Rent a Server for Your Website

Hosting a website on a traditional hosting platform is practically an inevitable step for any project in its early stages, whether it's a blog or an online store. However, the success of a project brings with it new requirements towards security, performance, scalability, and the level of control over your IT infrastructure. When this moment comes, it is worth considering renting a server for your website from an IT infrastructure provider.

1. You need more resources

The first warning sign comes when your hosting platform can’t handle the workloads anymore. If the website starts to crash with high traffic or takes a long time to load, this is a sign that your virtual platform is being pushed to its limits. This undermines the trust of customers and even search engines: frequent downtime affects your website’s SEO metrics. In this case, an IT infrastructure provider will offer a dedicated server, a VPS, or a cloud solution based on your site’s actual demands.

2. You need to improve stability

The second factor is the need to keep business-critical processes running. Sales, reputation, and customer security depend on the stable operation of your site. This is why you have to keep in mind that these vital aspects of your work depend on more than just your server’s configuration. Backups, server component replication, failover systems, monitoring, SLA, and 24/7 technical support: cheap hosting cannot offer such a range of conditions at a level appropriate for enterprise-grade infrastructure.

3. New business processes emerge

The third factor is the development of the project's IT ecosystem. One website may be enough for you at first; however, as the business grows, you will need a CRM, an ERP, servers for databases, remote desktops for employees, etc. Classic hosting providers specialize in websites, not complex corporate systems. With SIM-Networks, you can cover all your project's IT infrastructure needs and keep growing in the long term.

4. You need to protect your data

Finally, it is important to consider the requirements of your industry and your local legislation. For financial institutions, medical facilities, or government agencies, standard hosting may not be acceptable. In this case, an IT infrastructure provider will offer certified data centers, drive encryption, physical security, and legal transparency. However, any business can fall victim to cyberattacks regardless of industry: it is important to keep your and your clients’ data in a secure environment.