Every organization that has a web site should carefully consider the decision of whether to host its own web server(s) (internal hosting) or to contract with a web host service (external hosting). This whitepaper is designed to help you evaluate that decision for your organization.
Because of the unique demands and needs of web servers, in the majority of cases websites should be externally hosted. This puts the organization in the best position to have robust, reliable, secure and supported web services that do not require internal expertise or place undo burden on internal IT resources.
Seek a reputable firm that does hosting as its core business and has easy-to-access technical support. A full service web development company, like Balance Interactive, should be able to make specific recommendations based on your web server needs and web technologies that are used.