The use of Dedicated Web Hosting
Thursday, February 12th, 2009When you do not like to share your spaces on the web, you may go for the dedicated web hosting. In this type of hosting you will get the total control off your server. That means you will be getting administrator access if you are using Windows and root access if you are using LINUX.
Then why you need a good provider for your web hosting? The reason is that though you have full control of the server, you do not own it.
Of course this is not the only type of dedicated web hosting service available online. You have another type that is called self managed web hosting. It is also called unmanaged web hosting. The advantage with such plan is that they are inexpensive. However, as the user you are responsible for maintenance and security of your own dedicated box.
Thus the term dedicated hosting refers to the leasing of dedicated server for hosting or managed services by the client. The server is not shared with anyone else. Naturally the user will have far more flexibility compared to the shared hosting services.
As end user you can select the operating system and the hardware that are to be used for your web hosting operations. Administration of server is normally provided by the company hosting your web site as add-on services. The best part of it is that often the overhead is lower and return is higher on your investments with a dedicated server.