If you are serious about your online business and you want your website to perform to the best of its abilities. For this reason, you will want to have your own server that is not shared with anyone else. This means you’ll have access to a vast amount of server resources, and your site will therefore be more reliable and better able to accommodate higher amounts of daily traffic. If you want your own server you have several options. You can buy a server and have it stored in a colocation hosting facility, however this would cost a lot of money and it it is not practical for most people.
The other option, which is most popular is leasing a private server. If you choose to lease a private server then you would have to choose from dedicated hosting and managed hosting. However, there are various subtypes within these two types of web hosting solutions, particularly within dedicated hosting. The following information should help you decide which kind of web hosting plan would be right for you.
Managed Hosting
The main differences in the various types of managed hosting plans is how the web host defines “managed.” What some web hosts consider “managed” hosting, others may consider self-managed. There are various aspects of managed hosting that need to be considered before you decide if and what kind of managed web hosting solution would be right for you. Some of the ways hosting companies manage your hosting account is through the monitoring of applications, providing routine system updates, strict security protocol, server resource monitoring, creating backups of your databases, and general database administration.
By providing these services and more, the hosting company effectively removes much of your responsibility as a webmaster. Although the aforementioned tasks are dealt with by many hosting companies, there are some hosting companies that do not do all of these things for you. Thus, it is best to check the specific policies of any prospective web hosts which you are considering.
Dedicated Hosting
Dedicated hosting is broken down into several sub-categories – Basic, High End, Bandwidth Dedicated, Database Dedicated, and Server Mirroring Dedicated. These types all provide various features and server resources, so it is very important to make sure you understand what each one is before buying. This can be confusing, because as mentioned, many hosting companies go by different standards as to what they offer for each plan. The main difference between dedicated hosting and managed hosting is that dedicated hosting does not include any administration services. Since you will have to manage the server yourself, it will cost you less.