The rapid advancement in technology has allowed modern organizations to increase their production capacity and enhance their competitiveness. One aspect of technology resource that these organizations are capitalizing on to enhance their ability to meet and even exceed the needs, preferences and expectations of their clients is web hosting. Web hosting is a form of service, which permits you as an organization or individual to make your website accessible to your existing and potential website users by using the services of a web host. So, how do you begin harnessing the power of web hosting?
1) Hosting The Website
The first step towards
harnessing the benefits that comes with web hosting is hosting the website. There
are two ways you can host a website including
- Doing the Hosting
Yourself; this means you get equipped with
the right web hosting apparatus including permanent internet connectivity
and web server. Other than the equipment, you also need to have the relevant
skills on how to host a web effectively and efficiently including server
configuration, setting up firewalls and patch management etc.,
- Contracting a Web
Host; contracting a web host is the most convenient
option to use when hosting a website because they not only have the skills
and knowledge required to host but also, they have the financial capacity
to do so. In addition, contracting a web host permits you to focus more on
developing the content of the website, which is more important.
A web host provides you
with
- Technical
support and help at any time
- Continuous
FTP access, which allows you to update the website
- Access
to several email accounts
- Online
traffic statistics
- Comprehensive
database management systems
2) Selecting The Most Suitable Type Of
Web Hosting
Once you have decided
who is going to host your website (web host or yourself), selecting the most suitable
type of web hosting will determine how successful you will be in harnessing the
power of web hosting. This is because different types of web hosting are suitable
for specific types of organizations.
There are two most
common types of web hosting namely
- Shared hosting;
this is where a web host utilizes one server to support many different websites
belonging to different clients. Although the server is shared among many
different websites, the access to each of the supported websites is
secure.
- Shared
hosting is considered a cheap web hosting plan that is more affordable compared
with other types of web hosting and it is the most ideal when your website
does not have a lot of traffic
- Shared
hosting is always hampered by poor performance due to limited storage
space especially when you share a server with heavy users
- Dedicated hosting;
this is where a web host uses a dedicated server to host your website (s)
only.
- Dedicated
hosting enables you to better manage and control your website and more
importantly, it ensures your website is not affected by activities in
other websites, which keeps your website more secure.
- Since
it is more costly to use dedicated
hosting, this type of hosting is only suitable for large organizations
with websites that have a lot of traffic or additional security
requirements
- Dedicated
hosting provides you with better website scalability, reliability, security and performance
compared with shared hosting
Once you have selected
the most suitable type of web hosting depending on your needs and expectations
as a website owner, you can sit back and enjoy the benefits of web hosting such
as increased website performance, better user experiences and improved website scalability.
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