September 17, 2006

Dedicated Web server Web Hosting VS Co location

Filed under: Web Hosting, dedicated server web hosting — @ 1:11 pm

A dedicated web server web hosting is a server that you are renting to your web host. you can customize this server at will, and you have remote access to the server.
With the co-location, you own the server. You will have to deal with a co-location provider, and you will have direct access, or physical access to the server.

Co location is more expensive than the dedicated web server web hosting solution.

Do you really need a dedicated web server web hosting?

To decide if you need a dedicated web server web hosting, you must:

  • Be in business
  • Have a hich number of webpages
  • Get tons of traffic to your websites

You must also know that a dedicated web server web hosting isn’t cheap, and most of the time, you will be able to negociate with the web hosting company.

It’s a must have if you take your business seriously, and you will have the support technique of the web hosting provider.

Before chosing your dedicated web server web hosting, contact the company, and explain your needs  to a representant.

Contact several companies, and visit web hosting, Internet related and business forums. Before asking question, browse the forum archive. If it’s very large, one or two months will be enough.

Dedicated Web server Web Hosting Disadvantages.

Filed under: Web Hosting — @ 11:51 am

The major disadvantage of a dedicated web server web hosting is the cost, that can be expensive.

However, it should be seen as an investment for your business, and not an expense.

I don’t know for you, but when I will launch a product with a large audience, after the pre-launch phase… I don’t want my server to go down without being able to do something ASAP.

Worst, you don’t even know the problem..

Another disadvantage is that it is not eally your server, you still depend on the dedicated web server web hosting provider.

You will also pay if you reach the limit of your data transfer allowance.

Next phase in  our dedicated web server web hosting serie is to compare with co-location…

Dedicated Web server Web Hosting Even More Advantages

Filed under: Web Hosting, dedicated server web hosting — @ 11:23 am

With a dedicated web server web hosting solution, you can decide which application to install on your server.

Your dedicated webserver will be configured accordingto your own and unique needs. You will be able to:

  • Decide which configurations torun on your webserver
  • Have a secure environment for your site

Dedicated  web server web hosting is the opposite of shared webserver.
Now let’s review an example of the Control factor:

You will know what is installed on your dedicated web server, and you will have full root access.

The Reliability factor:

The server administrator can influence the page loads speed of his websites. There is a lot of variables and parameters thatcan be changed to enhance your web presence, and that will skyrocket the customer satisfaction… and your business and profits.

Next. we will review the disadvantages of a dedicated web server web hosting

Dedicated Web server Web Hosting Advantages.

Filed under: Web Hosting — @ 10:28 am

We saw that a dedicated web server web hosting is a sevice that will provide you a webserver for your personal use. Most important: it is exclusive. That mean that you do not share the sevr with another website.

However, the web hosting company keep the control of the:

  • Hardware
  • Operating system Software

It’s fine, because you just need to focus on your website, while the web hosting company take care of the technical stuff like server maintenance…
The 2 main reason you want to choose a dedicated web server are:

  1. control of your business
  2. Reliability

Is dedicated web server web hosting the right choice for your business?

What is a Dedicated Web server Web Hosting?

Filed under: Web Hosting, dedicated server web hosting — @ 9:03 am

Dedicated web server web hosting definition:

You have a dedicated web server when you rent the web server. You have exclusive use of the server.

Along with that, you have exclusive use of the computer (webserver) and the connection to the Internet.

You want to use a dedicated web server web hosting when you have a business, and you know that you will have a large number of visitors to your website everyday.

In this case, you need a dedicated web server web hosting, because you are in total control of your business.

Stay tuned for more on dedicated web server web hosting..

Cheap Web Hosting or… Expensive one?

Filed under: Web Hosting, cheap web hosting — @ 8:07 am

A cheap web hosting is not necessarily a bad web hosting. Don’t think that one second.

That’s why you must do your research. In my previous post, I said that I will tell you more about how to check the reliability of a web hosting service..

Checking the faq page or sending an email is good. I’ve done it, but a better and faster way to see if this cheap web hosting is worth it is to ask to real people who used the web hosting service.

Where will you find them?

You can find them on forums and discussion boards. Ask them what do they think about this web hosting service (the one you want), and wait for the answers. Don’t forgetto subscribe to the thread, or to bookmark the page!

Take the answers from people who stayed at least one year with the service.

More on how to chose a cheap web hosting service soon..

Cheap Web Hosting and Webservers

Filed under: Web Hosting, cheap web hosting — @ 7:27 am

One of the most common problems with cheap web hosting is the webserver. It is really important, crucial for your business that you get a reliable server, and an excellent support.

The problem is that if your site goes down, your visitors will not be happy, and you may lose them, because they remember the last time they visited your site… It was down. It’s not really profesional.
Also when you launch a product, or you have a teleconference… What if your server crash? Can you imagine the hassle for you and your business!

One of the best way to evaluate a cheap web hosting, and check the reliability of the servers is to read the Faq on the site?

I’ll tell you more about how to test the reliability of a cheap web hosting in the coming post.

Cheap Web Hosting providers and Bandwith

Filed under: cheap web hosting — @ 6:29 am

Most cheap web hosting companies will not give you enough bandwith to run your business. If you exceed the bandwith limit allowed, you will have to pay for it!

Like when you take the plane, you have to pay if you want to be allowed to fly with more kg.. A Cheap web hosting provider will give you more troubles in the long run than your one time flight though. You are married with your web hosting company.

The best thing for you in web hosting will be unlimited bandwith allowance, but it will not often be the case with most of the inexpensive web hosting provider.

Almost all the web hosting companies give you an amount of bandwith every month.

If you can get 500 GB of bandwith every month, it’s really good to start. I started like that, and I was really satisfied because when you start you don’t have thousand of visitors a day…

Feel free to leave your comments on my cheap web hosting series..