Important issues to consider before hosting offshore:
Offshore web hosting for some may be local web hosting for others. Reasons for hosting offshore may vary greatly, from issues related to hosting in more open markets to being hosted nearer the customer base.
Many web site owners want their sites hosted on servers closer to their customer base, believing that they can minimize site access times by having the server physically closer to the customer. But how much minimization is truly necessary as well as observable for the particular application and content being served? What is the cost comparison, and for what specific performance gain?
True, whether hosted offshore or not, it is certainly important to consider access times to your site(s). To obtain a better comparison between hosting offshore or not, do ping and traceroute tests, as well as download test files.
In your tests of offshore web hosting providers, you may find that response times differ by only a couple hundred milliseconds, a blink of an eye. In this respect, the concept of "offshore web hosting" may prove overrated. Still, it can depend on the application. If you're not engaged in real-time warfare simulation exercises or any legally ambiguous activities, then hosting offshore may have no advantage whatsoever, especially when factoring in costs and support availability.
| Network Speed Tests |
US Data Center
1 MB Test File: 1 MB
5 MB Test File: 5 MB
10 MB Test File: 10 MB
IP Address: 216.71.75.20
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Shanghai, China Data Center **
1 MB Test File: 1 MB
5 MB Test File: 5 MB
5 MB Test File: 10 MB
IP Address: 203.142.13.30
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Singapore Data Center
1 MB Test File: 1 MB
5 MB Test File: 5 MB
10 MB Test File: 10 MB
IP Address: 202.157.156.252
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Hong Kong Data Center
10 MB Test File: 10 MB
IP Address: 202.157.180.21
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** Note: Mainland China operates a robust country-wide firewall, which can seriously reduce access times to/from overseas.
Peoples Ware utilizes data centers located in multiple international locations, including Chicago, Connecticut, North Carolina, Seattle, Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, and in India, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Japan. Let us know your preference, and we'll give you a specific quote for your offshore web hosting and offshore dedicated server requirements.
Our global, highly competitive offshore web hosting solutions are described more fully here: Offshore Web Hosting.
And our US-based hosting solutions are described more fully here: US-based hosting soltions.
