Probably many of you know that web hosting can be of various types but surely you do not know too many details about it. At this point the types of hosting are:
– Shared
– Resellers
– placement
– Dedicated
– Virtual Dedicated
– Managed / Unmanaged
-Grid
– Emails
– Domains
– Exchange
To better understand what the strengths and weaknesses of each type of web hosting are, we will present them to you so that you can form an opinion about the product you have or need.
1) Shared. This implies that several websites are hosted on the same server, which can sometimes have negative aspects if there will be clients who will abuse the resources available to them.
In general, there are many users who choose shared hosting because of the low prices, but also because they do not require too many resources and this type of web hosting really refers to those who have small websites.
2) Reseller. This type of web hosting allows any customer to use the server’s resources for profit. How to take profit? Very simple, selling space on a server or let’s say creating your own web hosting companies. All a user needs to do after purchasing a web hosting reseller package is to make sure that they can provide the necessary support for their future clients.
3) Placement. This type refers to cases where clients own a server but only want to use its resources. The provider will provide the infrastructure a server needs to operate, which makes this type of web hosting cheaper, but the cost of the server will be attributed to the customer.
4) Dedicated server. This assumes that a single user has all the resources of the server at his disposal. Even if the price is a bit higher than the price of shared hosting, we must recognize that dedicated server offers more options than other types of web hosting because each user has full control over the server resources. This type of web hosting is suitable for medium and large companies. who know they will need more server space in the future.
5) Virtual Dedicated Server (VPS). This type of hosting refers to partitioning a server into several virtual servers that have the same characteristics as a normal server. It should be noted that in this case each virtual server can use a different operating system but at the same time all these servers will share the same resources which makes this type weaker than the dedicated server. In order for these virtual servers to be created, there are several software programs that can do this, such as Virtuozzo and VMware.
6) Managed / Unmanaged. It refers to dedicated web hosting which can be divided into two main categories namely managed and unmanaged. The advantage of managed web hosting is that the user will not have to know programming languages or web hosting knowledge to deal with the server because this is what the provider will do. For the unmanaged you have to do these things and you will surely lose precious time. Even if managed web hosting is more expensive, we have to admit that it is worth the money.
7) Grid. It is a very flexible platform for web hosting that has a duty to increase the space allocated to a website if it grows, avoiding any downtime. At the same time, you won’t have to worry about upgrading your account to get more space. The only disadvantage of this type compared to shared hosting is that some technologies are not supported and I mean here java, front page extensions, Cold Fusion and others.
8) Email Hosting. This refers to mail servers. These servers are used by larger companies that want to have their own email service, this service is still different from regular email servers because each company can select several additional options.
9) Domain hosting. It refers to buying a domain and just a few tools so you can maintain the account.
10) Exchange. The costs of this are quite high compared to those presented so far, but when we consider the benefits, this justifies the cost. Exchange hosting platform software is most popular for email sending and various collaborations that can achieve better communication between employees of a company.
As you can see, there are many types of hosting and I am sure that every Internet user who wants to buy space on the web will know how to make the best choice depending on their needs.