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Dedicated Virtual Web Hosting
by Kenneth Catto
Most webmasters on
the net today are familiar with what the
industry calls "shared" web hosting accounts. A
shared hosting account is where you rent a small
amount of space on a server which is shared
among many other users.
This is a cheap
way to get started online but it has many
disadvantages - you will encounter email
delivery problems because of spam complaints
against other sites on the same server. You will
find your site's grinding to a halt when someone
else does some heavy database work on your
server. You might even find your site going down
because of a denial of service attack against
someone else hosting hacking or piracy related
material on your server (these type of sites
attract antisocial elements!)
How can you avoid
all of this drama?
By upgrading to a
virtual dedicated server. A virtual dedicated
server lets you run your sites as if you had
your own "dedicated" server, except it is
cheaper because you are really just using part
of a server that has been split into multiple
virtual dedicated servers.
You can find out
more about this by searching Google for "virtual
dedicated hosting". Virtuozzo is the main
commercial software that web hosts use to run
virtual hosting services.
You will find
virtual dedicated server accounts starting at
just $30 a month. You'll get a much larger chunk
of bandwidth compared to shared hosting, and
none of the problems that go with a shared host.
You can also get multiple IP addresses that are
exclusive to your sites.
So what's the
catch? Not much. You'll probably spend a bit
more on hosting each month. The main
disadvantage of upgrading to virtual dedicated
hosting is that you will need to be more
technically proficient so that you can
administer the server.
This requires a
bit of time learning the necessary Linux skills
to make sure your server runs smoothly.
Many hosting
providers will have a "premium" support offering
that includes a bit more hand holding - this is
definitely recommended if you don't have much
experience with Linux, or are new to virtual
dedicated hosting.
With the increased
speed and bandwidth that a virtual dedicated
host offers, and none of the shared hosting
headaches, the move is one you will never
regret. So, the question now becomes, are to
ready and willing to take-on the challenge of
virtual dedicated web hosting and save yourself
some hard earned cash? The choice is yours...
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