The Answer to Downtime: Dedicated Hosting

Flexible and secure web hosting solutions are in reality available through dedicated hosting. A dedicated hosting solution provides the customer with their own server, unlike shared hosting where the customer shares a server with other hosted clients. The dedicated hosting solution is characterized by a process of “leasing” the whole server from the hosting provider. The web hosting company remains as the owner of the particular server, giving the customer a range of benefits.

One of the  benefits available through dedicated hosting, includes increased reliability. Service providers offering dedicated hosting generally have a higher capacity for maintenance and support than an in-house company application. Further, enhanced security in terms of data backup and protection against breaches is available to the customer when compared to a shared hosting service or in-house solution.

In a highly competitive landscape for shared hosting providers, selection of the best service provider requires an assessment of the costs as well as features offered and the security aspect noted above.  Careful selection of a dedicated hosting solution will result in a far fewer technical problems  materializing when compared to sharing a server with other websites.

Essentially, dedicated hosting eliminates many of the technical problems that can arise which can cause downtime, a loss of data or increased exposure to risk. For an enterprise with peaks and troughs in demands, the risk of over-loading is eradicated given the greater capacity offered in a dedicated hosting solution. Importantly, in e-commerce, customer ‘corruption’ issue (code-related) arising on a shared server solution are eliminated. Poor programming can result in loss of functionality or corrupting of website, leading to diminished  performance .

In a dedicated hosting solution, customers can modify their personal hosting settings, generally not in reality done in a  shared hosting environment. Typically, shared hosting solutions offer fewer choices as far as features and applications. Too often customers of shared hosting solutions are overwhelmed by the technical information and end up with features that are not needed

Dedicated hosting solutions generally offer faster load times with minimal down time. Selecting a dedicated host service can best be achieved by visiting directories but preferably, a customer would be well advised to visit web hosting forums. Here the customer should look for posts or blogs on the subject of web hosting providers and read and note the posts. These will be highly revealing of the service provider. A hosting quote should be sought form at least two service providers for comparison and competitive pricing.

Dedicated hosting clients are given the option to simply pick the software and the application that they need for optimal functionality of their websites. Moreover, with enhanced technical support offered to website hosting, their customers will enjoy the benefits of enhanced functionality. The comfort to a business owner of a fully-supported dedicated hosting solution, knowing their websites will not go offline, is a powerful benefit.