Posted by admin on February 5, 2010
For the small business website owner, choosing the right hosting package can be a difficult task. This is just because of the different hosting packages that are available in the market, and it is pretty much hard to say which hosting plan suits your business requirements. To overcome this issue, the website owner needs to understand the hosting packages that are provided by hosting companies.
Mostly, website owners and webmasters choose from Dedicated Hosting and VPS Server Hosting because most of the time these hosting packages suits their business requirement. But lots of people gets confused while choosing their perfect business solution. In this article we will try to understand what is VPS Hosting and what is Dedicated Server exactly.
VPS Server Hosting :
With VPS Server hosting you can host your website in shared environment, but the resources of the server are dedicated to only your account so the performance is not at all affected by other sites.
You can expect VPS Server Hosting plan cheaper than Dedicated Hosting.
Dedicated Hosting :
With Dedicated hosting you can get all that what you want. This type of plan normally provides a higher level of security, support, and maintenance with a assured level of availability.
For e.g., if you want to install latest CMS software that may need a lots of resources than a traditional website or if you think that your website has grown large and you need more resources for more better performance. In that case, its good to shift on
Dedicated Hosting.
The cost of dedicated servers depends on the type of server that you choose. It depends on the server that we choose therefore you need to understand the requirements of your website and as well as applications before paying for a dedicated server hosting. If you are not sure, sign up for a plan that can be upgraded at any point of time. If you have the budget, then you should think about managed hosting.
Flexibility offered in VPS and Dedicated Hosting package is exceptional and you don’t need to share the system resources with any one else.
Posted by admin on December 6, 2009
If you are looking for cheap dedicated server hosting, then choosing a Linux package is perfect hosting package for your business. Linux is the most prefered operating system amongst the internet users. As Linux OS is free to download, it doesn’t need any licensing fees to install like Windows OS, hence known as the cheapest form of Dedicated Servers.
Basically, Linux Dedicated Server is a form of dedicated server hosting that uses Linux operating sytem. Most of the website hosting providers offers linux dedicated servers as well as you can choose different servers or specifications with Linux OS according to your requirements.
It can be easily customized, so if you are looking for customized dedicated servers where you are able to choose hardware specs as per your website needs, then Linux Dedicated Servers are the best option for you.
Unlike, VPS and shared hosting, with Linux Dedicated Server you can easily upgrade your hardware such as RAM, Hard drive, port speed, bandwidth, etc. In terms of security on linux dedicated servers are much more secure than Windows Dedicated Servers. Compare to linux, there are much chances of server being hacked on windows. Linux is always virus free, and however if a virus enters your server, still it will be difficult for it to destroy or corrupt your system.
Linux Dedicated Server Hosting is the perfect solution for the people who wish to host PHP and MySQL databases. However, if you want to host any of the Microsoft products like MSSQL, ASP or ASP.net then Windows Dedicated Server is an ideal solution for you.
