The ABC’s of Hosting: VPS, Shared, and Dedicated Hosting
Web hosting isn’t a one-size-fits-all service. As with any other technical service, web hosting options exist so that people can assess their needs and get the exact service they need. However, as with all things web-related, there’s a little bit of confusion as to what all of the options mean.
To start off, you should know what web hosting does. Web hosting is how your website stays online and live, as web hosting platform provide the system through which your site communicates with client requests and behavior on the internet.
This means that web hosting requires something called a server which provides storage capabilities, a processing unit, encryption protocols and cyber safety measures.
Dedicated Hosting
Dedicated hosting is perhaps the easiest to understand. Dedicated servers hosting is where one whole server is allocated to your account. This means that the entire server’s capabilities are for you alone to use.
Dedicated servers are ideal for large organizations that have multiple websites or companies that receive thousands of visits a day and also incorporate heavy-duty elements onto the website.
Dedicated hosting is also an excellent choice is you need to customize or configure the server to meet your specific needs. However, this does mean that you need a skilled tech department who can manage and control your server.
Shared Hosting
On the other hand, shared hosting is just about the opposite of a dedicated server. Shared hosting is where a server is used to host multiple websites. As one of the most commonly available types of hosting, shared hosting is affordable as it divides up the cost of a server.
Shared hosting is best for new, smaller businesses or blogs/portfolio sites that aren’t really targeted at mass traffic. However, with shared hosting there is considerably more risk of downtime or site malfunction, if one website starts to grow too fast and takes more resources than it should.
VPS Hosting
VPS hosting is perhaps the perfect new solution for midsize or small businesses that are looking for a web hosting service that doesn’t cost too much, doesn’t require in-house tech and is also better than shared hosting with downtime.
Virtualization technology is used to create smaller private servers from the larger space of an actual server. This keeps your resources separate from other websites’ resources and ensures that your site functions well all the time. What you’re getting is a smaller dedicated server of sorts, without the high cost.
So, whether you want to go with our VPS SSD hosting or dedicated servers hosting; our team at JoivHost is committed to providing the best web hosting platform for you and your website!