Comparative Cost of Hosting
Year One	In-House	Outsourcing
Windows 2003 Web Servers	$9,375.00	$20,340.00
Router/CSU/DSU	$12,500.00	$0.00
UPS Backup	$1,250.00	$0.00
Software Licensing	$5,000.00	$0.00
Hardware servicing fees (15% depreciation)	$1,375.00	$0.00
Staffing	$75,000.00	$0.00
DS-3 Internet Connectivity (Burstable)	$36,500.00	$0.00
Initial Configuration/Setup	$6,250.00	$1,055.00
Total Expense for Year One	$147,250.00	$21,395.00
Year Two	In-House	Outsourcing
Hardware servicing fees (15% depreciation)	$1,375.00	$0.00
Staffing	$75,000.00	$0.00
DS-3 Internet Connectivity (Burstable)	$36,500.00	$0.00
Total Expense for Year Two	$112,875.00	$20,340.00
OUTSOURCE SAVINGS — YEAR ONE		$125,855.00
OUTSOURCE SAVINGS — YEAR TWO AND EVERY YEAR AFTER		$92,535.00

Why 62% of Companies Outsource:

The cost of implementing the necessary steps required to host a web site is probably the biggest reason why 62% of companies outsource this activity. A web server is merely the first of many purchases and ongoing expenditures required for hosting a web site. In addition to the expected upfront and ongoing costs, upgrading hardware and software and replacing malfunctioning parts can create unexpected expenditures.

When outsourcing, the hosting company takes care of these issues at no additional cost. When outsourcing, your site can be live in days, rather than in the weeks or months it may take to purchase equipment and hire technical personnel. A web hosting company has a server to meet your needs in stock now, and has the personnel on-staff to set your site up quickly. The table above compares the operating costs in the first two years of an in-house operation versus outsourcing. Of course, these costs are estimates and may differ for any one specific situation. As well, this comparison is based on a Windows 2003 solution.

In-house Solution	Outsource with Fpweb.net Hosting
Unexpected Expenses - Thousands of immediate out-of-pocket expenses Unpredictable ongoing costs of management and upgrades	Predictable Costs - Save thousands on deployment (Fpweb.net Hosting will backup and restore your SharePoint site free of charge) Ongoing costs are predefined and easy to budget Cost savings (in-house vs. hosting at Fpweb.net Hosting)
Time-consuming deployment and complex installation process	Fast Deployment: Dedicated SharePoint servers - about 48 hours Shared SharePoint plans - same day
Staff/Training Budget - Costly new hiring and training of dedicated personnel	No IT Staff Needed - Lower cost of management and operations by using us as your IT staff, while you focus on business-strategic areas
High Maintenance: Additional features such as web parts, templates and single sign-on are hard to deploy due to the lack of: technical expertise allocated budget resources	World Class Service: Solutions are available right away and the price is very reasonable
Workers' productivity suffers dramatically if older version of SharePoint is still running in-house	Always the latest technology: Windows SharePoint Services top-level features significantly increase workers' productivity
Inexperience: In-house staff may not have the necessary experience to support SharePoint. If they do have the experience, it may be difficult to keep them.	As the oldest and most experienced US SharePoint provider, we know the technology. You have access to our SharePoint experts and private SharePoint Knowledge Base.
You own the hardware and software (apply depreciation)	You don't own the hardware