HostVentures
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Jakob
Web Hosting
The term "Web Hosting" is used in a general sense to refer to a variety of configuration alternatives whereby an Internet Service Provider delivers an internet presence on behalf of a customer. Here are some general concepts and details that describe various hosting options that customers should consider:
- Dedicated Hosting
- Colocation
- Virtual Private Servers
- Virtual Hosting
Dedicated hosting entails a customer leasing server equipment within the Internet Service Provider's infrastructure in order to obtain a web presence. The customer typically has a contract to rent the equipment and obtain internet connectivity as well as some basic and custom support.
Colocation allows a customer to "co-locate" their equipement at the Internet Service Provider's facility in order to take advantage of the available datacenter features such as bandwidth and internet connectivity, uninterruptible power, security and air conditioning.
A Virtual Private Server is an isolated "slice" of a physical machine that operates independently from other virtual private server environments on the same machine and carries certain minimal guarantees of CPU, disk IO, bandwidth as well as security. Its a very efficient and economical approach to obtaining internet access with better availability.
A Virtual hosting account involves a web server, typically apache, virtual host on a machine shared with many other customers. This is the most economical type of web hosting that often involves contention for resources with other customers and additional risks for downtime, delayed email delivery, as well as security.