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Levels of Web Hosting
Filed Under (Web hosting) by on 06-10-2009
There are three levels in web hosting which are differentiated depending on the needs and budget of the client. You can rent a whole server just to yourself or share a server with others to save on money. You may also decide to just buy the server and just pay for the maintenance and connection fees.
Shared Hosting (Virtual Hosting) – Of the three choices, this is the most affordable. This is the most common of the three as well as over 95% of websites use this method. Depending on the speed of the ISP, a typical shared host can accommodate up to a thousand sites with no problems whatsoever.
Dedicated Server (Managed Hosting) – This is when a company decides to rent a whole server just for themselves. Although the company uses the server alone, they still do not own it and are still liable to pay rent fees aside from the maintenance.
Server Co-location – This is the last level where a company decides to purchase their own server. The term means basically having the server co-located together with other servers in a datacenter. The company then pays for the connection and the maintenance of the server.