Windows is the most popular operating system which is available in the current desktop market. They are slowly venturing into the server market too, which is currently under the grasp of linux. And so far they have only tasted success. The need for windows dedicated server systems arose after web admins found that it is difficult to manage linux dedicated servers. The learning curve for both windows and linux are different, with windows taking the easy route and linux taking the long route. Price of a windows dedicated server system was always the deterrent factor which made people look out for cheaper options for linux, but with the wide spread usage and acceptance of windows dedicated servers, the price has dropped significantly.
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During the initial days of web hosting all the web admins were connected to a single server. Specific quota of bandwidth and space will be given away to them. But with the passage of time, shared web hosting gave way to dedicated web hosting. In dedicated web hosting the admin will be allocated an entire server exclusively for his own use. No more sharing the resources and space with fellow server admins. Then came the difference in the operating systems being used in the servers, mainly windows and linux. Just like the diversification which was observed in the desktop market competition arose in between linux and windows platforms in the server market too. In this article we shall be looking into some of the advantages of a linux dedicated server.
Linux dedicated servers are usually preferred for their stability. They can perform well while handling millions of customer’s request at given point of time. Open source arena is fast progressing with the boost in linux dedicated server systems. Since the platform is open source thousands of people are working independently behind the scenes and in the outbreak of a security problem, it is pretty much fixed even before you realize what is happening. This fast fixing procedure is absent in the windows platform, because it takes time for a fix to be brought out by the parent company. Most of the web admins, value the security of their web server and this is one of the reasons why they prefer linux derived operating systems for dedicated server systems. They are already paying through their nose for a dedicated system and if the operating system is filled with flaws and breaches, what food is the money being spent?
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In this article we shall be looking into the advantages and disadvantages of opting for a dedicated server for your own web hosting purposes. So what exactly is a dedicated web server? During the initial days of the internet blooming, servers were usually shared by many web administrators. That in turn means that a server will be providing service to a couple of websites. All the webmasters will have an account created in the server and they can log into their account with these credentials and make the necessary changes in the server. But these days hosting companies are giving away a whole server for the use of one webmaster. In this scenario instead of sharing a web server with a couple of others, it is available exclusively for your use. In a shared server environment the parent company which is leasing the server will always be the rightful owners of the server and hence we are just given a client account which was created in the server. Read the rest of this entry »
A VPS hosting is one where virtualization of a single machine allows it to function as multiple independent servers. While the virtualization could be different levels, be it hardware emulation, parvirtualization or operating system level virtualization, they all serve the same purpose but the logical partition is at different levels.
Now, I don’t have to tell you why windows based VPS hosting are advantageous. There are so many reasons, be it dependency of technologies like ASP, .NET, MS SQL, Access, FrontPage or the ease of deployment, user friendliness of the OS, helpful tools for managing server among others. Despite all these, there I still a need to manage Windows based VPS hosting. Now, you might be wondering what a managed server hosting is? If your server is not managed by the service provider, it means that he will provide you with space and web hosting and rest is your headache. The rest includes things like server reboots, software updates, security patches among others.
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Windows VPS hosting is the technology which is used to derive multiple independent servers out of a single server with the help of logical partitioning of the resources. A single computer machine is split in such a way that each virtual server so formed is independent and has dedicated resources for its function. VPS hosting has revolutionized the server technology as a whole. With this new system, we can reduce the cost of hosting the servers drastically and also host better quality servers.
Now, virtualization can be done at multiple levels. There could be virtualization at the hardware level (Hardware Emulation) which is the most advanced and equally challenging technology. Then there is virtualization just after the hardware layer with some code modifying the OS itself (Parvirtualization, full virtualization). Now, this will allow us to run multiple OS on a single machine which has VPS hosting. The most flexible kind is Operating system level virtualization where all f them run on single OS but are partitioned using the software techniques. You can choose to host your VPS hosting either with Windows or Linux OS. Here are some reasons why you would want to opt for Windows.
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A VPS hosting is one where a single computer system is split into multiple systems with either software or hardware partitioning, each of which acts as an independent server capable of running an OS and host a bunch of services.
While there are multiple ways of hosting a VPS, it could get very expensive if you have to buy the software which can provide such complex partitions and split among the hardware resources. Now, one easy, reliable and cost efficient way is to opt for Linux based VPS hosting. This will reduce the cost of the software from millions to almost zero as all the Linux based software are GPL licensed and are free to use. By doing so, you will cut sown the cost of buying the software; however there is still maintaining of the VPS Linux hosting. Read the rest of this entry »
A VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting is one where a single computer machine is partitioned either with hardware or software techniques so as each of which can run an independent OS (Linux, windows or others) and capable of running independent machine. There are several different ways of virtualization. It could be Hardware emulation, partial virtualization, paravirtualization, operating system virtualization among others. Read the rest of this entry »
Virtualization is a framework which all us to divide a computer’s resources to multiple parts so as each one of them has the capability of appearing as an independent machine, capable of running its execution environment with an operating system of its own which can be rebooted independently. This is achieved with the help of one or more technologies like emulation, hardware and software partitioning, time sharing of the processor, machine simulation among others. While the hardware sharing and partitioning has been in practice for a long time now, the revolution in the technology of emulation, virtualization software has redefined the whole technology.
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If your company is into web services and other web based technologies, then you would need to host a lot of servers. In such cases having a data center of your own would not be bad idea. But if you are planning to host only a few servers then, opting for an offshore colocation data center would be a better idea. There is already a well facilitated, fully equipped center and all you have to do is place your server at the center and your server will be up and running. Now, this kind of a colocation hosting is called offshore colocation hosting. Here, the physical location of the server is far away from you and the accessibility is very less. Since its costs a lot of money to host these services, typically there are very few data centers, mostly like one for 4-5 states out together. Most of the huge data centers are at the outskirts of the city, so even if it’s in your city, it is hard for you to access it on a regular basis. Read the rest of this entry »
Once you decide to go for colocation hosting, you need to pick the right colocation hosting service. There are mainly two kinds out there, Unmanaged and Managed Colocation hosting. The unmanaged hosting is where all you get is a rack space to place your server in the data center and rest of the task for hosting a server will be your headache. While Managed Colocation server provides support and tools to manage your server efficiently. Clearly, managed Colocation hosting seems like the obvious choice.
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