There are several Web Hosting options available.

There are several Web hosting website development costs options available. Three of these are usually Shared Hosting, Managed Hosting and Colocation Hosting. This article looks at these about three hosting options and there benefits and drawbacks.

SHARED HOSTING

Shared Hosting is where different web sites share a server provided by the hosting company. This is the most basic hosting alternative and also the cheapest.

The main selling point involving shared hosting is the cost. As the server is shared between different servers the hosting company can split the cost between all of the clients using the hardware. This option is suitable to small businesses which experts claim not have the requirements of a more advanced type of hosting. Multiple software options are available with Shared Hosting.

There are restrictions though. The flexibleness of other hosting types aren't available. There is restriction to the amount of bandwidth available. The amount of bandwidth and RAM that is available is shared in between all of the sites sitting on the machine and therefore is limited. Although there is technical support there is also a limit to the amount of support clients will get from the hosting company.

Due to the cost, Shared Hosting is the best option for many businesses. Whether it is only basic web hosting that is necessary, shared hosting is sufficient. For those who require a lot more from their hosting, though, the service provided by Shared Hosting may not be enough.

WERE ABLE HOSTING

With Managed Hosting a consumer leases an entire server from the hosting company. Therefore they effectively have their private server to host their site about. The server is still owned by hosting company but it is not shared with every other websites.

Managed Hosting is most suitable for large websites that expect a high amount of traffic or require large sources. It is much more powerful than a distributed server and there are almost an unlimited level of software solutions. The amount of bandwidth available is also much higher. The client can have multiple domains on the server if required. One of the main selling points is that the client possesses full control over the server, while there is still support available from the webhost.

One of the main disadvantages of Managed Web hosting is that it expensive. As a whole server is being rented, the cost is quite high. A lot more knowledge is also required when compared to Shared enviroment. Although there is much support available, familiarity with hosting is required to get the most out of Monitored Hosting.

COLOCATION HOSTING

Colocation can be when a client has their own server, but they store it at a colocation centre owned by the web hosting business. Colocation host's rent rack place for companies to use for their computers. In many ways it is the same as a client web hosting their own website except the server is stored elsewhere.

Colocation has its own of the same advantages as if the client managed their own website. They own the hardware so they can do with it as they you should. They have full management of the web server. With Colocation there tends to be higher bandwidth availability and high uptime, although it is still limited compared with Handled Hosting. Colocation centres have substantial security and a controlled environment well suited for hosting needs.

Price wise Colocation is quite expensive, although cheaper compared to Managed Hosting. A client has to obtain their own server and then rent holder space on top of that. The skills level required to run the server is higher. As the client owns the machine they have to sort out any problems ourselves and the support available is fairly minimal, although there are sometimes packages available that can come with support.

Colocation is mainly for anyone who wants to run their own server smaller have the space or budget to run it from their own premises. That they therefore can store it at a Colocation centre, while still in control.

Andrew Marshall