One of the most common questions when choosing hosting is if to go for a shared or dedicated. A number of factors have to be thought about when making your choice, a shared hosting package could mean your not given the resources needed
The price for hosting
Arguably the most prominent feature in choosing business class web hosting is going to be your budget. The pricing for a hosting environment can be massively different for different solutions and also the level of the company. The quality between business class hosting and standard shared hosting is quite great. With a business class web host you can expect much better support and reliability but this will come at a premium. Shared hosting is normally done on a very tight budget. Is your hosting going to be for business or personal use? Critical business websites should be hosted with a business class host. If the website is just for a personal blog, do you really need to pay a premium to get it hosted? If not then it is safe to say that a shared web host would be fine.
The other consideration is if you need a server or shared hosting. Does your website use a lot of resources? A busy website is not normally suitable for shared hosting. If your website only has a few visitors a day, a server will be completely overkill. With that, dedicated servers attract a higher price tag, where as shared hosting will cost you significantly less.
Managed or unmanaged dedicated servers
Using a managed dedicated server for your web hosting environment is normally the safer and best option. With a managed dedicated hosting server you will find that the server gets taken care by the hosting provider. The level of management varies from just patching and security updates through to full website tweaking and taking care of it. When you get a managed service, expect the price to rise. Should you be experienced admin then you would probably opt for an unmanaged dedicated server. This is of course a much cheaper option but you are responsible for taking care of the security and updates through to OS issues etc. The hosting company still takes responsibility for network and hardware issues. With a shared hosting package, the server level security will be take care of as with any other server issues. However the security of your website will be your responsibility.
A different option – virtual dedicated server
This is the other option to look at with virtual dedicated servers. This setup is considered the middle ground. While you don’t have your own dedicated hardware, you will have your own dedicated resources. Of course you’ll be separated from other hosting accounts that might cause issues in a shared environment. Virtual dedicated servers are generally in the middle, cost wise, and you can modify the resources you need and pay for as necessary.
Where do I find a dedicated server or shared hosting provider?
Having now made a decision on which route to take you need to look for a host to meet your needs. Remember to do your research, and test the new provider. A host worth its weight in gold should give you a confident feeling with the hosting solution they are offering.
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