Several factors need to be taken into consideration before choosing the managed hosting service provider for the web site. The owner of the site needs to consider whether the benefits outweigh the risk. If the owner has the correct technical expertise and the time to manage the server configuration or installation, then the owner does need not choose this option. Alternatively, this type of hosting can compensate the lack of technical expertise of the client. The owner needs to compare the cost of this type of hosting provider and the decision to use the best and the cheapest provider. The amount and the quality of data backups or even the number of times the backups are performed, the extent of security provided, the technical help, uptime and the availability of bandwidth must also be taken into consideration. It is important to ensure that the customer service offered is prompt and reliable as this factor plays an important role during an emergency.