I want to setup a web server for a small business, the dedicated servers are too expensive if we look at the long term expensive and if i get all the hardware and set it up in house, the initial cost is a lot but is cheaper in terms of long term.

could someone please suggest me if it is a good idea to setup the server in-house along with all softwares, firewalls, network connectivity and etc. or get a dedicated server.

Also could someone let me know about the type of network such as broadband i would need if the initial website traffic is say 100 - 200 users per day.

Thankyou.

It's not simply the cost of the hardware that needs to be considered. The greatest expense will be hiring the geeks to keep everything together. You will need at least one full time geek to administer everything. Then there is the time it will take to actually set up the infrastructure at your business and make sure it all works. That gets very very expensive and is extremely time consuming.

When faced with a similar situation, I opted to use a reasonably priced dedicated web host. I use the DailyRazor for my hosting (http://www.dailyrazor.com). They are just one option, there are tons of other reputable places out there you can use.

I spend roughly $150.00 per year for a website whose traffic is about three times what you are needing. I can concentrate on my business and I let them take care of the firewalls, web availability, databases, mail servers, and everything else.

In the long term, I found this to be the most cost affective solution.