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Understanding CICA 5970 and SAS 70

By Joy Keenan
Illustration: Mike Constable

Mike ConstableWith the dramatic increase in the use of service organizations, the AASB presents new standards for such groups

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Best Practices in Data Center Relocation
Written by Administator Data Center Journal
TUESDAY, 20 JUNE 2006

When you start searching for hosting solutions, you can be overwhelmed with terms such as VPS, Dedicated, Shared, Managed, Unlimited, Transfer Rate, and much more.

The goal here is to try to help you understand what solution will best fit your specific needs.

Let’s look at the most basic detail. Are you hosting a website, blog, photo gallery? Or, are you hosting an elaborate dating service site, or gaming site?