by Amy Nutt
Many companies are operating on a shared hosting service. A shared web
hosting service is
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hosting that shares the web server with many other websites. Each
site basically has its own partition that keeps it separate from all of
the other sites. This method tends to be a rather economical method of
maintaining a website because the cost of the server maintenance is
shared by a number of other people.
A dedicated hosting service, on the other hand is hosting in which the
website owner leases the entire web server and it is not shared by
anyone else. This gives the company complete control over the server and
allows the company to make all decisions regarding what operating system
to use, what hardware to use, etc.
Indicators that your company may need a dedicated hosting service
The company is in need of more traffic. By having a dedicated hosting
service, bandwidth is increased significantly.
The company needs a better return on investment. In many instances, the
shared hosting service can actually reduce the return on investment
because of the amount of traffic not being generated. If the site does
receive a high number of visitors, bandwidth may be exceeded and
potential sales are lost. A dedicated hosting service can actually increase
the return on investment.
The company is changing to an operating system or hardware that is not
supported by the shared hosting service. Through a dedicated hosting
service, operating systems and hardware can be chosen.
The company is in need of more services provided by the host. Shared
hosting tends to offer less services than a dedicated server such as
backup
Being parked next to a website that shares the same server and has a
bad reputation hinders online business. This can actually give browsers
a bad impression of the company’s site although the company has nothing
to do with the neighboring site’s doings.
The company needs more disk size than what the shared hosting service
offers. With a dedicated hosting service, the company can choose things
such as disk space and bandwidth as well as many services that can be
added on.
The company needs a managed server. Many shared hosting services have
un-managed servers, which can lead to technical difficulties. Many
times, businesses cannot afford down time of any kind, so a dedicated
hosting service will decrease the down time.
The company needs reliable customer service. Sometimes shared hosting
services do not have dedicated customer service. There may be one
person answering the phone or a few people who do not know much about the
service. Dedicated hosting services have customer service
representatives ready to take on all issues and inquiries.
The company needs multiple domains. Many companies decide that they
are in need of multiple domains. Where shared hosting may result in the
company sharing domains with others or only allowing them one domain, a
dedicated hosting service will allow the company to have multiple
domains on the same account.
The company needs databases. MYSQL databases are very important to
many businesses and shared hosting does not usually offer databases. If
they do, they may only offer one. A dedicated hosting service may offer
several.
So these are indicators that a company may need to move from shared
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dedicated hosting service. It will bring more business and more
respect from visitors by having a legitimate domain name with all of the
bells and whistles a website should have.
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Title: Moving from a Shared to a Dedicated Hosting Service
Author: Amy Nutt
Keywords: shared hosting,dedicated server,software,web hosting,managed
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Category: Computers:Software
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