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| This is an exerpt from an article found at http://www.technewsworld.com/perl/story/33411.html It may seem simple, yet it is often overlooked. When it comes to choosing the right Internet hosting provider, the majority of business owners know very little about making the best decisions. What makes a good Internet host for a business Web site? What makes a bad one? How can the wrong host harm your business? What are the different types of hosting services? Which ones are best for which industries? Here are some tips to help you find the right host. For example, it is important to understand the distinctions between shared, collocated, unmanaged dedicated and managed dedicated hosting so you can choose the one that is right for your business. As the hosting industry has matured, hosting offers have split into a couple of distinct categories, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. Shared hosting -- sometimes called virtual hosting -- means you are sharing a single server with a number of other clients of that company. The host manages the server almost completely, although you maintain your site and your account. These hosing providers can afford to charge you little because many clients are paying for use of the server.However, companies other than yours are using the resources of that server, which means heavy traffic to one of the other sites on the server can really hammer your site's performance. Also, you typically cannot install special software programs on these types of machines because the host needs to keep a stable environment for all of the clients using the server. |
