FAQ: Technology & Development

A staging environment is a copy of your live system on which updates, plugins and new features can be tested safely. For online shops with ongoing revenue it usually makes sense, because failed updates in the live system can disrupt the checkout process and thus directly affect sales.

PageSpeed measurably affects user experience, conversion rate and Google rankings: 53% of mobile users leave pages that take longer than 3 seconds to load (Google/SOASTA). Since 2021, the Core Web Vitals have also been an official ranking factor. For online shops, performance is therefore usually not a nice-to-have but an economic foundation.

No one can seriously promise absolute security – but the risk can be reduced considerably. The key factors are regular updates, secure configuration, encrypted connections, two-factor authentication, backups and monitoring. In our experience, outdated shop systems and unmaintained plugins are among the most common entry points for attacks.

With managed hosting, the provider not only supplies the server but also handles its ongoing administration: updates, security patches, backups and monitoring. You focus on your business while the service provider takes care of the technology. This distinguishes managed hosting from classic web hosting or root servers, where maintenance and configuration remain largely your own responsibility.

Hosting provides the infrastructure your website runs on: server, storage, network and their operation. Maintenance, by contrast, looks after the application itself – updates for the shop system or CMS, security patches, plugin care and functional testing. A professionally operated website usually needs both, as each layer covers its own risks.