| In the present situation more and more people are | | | | you the infrastructure to host your server at their |
| choosing Share Hosting Services because of a lack of | | | | location, they are responsible for network uptime and |
| knowledge. Shared Hosting looks very attractive to | | | | power uptime, even some companies manages |
| every one as they are the cheapest option available | | | | co-location servers with an extra fee. In co-location |
| in the market. In the present scenario we must go | | | | hosting the monthly cost is less and reliability, security |
| for cheaper options but we must take care of the | | | | is equal to Dedicated Hosting. Co-location is comes |
| quality of services. Meanwhile there are other hosting | | | | with its own benefit but it's not use full for simple |
| options also which are not very expensive but more | | | | web pages, its better for critical online applications. Its |
| secure and reliable. | | | | quite popular among big companies and big websites |
| So, here are some existing types of web hosting | | | | with online applications. |
| services: | | | | Virtual Dedicated |
| - Shared Web Hosting | | | | VDS (virtual dedicated server) is also a popular type |
| - Dedicated Server | | | | of hosting, there are companies offering VDS over |
| - Co-location Server Hosting | | | | dedicated server as it has been cheaper to them as |
| - Virtual Dedicated Server | | | | well as for customers. Customer usually transfers |
| - Managed Web Hosting | | | | their growing websites to VDS then to a dedicated |
| - Grid Hosting | | | | server. VDS are virtual servers using same server |
| - Exchange Hosting | | | | resources but with capability of a dedicated server. |
| - Business Email Hosting | | | | It's better than shared hosting but lesser than |
| - All these hosting can be hosted on two different | | | | Dedicated hosting, customer prefer it for growing |
| hosting platforms. | | | | websites. |
| - Linux or Unix Operating System | | | | Managed Servers |
| - Windows Server Operating System | | | | Basically there are two types of dedicated hosting |
| Shared Web Hosting | | | | managed and unmanaged. Managed hosting is one |
| The most popular web hosting service in today's | | | | type of dedicated hosting service in which the host |
| world. In this type of hosting there are a lot of sites | | | | company manages the dedicated server as add-on, |
| are been hosted in the same server usually managed | | | | its better to opt for a managed dedicated server |
| by some one company. Clients using this services | | | | than a unmanaged server. Host companies are |
| have restricted access to their server. They just | | | | managing more servers and have more experience |
| host a website and usually don't use custom web | | | | to run your server smoothly so it's better to buy |
| applications. This type of hosting is well suitable to | | | | managed web hosting. |
| small websites. Even though it's the most popular | | | | Grid Hosting |
| type of hosting its comes with some disadvantages, | | | | It is hosting on demand. This is for a site start small |
| if one site is been abuses the service resource like | | | | but grow with time, in this type of hosting your host |
| spamming, or other bad activity, all other clients will | | | | respond to your hosting needs, add resources to |
| be highly effected. Thus most prefer to go for other | | | | your account when you need it, you can relay and |
| hosting service like Virtual Dedicated hosting. | | | | worry free of in respect manual up gradation and |
| Dedicated Server | | | | any unnecessary downtime or annoying bandwidth |
| Dedicated Server or Dedicated Hosting, is another | | | | over limit or account suspended message. You will |
| but reliable type of hosting services, in which a | | | | get a grid( cluster) of hosting resource if the mail |
| customer leases a whole server not a shared one. | | | | server gone down the reserve server start working, |
| This is more reliable and flexible than any other | | | | so you can expect more than 99.9% uptime. |
| hosting services, as customer have full control, even | | | | Exchange Hosting |
| can choose hardware, connection configuration, | | | | It allows companies to enjoy the productivity and |
| software and operating system. Usually customers | | | | collaborative benefits of exchange. Its enhance |
| maintain such server at their end or take a add-on | | | | communication with partner, customer and employee. |
| from the host to maintain and manage uptime. This | | | | Email Hosting |
| service are been used by medium or big companies | | | | It is just to run email services for business with lots |
| or customers, mostly having huge traffic on their | | | | of enhanced features. Email hosting is very important |
| websites. | | | | for companies and it enhances the ability of emailing |
| Co-location Hosting | | | | and tracking. There are almost every Email Hosting |
| There are datacenters around the world offering | | | | service provider giving chat facility with it. They offer |
| co-location web hosting solutions in which you buy | | | | Pop3 and SMTP. |
| your own hardware and software and they just give | | | | |