Types of Web Hosting

1. Virtual or Shared Hosting  :- It’s a web hosting service where many websites reside on one web server connected to the internet. This type of hosting is provided under one’s own domain name, www.yourname.com. With a hosting plan with the web hosting company, one can present oneself as a fully independent identity to his/her web audience, like GWS. More or less Considered the “entry-level” of hosting, GWS Shared Hosting is when you and others customers are given access to one physical server so you’re essentially sharing or “renting” the same key resources (e.g. CPU, RAM, disk space, etc.). And, because you’re not paying for the full server costs – only the parts you are using – the price is super affordable.

Pros Of Shared Hosting :

·         Easy and affordable

 

·         Secured by hosting provider

 

·         24/7 Technical support

 

·         Cheapest hosting available

 

·         Ideal for any first-time, low-traffic, or low-bandwidth website.

 

Cons Of Shared Hosting :

·         Shared resources can slow down the whole server

 

·         Less flexible than dedicated hosting

 

·         Limited amount of storage space 

 

·         Website performance can fluctuate, depending on other customers’ usage levels.  

2. Dedicated Hosting  :- Hosted on a dedicated server, this type of hosting is best suited for large websites with high traffic. In this, the Company wishing to go online rents an entire web server from a hosting company.This is suitable for companies hosting larger websites, maintaining others’ sites or maintaining others’ sites or managing a big online mall, etc like Google Cloud. When you purchase Dedicated Server Hosting, you won’t be sharing a server or any resources with anyone, and you get an entire server to yourself. This Style of hosting gives you more control. You can configure everything on the server because it’s typically self – managed, which doesn’t suit all webmasters. Using this type of hosting means you have to take care of all the technical tasks that the hosting company would normally handle for you in a Shared Hosting Service. Although there is the option of fully - Managed Dedicated Server Hosting, this comes at an additional cost and is not typically included with most hosting providers.  

 

 

Pros Of Dedicated Hosting :

·         Ideal for Large Business

 

·         Strong Database Support

 

·         Unlimited Software support

 

·         Powerful e-mail Solutions

 

·         Complete root access to your Servers 

·         More Storage Space and bandwidth than Shared Hosting

 

·         A Dedicated Server Means you’re not sharing with other
websites and won’t be affected by Others. 

 

Cons Of Dedicated Hosting :

·         It’s very expensive

 

·         Requires Superior skill sets

 

·         Most expensive type of hosting 

 

·         Require advanced Technical Knowledge. 

 

 3. Co- located  Hosting :- This hosting lets you place your own web server on the premises of a service provider. It is similar to that of dedicated hosting except for the fact that the server is now provided by the user-company itself and its physical needs are met by the hosting company like GWS.

Pros Of Co-located Hosting :

·         High Security

 

·         Greater Bandwidth High Up- Time

 

·         Unlimited Software Options

 

 

Cons Of Co-located Hosting :

·         It’s very expensive

 

·         Requires High skills

 

·         Difficult  to Configure and Debug

4. Virtual Private Server (VPS) Hosting :- A Virtual Private Server( VPS ) is somewhere between Shared Hosting and Dedicated Server Hosting when it comes to price and performance. Consider it the next best thing to having your own Dedicated Server, since a VPS is almost as good as having a private server. A VPS, in essence, divides a single server into separate virtual servers. Similar to Shared Hosting, there are multiple customers (websites) running on the same servers, but with a VPS, the number is far, far fewer and you have dedicated resources at your disposal. Similar to a Dedicated Server, with a VPS, you'll have to take care of technical tasks related to your server.

 

Pros Of VPS Hosting :

·         Solid and Reliable Performance

 

·         Cheaper than a Dedicated Server

 

·         Customizable Server Setup

 

·         Enough Storage space and Bandwidth to power data –heavy ,

busy Websites.

 

 

Cons Of VPS Hosting :

·         More expensive than Shared Hosting

 

·         Requires Technical Knowledge if you go to with a self – managed VPS Plan