Sunday, April 15, 2007

Do you monitor your website?

Choosing a hosting provider for your website can be quite a task. First, you need to find one that provides the products and services you require. Then, once you realize there are thousands that fit the bill, you need to figure out which one to choose.

Regardless of the products/services you require, there's probably one thing that we all look for in a hosting provider - Uptime!

Most hosting providers will give you an uptime guarantee - something like 99.9% or 99.99% availability. This is all very well, but how do you know your web host is actually living up to their promise?

This is where website monitoring comes in. To learn about website monitoring, first read about website availability, then learn what you can do to ensure your web host is providing you with their guaranteed availability with the website monitoring article.