Virtual Web Hosting

Everyone these days is accustomed to the term web and Internet that is online database or repository to provide you information about everything you can think about. The internet is called as database of websites that are building of multiple WebPages. WebPages are the collection of text and graphics in a specific lay out according to the business model. The WebPages are uploaded to the virtual server so that all the public and target audience can access it. The server works 24/7 and is maintained round the clock in order to avoid any hindrance the consumers can face.

So it is of prime importance that what virtual web server you are going to select. Once you have developed you set of web pages now named as website you are ready to host it on the virtual web server. It is virtual web server that makes your website available for view to the general public. The organization or provider providing you the virtual web server services is called as web hosting services provider.

Thus a web hosting server houses a large number of computers and serves at a central hub where all the machines are connected to high speed Internet and thousands of websites and deposited on server to run on them and become available to public. The point of major concern is that server needs to run round the clock without break for website availability.

It is of high concern that all set up is operational with power and data back up plans, occasional virus scanning and cleaning and are able to manage disasters.

Some of the web hosting providers divided on the basis of functionalities are as under

The cost effective approach of web hosting is shared web hosting where storage space is shared between users and offer slower response times. Usually in this scenario the physical web server can host up to thousand websites. Due to its sharing nature this type of hosting service provider is called as shared hosting.

Another type of hosting added to this league is called as dedicated web hosting in which a single web server is dedicated or used by a single customer only. It is thus choice of that single client to either host one website or multiple websites at the space bought. the basic advantages this type of service has to offer are control and tracking of traffic, software configuration and controlled bandwidth as per need. But its expenses are greater and it is very costly to bear. Usually companies who sell things online and depend hugely on their websites for their sales adopt this type of web hosting services to host, initiate and target and fulfil and address their target customers.

Another more controlled and more expensive type of web hosting is co locating web hosting in which the physical server is moved to customer premises and constantly monitored for security purposes. Every kind of business adopt the type of hosting services according to its business needs.