1. Start with the site you actually need to protect
A hosting decision should begin with an inventory of the website, not with a generic comparison between shared and dedicated infrastructure. Record the site’s domain, hosting provider, content management system, databases, forms, analytics, redirects, certificates, DNS records and email-related records. Separate the public website from systems that should not move without their own review. Your firm may serve clients in Clinton, Custer County, Washita County or elsewhere in Oklahoma; that service area does not by itself establish where the website, email or data is hosted. Bosseo’s public Dedicated Hosting page says it can migrate existing websites and describes a move involving files, databases, DNS and SSL. Those are useful items to examine, but your firm should ask which components of your particular site are in scope.
Recommended approach
Bring the current host account information, domain registrar details, DNS access process, website backup information and a list of forms or third-party services to the consultation. Ask for a written inventory and a clear statement of exclusions before approving a migration.
