hows the demand of overseas hosting in local context?

[jason]

hows the demand of overseas hosting in local context?

[Heng Chai]

IMO:

Practically any local company that contacts you for hosting wants local hosting for obvious reasons, its fast. The only two reasons I can think of that they want overseas hosting would be
1) Price
2) Worldwide Presence

So your market is lowered to these two. For price, you should have quite a substantial market since most SOHO businesses would like to keep costs as low as possible and they have websites/emails for an internet presence only and not as their main communication medium.

For worldwide presence, this market is rare simply because any company that actually goes for a worldwide presence has the cash to burn to get the best stuff, not from just any provider down the road.

[jason]

thanks for the info.. so is it advisbale for a local company to have local and overseas hosting..maybe 1 server local and 1 server oversea.. would be be an added advantage. because i am thinking of getting a cpanel server from oversea as it is easier to use and more userfriendly.. i currently have a ensim local server.. cpanel cost expensive if i get external license..thats y i am considering overseas with limited bandwidth..

[Heng Chai]

May or may not, depending on your customers. I can only give you an analysis of the market. I personally didn't test the market so I'm not sure. I don't think anyone else on this board tried yet, as in a single company offering both. The only two companies I can think of are 8 To Infinity and WebVisions.