There are various Web Hosting options available.

There are various Web Hosting options available. Three of these are usually Shared Hosting, Managed Hosting and Colocation Hosting. This article looks at these a few hosting options and there benefits and drawbacks.

SHARED HOSTING

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

The main selling point regarding shared hosting is the cost. As the machine is shared between different hosts the hosting company can split the price between all of the clients using the storage space. This option is suitable to small businesses that do not have the requirements of a more advanced sort of hosting. Multiple software options are provided by Shared Hosting.

There are restrictions though. The flexibility of other hosting types are not available. There is restriction to the quantity of bandwidth available. The amount of bandwidth together with RAM that is available is shared between all of the sites sitting on the machine and therefore is limited. Although there is technical support we have a limit to the amount of support clientele will get from the hosting company.

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

BEEN ABLE HOSTING

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

Managed Hosting is most suitable for large websites that expect great traffic web site redesign or require large databases. It is much more powerful than a shared server and there are almost an unlimited level of software solutions. The amount of bandwidth available is usually much higher. The client can have multiple website names on the server if required. One of the primary selling points is that the client possesses full control over the server, although there is still support available from the hosting company.

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

COLOCATION HOSTING

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

Colocation has many of the same advantages as if the client organised their own website. They own the machine so they can do with it as they make sure you. They have full management of the server. With Colocation there tends to be high bandwidth availability and high uptime, although it is still limited compared with Managed Hosting. Colocation centres have excessive security and a controlled environment suited to hosting needs.

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

Colocation is mainly for everyone who is wants to run their own server smaller have the space or budget to perform it from their own premises. These people therefore can store it at the Colocation centre, while still in control.

Andrew Marshall