Too Long; Didn't Read
In my last business, we had to go through three hosting providers before we found one that was a good fit. At the outset, our needs were modest but specific and we finally chanced upon a provider that made sense for us. We didn’t have a formalized <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/purchasing" target="_blank">purchasing</a> process (or the free cycles to put together an RFP) and it was a struggle for us to reconcile the incredible importance of hosting for our <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/saas" target="_blank">SaaS</a> offering with the financial and temporal constraints faced by most small businesses. While we ultimately found ourselves with a hosting company whose offerings and culture aligned well with our needs, we never wanted to be complacent with regard to our selection. Was there something out there that performed better, cost less, or was still better suited to our requirements?