of your employees to do that? Probably not. It\u2019s better to play to your strengths. With managed hosting, you get uptime monitoring, some security assistance, automatic backups, and peace of mind knowing that your hosting company is keeping an eye out for you.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Finally, you need a hosting solution that will keep your database connected and online as consistently as possible. That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to partner with a host that offers a service level agreement that guarantees 99.9% uptime. This is beneficial to every part of your business. Whether it\u2019s your website or a business critical database, being online as close to always as possible is imperative to your success. Downtime of every kind costs businesses billions of dollars a year<\/a> cumulatively. If you can\u2019t be reached, you can\u2019t sell anything. If your site can\u2019t populate products or handle credit cards, that\u2019s money going out the door. This also ties back into managed hosting. With a managed host, you can minimize downtime because any system abnormalities will be noticed. If you manage your own hosting environment, you\u2019re responsible for finding the fixes to get back online.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n When it comes to keeping your business running, you need solutions you can be confident in. After all, you\u2019re essentially trusting another company to help keep yours functioning. That\u2019s not something that should be taken lightly. At KnownHost<\/a><\/strong>, we take that responsibility seriously. That\u2019s why we offer powerful hardware and expert customer service that you can rely on. If you\u2019re looking for a managed VPS<\/a><\/strong> to power your website and database, contact us today<\/a><\/strong>. We\u2019ll help you find the hosting solution you need to power your online business.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Often when business owners think about hosting solutions, they\u2019re operating within a website hosting mindset. This is typically what business owners are really concerned about when it comes to hosting. After all, that\u2019s generally what people associate with hosting companies. They provide a way to put your website online so you can sell things or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[1135,1476,1448],"class_list":["post-2015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-web-site-hosting","tag-database","tag-performance","tag-tips"],"yoast_head":"\nShould you try to keep a database local?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Is a VPS enough?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Why managed hosting?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Uptime and databases<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n