Do I host the Back Office server and the Web server with an ISP(Internet Service Provider)?
Hosting your server off-site at an ISP offers a very high level of protection as your server will be housed in a climate and power controlled computer room and offers 24 hour connectivity, monitoring and backups. Your workstations at the office will connect remotely to the server at the ISP (the same way you currently connect to the server at the office from home.) In the event of a power problem, your server will be unaffected and will be available continuously. If both servers are hosted with a service provider, then you will have to connect to the back office server remotely via an ADSL line (using Remote Desktop Connection) to manage your events. If your ADSL line should fail, you need a backup internet connection in place e.g. 3G. To make this decision, the following items need to be taken into account: • How many terminals need a connection to the back office server? This includes your 2 terminals to manage the website and any other cash / telephone betting terminals to run your
