Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Web Hosting Server - What to look for

As with any service, the question of what to look for in server hosting packages depends largely on the goals you have. If you have a company in need of a server host, your needs are naturally going to be much different than if you are an individual looking for a server host.



To get a basic understanding of what to look for in server hosting packages, you should first understand what is meant by server hosting. On a very basic level, computers simply communicate with other computers in order to get information delivered to your screen. In order to view any Internet page - including this one - you either ran a search or typed in an Internet address and the page appeared. In order for the page to appear on your screen, your computer communicated the request to another computer. In this situation, your computer is called a "client" or "user" computer. The other computer is called the "server" computer. A server host is a company that provides some services for those server computers, usually in the form of housing the computers, maintaining hardware and sometimes even maintenance of programming.

If you have a company and are in the market for server hosting packages, you first need to make a list of your specific requirements. Amount of space, services and speed are probably among the most important aspects of what to look for in server hosting packages. As you decide what you want from your server host, you should consider not only the current needs but also the future needs of your company. Do you expect to expand some day? Are you going to need a bigger website with more features at some point? Sometimes, web hosts limit users to "static" websites, while others allow for interactive sites. Remember that an interactive web page will typically require more space but will be more likely to draw visitors to stop by again.

Especially if you have no one on staff who is computer savvy, server maintenance, website design and other services might be an important part of what to look for in server hosting packages. It could be a great benefit to you if you can describe what you want and be handed a finished project, ready to start serving customers. Remember that your business will not likely stay exactly the same and you might find yourself in need of additional services - interactive website design, increased security or greater flexibility in e-mail accounts. Finding a server hosting pack from a company that can provide any services you might need is important for a fledgling company. It's also a good idea to assure yourself as much as possible that the company you choose to be your server host can keep pace if your company does grow.

As you consider other things to look for in server hosting, remember that you are the customer and the company you are considering should have great customer service. You should read reviews on many of the major server hosts, and you can likely find others who are using that server host and will attest to the reliability (or unreliability, as the case may be) of the company's dedication to solving problems in a timely manner. After all, even the best hosting in the world isn't going to benefit you if you can't get problems solved.


Brian Thorn is an avid internet enthusiast who writes easy-to-understand articles about web hosting. Also check out: cheap web hosting package, internet service provider hosting and email domain hosting.

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Monday, January 28, 2008

The Need for Dedicated Servers & Managed Hosting

The World Wide Web has brought with it some of the most amazing technological advances ever seen by a single generation. Just ten years ago, it was considered "cutting edge" for a company to simply have it's own website, never mind an interactive page with high-tech graphics and shopping carts. But now if a business doesn't have its own site, they are considered to be archaic by the majority of net surfers. But with all of these advances come some issues, especially for those companies and businesses that require larger or heavily visited sites. For this and other reasons, dedicated servers and managed hosting has become quite popular in the more recent years of the Internet.

Simply put, a dedicated server refers to the manner in which Web hosting is done. A shared Web hosting company may have several different companies' websites on one of their "on-premises" computers, all running at the same time. But larger companies (with the websites to match), maybe with a forum or need for a lot of storage, are much better off with their own computer from a Web hosting company. This is what a dedicated server is- one computer from a Web hosting company that is "dedicated" to the needs of one website. Not only does such a server save the client network administration fees and overall costs, client router, Internet connection and security system, but also can usually be fully operated by you, the client.

Once you've decided that the best interest of your business and website includes a dedicated server, you need to decide on a Web host. The computer that holds all of your website's information (the html, graphics, etc.) is your (managed) web host, which may be either dedicated to you or not, as described above). You pay the web hosting company a fee to keep all of your site's information.

Besides the extra storage space that accompanies a dedicated server, there are many other perks that come along with the package because, of course, a dedicated server is more costly than a shared one. For example, if another website on your shared server were to experience an extremely high level of traffic, your website would suffer drastically. If you want to run your own software on your site, a typical shared server won't allow you to. And the security level on a shared server is much lower than that of a dedicated one.

When it comes to the future of your website, both a dedicated and shared server enable you to upgrade your space and service as needed, but a dedicated server doesn't have the restrictions that a shared server will have. After all, when you share a bedroom with your siblings, you're going to have significantly less closet space than when you have your own room.

John Marshall recommends that you visit http://www.memset.com/ for more information on Dedicated Servers & Managed Hosting.

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Sunday, December 2, 2007

Dedicated Server vs. Co-location Web Hosting

by www.vipwh.comSo - you know shared hosting no longer cuts it, and your single office connection is not enough to host a web server - so which is best, leasing a dedicated server or buying your own server and co-locating it someone's data center?

So - you know shared hosting no longer cuts it, and your single office connection is not enough to host a web server - so which is best, leasing a dedicated server or buying your own server and co-locating it someone's data center?

So - you know shared hosting no longer cuts it, and your single office connection is not enough to host a web server - so which is best, leasing a dedicated server or buying your own server and co-locating it someone's data center?

Difference

For those that are unsure of the difference, here it is in a nutshell. When you co-locate, you are simply renting space within someone else's facility to store your own server or servers. It's like a high tech gym locker that you are renting all or part of to house your servers. You either ship or deliver your server to your provider. Additional services provided with co-location vary from host to host but it certainly won't include the actual server. With a dedicated server you are getting all the features of co-location, plus the actual web server itself.

Which is better?

While it certainly depends on your particular needs, and there are excellent situations for both the dedicated server option is quickly becoming a better choice in more and more cases. If you already own a web server, or cluster that you prefer to use, then obviously co-location may be your best choice. If you are considering buying new equipment and shipping it off for co-location - please reconsider. The prices and equipment available in dedicated hosting these days are outstanding plus relieve you of the burden of hardware. Most hosts keep identical spare parts on hand for the types of servers used and are quick to react if something fails. Depending on your arrangement with a colocation deal hardware failure could mean paying to have a server shipped back (or you drive to get it), having it fixed yourself then sending it back to the data center.

Please refer following web sites for useful resources related to web site hosting:

http://www.vipwh.com
http://www.thehostingguide.com

Paras Shah

Chief Technology Officer

VIP PowerNet, Inc.

Phone: (713)787-6501

Email: paras@vippowernet.com

http://www.vippowernet.com

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