How to Choose Your Hosting Provider

The ever-evolving online gaming industry is expanding rapidly and great games necessitate excellent infrastructure thus making hosting and technology an essential component of your online business.

Many businesses cannot carry their own infrastructure. In contrast, others who have the infrastructure capacity would benefit more from prioritizing their core business, be it creating and developing games and entertainment or services for the industry. Once you have identified the value of selecting a provider to care for your infrastructure needs, it is time to choose your hosting partner. This is where cloud and hosting providers come into play, but with so many options available, how can you determine which is the right fit for your business?

In this checklist, we offer vital factors to take into consideration, not only to operate efficiently and expand in the iGaming market but also to pair with a partner who will complement your business.

To operate efficiently in the iGaming industry, you need:

1. Industry Specialists

A provider with experience in your industry and a solid understanding of your company's operations to swiftly adapt to your specific needs. The provider can promptly handle industry-specific challenges if they understand the industry and its pain points.

2. Support & Personal Contact

Examine the SLAs and what is included in your services, as well as the provider's ability to deliver attention when you require it most. Determine if you will receive help via personal interaction or automated systems, which often need longer to handle issues and eventually cost you income.

3. Attention to detail

If your service provider understands the iGaming market, they will be able to not only solve problems rapidly but also examine the issue further to make improvements (even after a case has been resolved), thereby reducing the likelihood of it occurring again in the future.

4. Company size

It is more common to find greater scalability when working with small companies, which may be better equipped to adapt to your specific requirements. With a smaller business, there is often less red tape to navigate.

5. Physical Location

Evaluate that the data center you will be using is in the appropriate physical location. Your ideal hosting provider should have space and power accessible in close proximity to your target market.

6. Reputation

Find out what customers are saying about the hosting provider's services. Do they have a proven track record of providing excellent customer service, and scalability, and do they meet the infrastructure requirements?

7. Solutions

Determine which specific products and services are best suited for your business strategy. If necessary, check whether the provider tailors solutions to your specific business demands.

8. Scalability

The greater the number of data center locations provided by your service provider, the greater your ability to scale your business.

9. Latency

Confirm the provider's latency guarantee. A hosting provider's uptime should be at least 95%, with 99.99% being optimal.

10. Flexible

A rapidly changing industry necessitates a robust and adaptable hosting provider capable of adapting its services in response to industry changes.

11. Compliant and Certified

Check that the service provider has all of the required licenses and certifications. (ISO certification, iGaming license, and certified data centers)

Conclusion

Choosing a hosting partner whose core ethics are based on relationships and partnerships will propel your company to new heights. A service provider who understands the industry comprehends the enormous impact that a single second of downtime can have on your revenue and reputation.

Furthermore, an industry-focused provider will not only work with its clients as a unit to resolve issues but will also be more likely to meet the industry's high demands with quick turnaround times. In essence, assisting your company in adapting to the ever-changing iGaming environment.