| When you are starting an online business, you | | | | a limited number of features and there is a |
| have two hosting options to choose from:a) | | | | restriction on the kind of software you can install |
| Shared Server Hosting or Virtual Hostingb) | | | | or scripts you can run. For every change that you |
| Managed Server Hosting or Dedicated Hosting | | | | want to make, you need to get in touch with the |
| Shared server refers to sharing server space | | | | hosting provider. |
| with other websites. This means that your | | | | Managed Server Hosting offers unlimited variety |
| website is placed on a large server that hosts | | | | of features and complete control over your site. |
| other websites too and you need to share all the | | | | The server can be completely customized for |
| resources with them. Since everything is shared, | | | | your website needs and you can easily install or |
| the overall hosting costs are much lesser as | | | | run any program on it. |
| compared to other plans. | | | | - Scalability - When you go for an upgrade in a |
| Managed Server Hosting provides you a complete | | | | Shared hosting plan, you get an increase in the |
| server to host your website. From the choice of | | | | disk space, bandwidth and email accounts. But |
| hardware to your preferred Operating System, | | | | when you upgrade in a managed hosting plan, it |
| everything in a managed hosting package is | | | | includes an increase in RAM, hard drive space, OS, |
| controlled by you. These of course come with an | | | | high-end software and of course the disk space |
| added price but offer utmost control and flexibility | | | | and bandwidth. |
| to the users i.e. you. | | | | - Software - In virtual hosting, you either get a |
| If you own a large business, an ecommerce site | | | | Windows or a Linux platform and the various |
| or a heavy-traffic website, managed hosting is | | | | software are bundled with your hosting package. |
| the best option for you. Here's a list of other | | | | You do not have much choice in terms of the OS |
| reasons that make dedicated or managed hosting | | | | or software. |
| a much better option that Virtual or Shared | | | | But with Managed hosting you can have your |
| hosting. | | | | choice of OS, Software, Hardware and so on. A |
| Shared Vs Managed Server Hosting | | | | managed or dedicated hosting package is fully |
| - Traffic Management and Server Response - | | | | customized according to your preferences and |
| Server response time is directly proportional to | | | | requirements. |
| the amount of data present on the server, | | | | - Security - All good web hosts provide high |
| Internet speed and web traffic. Shared plans host | | | | security for all their servers and this is true for |
| multiple websites on a single server, thus when | | | | Shared hosting too. But the level of security in a |
| any of the websites experience heavy traffic | | | | shared arrangement is lower since there are |
| server response time increases. | | | | multiple websites present on a single server. |
| There is generally lesser load on a Managed | | | | In a managed hosting arrangement, only your |
| Server which makes the server response time | | | | website is hosted on the server which reduces |
| minimum and increases the speed of your | | | | the risk of virus or malware attacks and other |
| website drastically. The pages will load faster, your | | | | fraudulent activities. It also includes a firewall for |
| site will function better and of course the users | | | | your server adding an extra level of security. If |
| will keep coming back for the perfect browsing | | | | you want complete control on your website and |
| experience. | | | | need large resources for your business, there is |
| - Flexibility - Shared Server allows you to use only | | | | nothing better than Managed Server hosting. |