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- The Pros and Cons Of Hosting The Site Yourself
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DO-IT-YOURSELF
You host the Web site yourself, relying purely on in-house resources except for the external connectivity.
PROS:
- No service costs to pay
- You have total control over the application
CONS:
- Can be difficult and expensive to maintain the required expertise
- You may not have an ideal physical environment
- Coping with future increase in demand may be painful.
Read more... - Avoiding Common Shared Web Hosting Problems
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Most webmasters on the net today are familiar with what the industry calls "shared" web hosting accounts. A shared hosting account is where you rent a small amount of space on a server which is shared among many other users. This is a cheap way to get started online but it has many disadvantages - you will encounter email delivery problems because of spam complaints against other sites on the same server. You will find your site's grinding to a halt when someone else does some heavy database work on your server. You might even find your site going down because of a denial of service attack against someone else hosting hacking or piracy related material on your server See how you can avoid all these problems by using a virtual dedicated hosting ... Read more...
- Changing your web hosting company
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In case you are disappointed with the level of service your current web hosting provider, or you have discovered a provider that offers you better deal, or your online business has simply outgrown your present provider, any reason is as good as any for changing your web hosting provider. The only concern is how to switch your web site from a web host to another in the right way and no or as little aggravations as possible.
The very first step in changing web hosting providers is to find one that meets all your requirements. Although you should have some experience in finding one from your last search, let's still review the main issues when choosing one. Take a good look at the disk space and bandwidth your future plan will provide you. Read more... - The Drawbacks of Cheap Free Web Hosting
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If you are looking for a host for your website, you may be weighing the options of paid hosting vs. free hosting sites. You may be thinking that if you can get the hosting services that you need for free, why pay for it. The answer is clear, because you will get exactly what you pay for and with free hosting exactly what you are not paying for. Depending on what type of site you have, the consideration of whether to use a paid host or a free host will make a big difference to you.
For instance, if you have a business site that you want hosted, you should not consider using a free host. Read more...
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You own a server and you want to connect to the Internet. Numerous companies can make that connection for you and one option they offer is colocation. Colocation has one primary advantage over dedicated servers... you retain ownership of the server and control over its configuration. If this control is important to you then colocation may be your best route for connecting to the Internet. Colocation Fees: Colocation uses a different fee structure than dedicated servers. When you colocate a server, the web host will charge you both rental and connection fees. The rental fee is the monthly charge you will pay the host company for housing your server in their facility. Your rental fee will be based on the height of your server. Servers can range from 1U to a full rack. Most servers will fall in the 1U or 2U range, unless they have a large number of hard drives. Connection charges are based on a connection average rather than the total number of gigabytes transferred per month. For example, a 1 mbp/s connection means that for an entire month you average 1 megabyte of transfer per second. One way of measuring the transfer is to take the amount of bandwidth used in a given month, divide it by the number of seconds in that month and arrive at the transfer figure. Another more popular method of measurement is called the "95th percentile". With this method bandwidth measurements are taken every 5 minutes. At the end of the month the highest 5% of readings are not counted, and the highest remaining reading that is left is the measurement used for billing. When considering colocation service, keep in mind that your server will not be located on your premises. You will want to ensure that your server and your data are adequately protected. Be confident that you know the answers to these questions before signing a colocation contract: What safety plans are in place in the event of a natural disaster? How secure is the host company's building? Who will have access to your server? Bandwidth is another consideration. Bandwidth refers data transfer and is measured in gigabytes. There are different ranges of performance delivered by the companies that provide Internet connections. For example, some companies provide lightning speed connections, but are usually quite expensive. For less money you can get a provider that provides a slower bandwidth. A good way to test a web host's response time is to visit their web page several times a day. A slow loading website may indicate a slow and over-loaded Internet connection. If you will be using features such as private nameservers,anonymous FTP, or game servers, having several IP addresses could be important. You will want to make sure that the web host can meet your needs. Technical support can be the defining factor in you colocation experience. Be sure to select a host that has a knowledgeable staff. Ask about IT certifications and other qualifications. Also determine how easy it is to access customer support and how fast they respond to problems. Get it in Writing: Your server does you absolutely no good when it is down. Look closely at the level of uptime the host company can guarantee. How will you be compensated if that guarantee is not met? When you are ready to sign a contract for colocation services, negotiate and review all of the terms carefully. In addition to an uptime guarantee the contract should include the terms of service, the length of contract, the level of service and payment terms.
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