UNIX Hosting

UNIX hosting is where a company places it servers at an offsite secure data center to be managed by another company. It is referred to as UNIX hosting because the operating system on these servers is UNIX.

UNIX Hosting Providers

UNIX hosting tends to be used where reliability and high-performance are more critical than the lowest upfront cost. UNIX hosting providers tend to be more technically oriented and most of the systems are custom designed. For many companies that use UNIX as their operating system of choice the hardest decision is whether to maintain the system internally or outsource it to a UNIX hosting provider. The decision revolves around whether the internal IT resources are best used maintaining the system or on high value added tasks.

UNIX Hosting Benefits

For most companies outsourcing their UNIX hosting needs is an economic decision as the hosting provider supports multiple customers so they are less expensive than doing it internally and they have the redundant power, Internet and climate control capabilities to prevent costly downtime.