Selecting Servers for an E-Commerce Business

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The first major decision for any company planning to establish an online presence is whether to go with a hosted e-commerce solution or create its own in-house data center. Companies setting up in-house have to choose a platform that best meets their needs. High-end e-commerce servers often include rack mountable server appliances that come preloaded with e-commerce software.

"The criteria are more about economics than what is the right thing to do," ...

If a company has only one e-commerce application and "nothing major" it is trying to push, Vaishnavi recommends opting for a hosted solution. "The cost of building out a data center and maintaining it will be a lot more than the payback analysis or the [return on investment] will be in years if I'm doing everything myself."...

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