SmartHost™: Walking the talk

At Host1, we don't just talk the talk, we walk the walk. Our systems are designed and built as a showcase of the SmartHost™ philosophy. The Smarthost philosophy is based around 4 key aspects.

1. being digital

2. being instant

3. serving anywhere, anytime and

4. serving everytime.

Being Digital

Reducing costs via automating repetitive functions is one of the primary features of being digital. Host1 provides some of the best value for money hosting by extensive automation while retaining comprehensive human monitoring to deal with exceptional events. Being digital is about increasing effectiveness and efficiency. Automated systems means for example Host1 is able to waive the usual setup costs associated with the manual setup process and thereby win a greater share of clients.

Being digital is about creating new opportunity. Host1's unique online accounting for example means a customer can see the next in-progress invoice as it develops or view quarterly, annual or historical monthly statements. These features would be next to impossible on a paper based accounting system

Being Instant

Automating a manual repetitive process can allow a business to respond instantly to a customer request. For example the decision to enter into a transaction. Host1's live setup together with Enetica's live domain approval system means a customer can begin using the service at the click of a button.

Anywhere, Anytime

Being digital means never sleeping. Being digital means being global. Your customers may be viewing your web site at anytime of the day so why should they interact with you only during office hours? Host1's 24x7 setup allows customers to purchase when they are ready, even if it is at 3 o'clock in the morning. Being 24x7 means you are ready for a global marketplace with differing time zones and differing shopping patterns. Host1's control panel allows customers to customise the service at any time of the day wherever they are connected to the internet.

Everytime

Reliability is the foundation of the SmartHost™ philosophy. Customers expect you to be ready when they are. Downtime can mean lost opportunities when your competitors are a click away. Host1 designs enormous redundancy into its systems because hardware will always fail when you least need it to. This attention to reliability allows Host1 to confidently offer a 99.99% uptime guarantee.

The Professional's Choice

SmartHost™ embodies what customers expect from modern corporations, to be cheaper, faster and better.