evolution of hosting – shared hosting
Posted in Uncategorized on September 18th, 2008 by mdwCloud computing, grid computing, dedicated servers, VPS, virtualization, shared hosting, etc. – what does it all mean? And how can you choose what’s best for you and your website? Too broad a topic to cover in one post, but maybe it’s a good theme to come back and examine in a series of several posts.
First of all, if you have one low traffic website that’s a collection of several static (as in unchanging) web pages then shop based on price. But keep a backup copy of all files. This describes most personal and small business websites unfortunately, because most people don’t realize the opportunities they’re missing out on by not using their website as a tool to do things for them.
If this describes your site, a shared hosting environment is for you. These are dirt cheap, you typically get a nice control panel to manage services like FTP and email, and if the support is decent you need to look no further. Actually good friendly support is rare in setups like this in my experience, but choosing a medium sized company ought to improve your chances.
