Managed hosting is a type of internet hosting using a dedicated server. For
you, the client, this means that you have the server to yourself and you do not
share digital space with anyone else. This is also called a dedicated hosting
service. Using a dedicated service like this will enable you to have complete
control over the programs, operating system, the hardware, and other
specifications. The server administration is usually provided through the
hosting company as an add-on service. In many cases, a dedicated or managed
hosting service can have fewer overheads and can cost much less to run or
purchase for a company.
It is ideal for large online corporations, as the extra room allowed by the
exclusivity of the server can enable more programs and computer to run off the
server.
Another ideal feature for larger companies is the ability to perform updates
and patches to programs, whereas a shared hosting service would prevent that. In
addition to this, the availability of high powered networks from multiple
providers enables server providers to secure massive amounts of bandwidth, thus
providing for a lower price for its clients.
There are on the other hand a few downsides to this hosting.
It does come at a price as most managed servers will cost significantly more
than unmanaged servers. They can mean different things to different companies,
so you must be clear on these differences before committing.
Problems can still occur on your server, so you must feel you can trust the
company that is supplying this service to you.
And lastly you will have less control of your server, so this is maybe not so
much of an option for the technically minded that prefer to have more control of
their server environment.
In this scenario you can see the pros really do out way the cons.
Shared Hosting - Weighing up the pros and the cons
In sharp contrast, shared hosting means a simple partition is placed
in-between companies programs and services. Often, programs or services may even
be shared. This allows for viruses and bad code to easily be shared across the
partition. This allows bots and other harmful malware to creep across the
partitioned platforms and destroy your data. Even though shared hosting may be
cheaper than dedicated hosting, in the long run it really isn't. Shared hosting
is also improbable for most companies in other respects, since it is not large
enough to hold most the programs a large corporation would take. Additionally,
you the client cannot use the programs you want. You are forced to use the
hardware, programs, and operating system that are provided by the host of the
shared server.
On the plus side, it can provide reliable web presence without having special
technical skills.
It can be divided into 2 subtypes -Free and Paid.
Free Hosting allows you to try new ideas without the expense. It
provides you with everything necessary for your floating site.
You should however NOT expect the best conditions for your site as Bandwidth
and Disk space is limited.
Web statistics are also poorly provided.
Paid Hosting provides features that free hosting doesn't such as
multiply e-mail, MySQI and PHP which are all supported. Whether you want to host
a small, intermediate or large professional business website, this can be
used.
Using shared hosting you get a very good chance of hosting your site on a
powerful, well administrated server at a low monthly cost.
