Regardless of whether it is colocation hosting, dedicated server hosting, or cloud computing, you are opting for, every web hosting plan has its own benefits and drawbacks. And the one that is beneficial or not depends on the nature of the business, the amount you are planning to invest, your goals for the organization and above all your business needs. If a particular type of web hosting would be beneficial while the others would not, there would not have been such variety of web hosting solutions in the market today. And if one web hosting solution is good for you, it may not be feasible for someone else. So, you have to choose which hosting plan is the best for you and will work best for you. Read on to know more about each of them.
Colocation hosting – Benefits and drawbacks
In Colocation, you buy and stack away your server at the service provider’s data center. The benefits of colocation are as follows-
- Security wise, it is reliable
- The cost of colocation is cheaper
- It is customizable as per needs and can be upgraded
- The server is in your control
- Regulation of server environment maintained by service provider
Drawbacks
- Initial investment is high
- Experts needed as maintenance is your responsibility
- You buy your own hardware
Dedicated hosting – Benefits and drawbacks
The entire server belongs to you. Benefits include -
- You enjoy all the computer resources (bandwidth, RAM, disk space, storage, uptime, and technical support)
- Security is good
- Scalable
- Option of managed dedicated server hosting and unmanaged dedicated server hosting
Drawbacks
- This type of web hosting plans is very expensive and may not be affordable by startup companies.
- Unless you opt for managed dedicated server hosting plans, you will not be able to enjoy all the benefits of a dedicated server as you need to have sound technical knowledge about the working and maintenance of the dedicated server.
Cloud computing- Benefits and drawbacks
In cloud computing, you have the provision of maintaining and saving your applications as well as data on the World Wide Web. Moreover, without downloading any software, you can access your files on the Internet and also send and receive files.
Benefits of cloud computing
- Cloud computing is cost effective. They can be afforded by even medium sized companies. Your expenses on software applications as well as hardware devices are saved.
- There is greater integrity and it also allows you to keep your data online and access them when you require to.
- Much more flexible as compared to other types of web hosting solutions
- You have access to a wide range of applications without the need to install software applications.
Drawbacks
- Since you don’t have your data with you, you will have to depend on the service provider every time you want to access files.
- Since remote servers are involved, security may be breached at times
- Migration issues might crop up in the event you want to change service providers
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