Choosing a database hosting provider

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When choosing your database hosting provider, you should consider the following: 

High levels of availability

If your database server fails then users accessing your website or online application will see error messages.  Whilst your website will continue to work, you will not be able to display the relevant images or collect data.  24x7 availability from your database hosting provider is key to your website or online application continuing to function properly. 

Regular backups

Just losing a couple of rows of data can lead to your entire database being corrupted. Backup services can be offered daily, weekly or monthly.  The criticality of your data and the availability of your own technical staff in the event of database problems will determine how important this is to your business.  Backups are, however, essential to the continued availability of your application.  

Correct level of storage

As your data grows, your storage requirements will increase.  To ensure the continued availability of your website, your storage needs must be anticipated.  If you run out of storage space, your online application will cease to work.  There are many different types of storage available.  Your hosting provider should be able to advise you on the best database storage for your platform.

Security

Your servers should always be patched for you as part of any managed hosting service.  It is important to ask your hosting provider what levels of maintenance are carried out as part of your general terms and conditions.

Performance

If the database is the most important part of your application, then your database server needs to process data as fast as possible, irrespective of the number of concurrent users.  Database servers need more RAM than the average website server in order to deliver faster results for your users.  It is important that your database servers are configured for the maximum performance.