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Managed Hosting: A Guide
Managed hosting
solutions are relatively new, but worth checking out. Here we will
explain where it may prove beneficial for you.
Many people think that
there are only two web hosting options available to them. They either do
it all themselves in-house or place their site with a hosting company on
a shared server. The former option is really only cost-effective for
companies with the resources and money to cover the potentially high
manpower and equipment costs. The latter option, however, can suit most
small- to medium-sized web sites in an extremely cost-effective way.
Over the past few years, another solution has appeared - that of
dedicated hosting. And, as this service has developed, we've seen a
move towards full hosting management with managed web hosting
solutions appearing on the market.
Dedicated hosting took web site hosting to another level. It allows
larger web sites to be hosted externally rather than have to be managed
in-house. These larger web sites (i.e. those with a high-volume of
visitor traffic) generally need to live on their own dedicated server to
function properly. Historically, companies would do this in-house but,
with dedicated hosting, they can lease a server for their sole use from
a hosting company.
This move to dedicated
services has been a boon to many web site owners. It offers them the
option of having all the advantages of a dedicated service to meet their
needs without all the related costs. However, for many people this still
wasn't the ideal solution - not all hosting companies with dedicated
plans could or would offer a full range of server and web site
management options. So, you would still have to manage some of the
technical issues, such as server administration, yourself. This is where
a managed hosting option can help cut your costs and
solve your technical problems.
With managed
hosting, you don't only get to lease a dedicated web server for
your site but you can also choose from a range of support and technical
services. These can take care of some or all of your hosting related
needs. Services on offer will vary from hosting company to company but
most will include managed hosting options such as monitoring, advice,
administration, support, security, updates and upgrades, testing and
troubleshooting. This option allows you to run a dedicated hosting
management service in an extremely cost-effective manner and closely
mirrors an in-house operation. Difference is, you pay a package or
component price for the service rather than having to shell out for
equipment and the fees and salaries of external and internal technical
experts.
As you might imagine,
managed hosting plans will be more costly than the option of simply
having your site placed on a shared web server. As a rule of thumb
(please also note that services offered by web hosting companies can
vary greatly here) this is really only an option you should be looking
at if you have a site with high-volume traffic that needs a dedicated
server. For many small to medium sized web sites it simply won't
be a cost-effective solution in the short-term.
Taken from
Hosting Review
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