Thursday, July 24, 2008

Dedicated Web Hosting : Why Choose A Dedicated Web Server

By Ray Lam

Many websites are hosted on a shared web hosting server. The main reason is the cost. A shared web hosting server costs a great deal less than a dedicated server. The number of sites on a shared web hosting server can be anywhere from 1500 to 2000 sites. The number of sites on the shared web hosting server will vary due to availability of disk space, allowed bandwidth per site and overall speed. Although shared web hosting is reliable and has minimal problems, there are advantages to host your site(s) on a dedicated server.

The best thing about dedicated servers is that users do not have to share it with any other user of the hosting company. These are also able to provide added third party security to the users' sites and emails. Complete access is also given to the user or the website owner so that he would be able to freely configure, optimize and also install the necessary software for his website.

You should consider a dedicated server web hosting when you find that the traffic to your site has increased substantially and your site is taking too much time to load. An analysis of the traffic to your site will tell you whether you should go to a dedicated server. The main thing to understand is that when you have many users working concurrently on your website, you should replace your shared web hosting with a dedicated server web hosting.

Particularly if you have a relatively popular website, it would be much better to have a dedicated web server for it so that visitors would be able to download your website quickly and easily compared to a website that downloads very slowly.

The client will also benefit from doing business with a company who has a dedicated web server. When trying to access data, they will have a faster experience than with a shared server. You will also be able to facilitate high traffic without any problems. A dedicated server is definitely worth considering. Take into consideration the growth of your company down the road and decide if investing in a dedicated server is the right path. The peace of mind it can bring you may be worth shelling out a few extra bucks.

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