Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Types of Hosting

Shared Hosting

Shared hosting is basically your website sharing disk space on a server controlled by a company or individual with many other websites.

Virtual Dedicated Server

Virtual dedicated servers are basically a single server that is divided into parts to create more than one server or “virtual server”. Your website lives alone on your part of the server and the virtual server is controlled by you or your small business.

Dedicated Server

Dedicated servers are basically a single server that your website lives on alone and is controlled by you or your small business.

Dedicated Hosting IP

Dedicated hosting IP is basically an address assigned to your website. Most websites are on shared hosting where they all share the same address. If your small business needs to have a web store, intranet or process credit cards then you will need your own address (IP) as most require it.

SSL Certificates

SSL certificates are used for secure data transactions. If your small business plans to setup an online store or process credit cards etc then you will need to purchase SSL certificates.

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