The primary advantage to hosting your database with InterSpots is backups.  Aside from us being fully licensed with Microsoft and serving all databases off one of our many dedicated SQL servers we perform daily backups with weekly, monthly and yearly archives.

Microsoft SQL 2000 or 2005

Business today demands a different kind of database solution. Performance, scalability, and reliability are essential, and time to market is critical. Beyond these core enterprise qualities, SQL Server provides agility to your data management and analysis, allowing your organization to adapt quickly and gracefully to derive competitive advantage in a fast-changing environment. From a data management and analysis perspective, it is critical to turn raw data into business intelligence and take full advantage of the opportunities presented by the Web. A complete database and data analysis package, SQL Server opens the door to the rapid development of a new generation of enterprise-class business applications that can give your company a critical competitive advantage. The record-holder of important benchmark awards for scalability and speed, SQL Server is a fully Web-enabled database product, providing core support for Extensible Markup Language (XML) and the ability to query across the Internet and beyond the firewall. For a detailed description of SQL Server, download the Product Guide or visit the Features page from the Microsoft website for more information.

MySQL

MySQL is very fast, reliable, and easy to use. If that is what you are looking for, you should give it a try. MySQL also has a very practical set of features developed in very close cooperation with their users. You can find a performance comparison of MySQL to some other database managers on their benchmark page. On their web site visit MySQL Benchmarks. MySQL was originally developed to handle very large databases much faster than existing solutions and has been successfully used in highly demanding production environments for several years. Though under constant development, MySQL today offers a rich and very useful set of functions. The connectivity, speed, and security make MySQL highly suited for accessing databases on the Internet.