Thứ Ba, 26 tháng 7, 2011

Examining Different Types of Web Hosting

By William MacMahon


Today's advertising is a whole new world. The antiquated dinosaurs of print, visual and audio media are but a small part of the entire advertising picture where they once comprised the entire package. Today businesses have to reach a global market: A market that is now plugged in to the internet. To compete in today's expanded world companies both big and small need an online presence. That means having a website.

By taking advantage of web hosting services to store and host information, files, visual media and more companies are making a spot to showcase themselves to the world. They now use blogs and forums to communicate with their market as well as videos and interesting websites. Arranging this type of service can be difficult for the inexperienced. Many web hosting companies also include packages to help companies with limited IT staff. They can also provide connection with the Internet for an external services used by the client.

Depending on the size of the company each firm has to decide which web host will work best. There are several criteria that you should look for to determine if a web host as the right one for your company. Many of these options offered are useful for companies of all sizes and some are more geared to large businesses and corporations. By choosing a web host wisely you will get the maximum benefit for your company.

The Various Types of Web Hosting are:

1. Free Web Hosting: There are many companies out there that offer free space for your website. There are pros and cons to this type of service that you should be aware of before you choose it. It can help tremendously in getting you online, and building your traffic before you incur big hosting charges. Some drawbacks include: Free hosted sites will have advertisements placed on them by the web host; You will be given a sub-domain, not a second level domain, or dedicated domain (there are drawbacks to sub-domains); and There are very limited functions and software programs.

2. Cheap / Budget Web Hosting: This kind of hosting is different from free hosting as website owners or client need to pay a very nominal fee to the web hosts. These are also cheaper than the standard hosting services. This type pf hosting classified on the basis of cost.

Features of cheap web hosting services: Low cost, limited data transfer and support services, email accounts available, domain names can also be used, scope to use site building tools.

3. Shared domain Hosting: This type of hosting service allows the host to distribute a variety of clients on a single space. They offer more services to their clients than the free services do such as: email, ftp, databases and others. They have 24/7 technical support to help their clients achieve maximum efficiency as well. In these cases the host is responsible for ensuring their uptime and software and managing their services.

Shared hosting features: Increased functions, Easy affordability, Some database support, Some security, Your own domain name possible.

4. Dedicated Web Hosting: This type of web host offers their clients sole use of a single server. This is a highly reliable system and your space is much larger and more accessible. These services come with a large array of services.

Features of dedicated server: Beneficial for large business, Multiple domain names can be added, Email solutions, Good database support, Software related support, Increased backup responsibility and Higher cost.

5. Colocated Web Hosting: This type of web hosting solution puts more than one client in one location. It allows a client to put a client of their own inside their own service. This can be beneficial to companies wishing to make some money from their site.

Features of colocated web hosting: Maximum bandwidth, High security, Very expensive, Difficult to configure and No limits on software.

6. Managed web services: This is one step higher than dedicated hosting. It includes more software and features than what dedicated web services provide, and a little more stability.

Features of the managed web hosting service are: The ability to monitor your hosting, Balanced loads, High security, Better setup, Administration systems and Updated software.

7. Reseller Web Host Services.

The client can use their bandwidth and space to provide web hosting services to clients of their own. This is useful for those wishing to make extra income off their web hosting provider's services, or operate an ecommerce business.

Features of reseller web hosting: One can earn in this process; Multiple domain hosting services; User-friendly control panels; Does not require much technical knowledge.

8. Grid hosting

Grid hosting is necessary if your server uses cluster methods in grid form and is made up of many nodes. These data grids aid in controlled situations of sharing information and allow its clients to have all the space they need so that the data can be distributed. Clients who use computational grids need this type of web host.

9. Virtual Server or virtual dedicated server hosting:

This is a very expensive but flexible way to achieve great performance from your website. It is a private service dedicated to your own space. It is used for hosting multiple web host clients. This is in order to partition off each hosting client. Each server inside the plan can work independently and make use of the entire operating system's functions. Each server is independently rebooted as well.

Advantages of virtual dedicated server: Increased flexibility; Complete control of entire server and resources available; Cheaper than dedicated servers; No negative application problems.

10. Home server:

The home server is for those companies wishing to link together their systems in order to share and provide information and data between their own structures. This device requires a personal computer that is connected with a home network. These services provide different types of devices for a home that include sharing a media center, file sharing, printer sharing, domain control, account authentication and web service.




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