| There are 2 different types of hosting accounts that | | | | excellent support and service and an uptime of at |
| webmasters can purchase, shared and dedicated. The | | | | least 99%. It is also important to have a company |
| main difference between the two is that the | | | | that will deal with redundant connections and |
| dedicated enables a webmaster to lease an entire | | | | hardware failures in a matter of minutes. |
| web server for exclusive use, while with the shared, | | | | Another distinction between shared and dedicated |
| the server space is shared with other customers. | | | | web hosting is that the dedicated connection can |
| The dedicated provides the exclusive use of a server | | | | often be a lot faster than the shared because the |
| and state-of-the-art connection options. | | | | customer gets an exclusive server as opposed to |
| One of the most important features of dedicated | | | | sharing one with several customers. Overall this is not |
| hosting is that the webmaster has a lot more control | | | | usually an issue for those with smaller needs, such as |
| over their website real estate than with shared | | | | only a few websites. But when it comes to the |
| hosting. A good hosting company manages all the | | | | customer who needs to host hundreds of sites this |
| related hardware, such as the all important server | | | | can be a significant benefit that is well worth the |
| and server end software and provides quality data | | | | financial investment. |
| centers. The software can be configured by the | | | | Overall, it is not fair to say that dedicated is superior |
| webmaster as needed to facilitate online business | | | | to shared, it is accurate to say that dedicated is |
| expansion and data space. This type of hosting, while | | | | more reliable for website content distribution and |
| more expensive than the shared is perfect for those | | | | total control over the hosting environment for those |
| building a large and intensive online presence and | | | | with big website needs. And the financial investment |
| want complete control. | | | | in a dedicated web hosting server will go along way |
| This kind of hosting is more suited to businesses and | | | | in creating and maintaining the web environment that |
| users with complex website server needs, since it | | | | is entirely customized for the individual. |
| deploys and runs very complex applications, such as | | | | Finding the right hosting company is crucial whether |
| databases, multimedia streams and bigger email | | | | you choose shared or dedicated hosting. Some of |
| solutions. The global call connections and monitoring is | | | | the most important aspects is the customer service |
| ideal for multiple websites. | | | | the host provides, which should be 24/7 with phone |
| The average investment for dedicated hosting can | | | | and live chat options, at least a 99% uptime money |
| be in the range of $24 plus a month and the | | | | back guarantee and software support for all |
| company that provides it should be professional, have | | | | operating systems, like Linux and Windows. |