What is dedicated hosting?
How should I decide which type of dedicated hosting
for my business?
Shared or Dedicated? Which should you choose?
What is dedicated hosting?
Dedicated hosting is a form of Web hosting where the hosting
provider dedicates a single machine for a customer’s website(s).
Dedicated hosting divides into two categories: managed dedicated
and unmanaged dedicated. Managed hosting is a dedicated server that is
accompanied by a full suite of technical support, maintenance and monitoring
services. This differs from unmanaged dedicated web hosting, where customers
are provided with their own servers but are still responsible for virtually
all administrative and maintenance duties.
How should I decide which type of dedicated hosting
for my business?
To understand the two types of dedicated hosting, please refer to the
first question for details.
If you're unsure about the server configuration, we recommend you to
choose a managed server. Going with the managed server is more expensive
but is much more reassuring for the inexperienced administrator. Remember,
you can always downgrade your account to an unmanaged service later once
you've acquired some expertise in server administration. Though once you
opt for the personal attention you will receive through a managed host,
you might think twice of turning into an unmanaged service later on.
CI host is managed dedicated hosting by default and all other hosts on
our list are unmanaged type.
Shared or Dedicated? Which should you choose?
Item |
Dedicated |
Shared |
Business type |
Company (more than 1 website) |
Small Business (1 website) |
Cost |
normally more than $50/month |
normally less than $20/month |
Access to Administrative function |
Unmanaged Dedicated - Full access to core functions
Managed Dedicated - Partial access to core functions
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Limited access to core function |
Technical Support |
Unmanaged Dedicated - limited support (some
support comes with addtional cost)
Managed Dedicated - comprehensive support |
Comprehensive support |
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