The creation of a Web application is rich in multiple challenges. In addition to the organization and development of the content and technique of the project, the choice of suitable web hosting is also of major importance in the process.
In reality, without the right hosting, your chances of success and your possibilities of growing your web project become limited. As soon as you think about starting your project, it is essential to also pay attention to the capacity you will need, whether in the short or long term, depending on the budget you can allocate to the design of your project.
During your research, you will surely come across the terms “shared hosting” and “dedicated hosting”. These two types of hosting have been around much longer than cloud hosting which has become very popular today, but they have totally different strategies regarding the management and allocation of hardware resources at Genious Communications.
This article in its first part lifts the veil on some characteristics of shared and dedicated hosting:
Dedicated server
Shared or dedicated hosting: what does that really mean?
When you decide to opt for the services of a Web hosting provider, you are actually renting equipment in order to take advantage of a Web project. The supplier (Genious Communications) then provides you with physical servers with a suitable computing capacity by means of a processor, a RAM without forgetting the disk space required to give the possibility to all the components to image of the operating system, to the database…. to operate as it should.
If it is dedicated hosting , you will benefit from specific servers whose resources will be at your sole disposal. Whereas when it comes to shared hosting : the provider also gives you one or more servers, but in this specific case, however, you share the resources with other customers!
In other words, a dedicated server only hosts your projects while a shared server hosts in addition to your Web projects, those of other customers of the hosting provider.
Here is a short explanatory video to get a general idea on the subject:
The charming Amira enlightens you on the subject!
Bandwidth and performance
Bandwidth is important when choosing hosting. The provider’s data centers often have excellent Internet connections, which is always an essential asset for moving the massive volumes of data of the various customers at a fast and stable speed for both types of hosting.
Decent Bandwidth
Accommodation costs
It’s no wonder that the fees for shared hosting and dedicated hosting are different: In a dedicated server, you use the entire server including all its computing power, which is why the payment is proportionally high.
While the costs for the use of a shared server are shared simultaneously with other customers who rent the same server in accordance with the concept of mutualization.
Shared is an ideal plan if you do not favor high computing power and large disk space. This is why shared hosting is a preferred plan for small businesses.
In conclusion
We now know that shared or dedicated hosting is intended for various customers. Dedicated servers are the optimal plan for all customers wishing to access a totally free hosting solution and having a larger budget.
For customers with a modest budget, a shared server is the perfect option since features such as computing power and server administration are not a priority objective. Also, shared servers are basically designed to host projects that don’t need large hardware resources, so they don’t need the full potential of a dedicated server.