Best Hosting

There are various varieties of hosting solutions suitable for different web pages in relation to the system resources or the hosting platform they demand. To choose the most suitable hosting service for your site, you must calculate what server-side software programs it needs, how many daily hits you anticipate at the start and in the long run, as well as any other specific requirements that may need to be answered.

Shared Web Hosting - Positive Aspects

The most optimal alternative for small sized web sites with a few hundred or several thousand viewers is a shared hosting plan. With this type of web hosting, each client pays only for their account, which reduces the overall cost per customer radically. There are various web hosting accounts differing from one web hosting provider to another, delivering different quotas of server storage space and monthly traffic, different mailbox account quotas and so on. The good point is that you can purchase a package that will have the specs your website really demands. You will not have to pay lots of cash for an account you will not utilize, or wind up with a small sized account that cannot accommodate the web portal. We, at SWH - Sierra Web Hosting, offer a vast assortment of hosting solutions suitable for personal or small business portals that even offer pre-activated script-based systems like Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to render it simpler. If you begin with a low-cost package and you need more system resources, moving to a better package requires only a click.

Shared website hosting - Downsides

A negative aspect of the shared hosting platform is that the servers have some software platforms installed on them and you are unable to install new software applications. Certain web sites, mainly online shops, request applications to be available on the web hosting server for them to perform, and with a shared website hosting solution, you can install solely software platforms that do not request root-level access.

VPS Servers and Dedicated Hosting Servers

For web sites that request full server root access, or if your web portal has many thousands or even millions of visits per day, what you require is a VPS or a dedicated server. A Virtual Private Server is a software simulation of a dedicated hosting server and it operates in absolutely the same way.

Private Virtual Web Servers

Both platforms usually include root-level access and can be restarted through a software platform by the user, independently from the web hosting company. Similar to the shared web hosting packages, the VPS and the dedicated server web hosting accounts come with different specifications based on what the web hosting provider has to offer. A virtual hosting server package offers guaranteed server space, random access memory and CPU quotas that can occasionally be expanded for brief spans of time on condition that there are free resources on the physical server. With a dedicated server, the only limitation is the hardware equipment it is utilizing, and it can be upgraded by changing or adding components. A private virtual server is easier to administer as it comes with a virtualization platform, which can be utilized to restart it, to install software applications, examine statistics, etc. The administration of a dedicated hosting server is more intricate, so such a plan would rather be resorted to by proficient clients.

Dedicated Servers

Nevertheless, some web hosting suppliers provide managed dedicated server hosting solutions where they perform server management operations instead of the customer. This can be included in the plan or an extra feature.

Prior To Electing...

Choosing the top hosting package is crucial as it can affect the proper performance of a web page. Prior to settling on an account, compare the pros and cons, review carefully all the requirements for the online portal to run properly, particularly if it is script-based. And if you are still in doubt which is the best hosting service for you, ask our live chat operators or call us - our sales representatives will be glad to help you and answer all your questions.