Managed Webhosting Guild
Saturday, November 15th, 2008Managed web hosting is a fresh trend in the affordable web Hosting industry, and is to some extent different from dedicated web hosting. Though dedicated web hosting has been around for a while now, it has its share of disadvantages that are overcome in managed web hosting. There are a some technicalities that are not easy to run in dedicated hosting and the requirement for additional services by hosting has become more and more. These additional services are available in managed web hosting, and the services provided are managed load balancing, monitoring and reporting, managed security, managed databases and managed storage. Companies that own a dedicated web server and looking to contract out their IT-hosting requirements or businesses should consider opting for managed web hosting.
The concept is so innovative those web host companies such as Hostgator that provided dedicated and shared hosting solutions are now providing managed services. Web host directories and search engines are excellent places to look for managed hosting services. By performing a simple search you will get a list of providers. Contacting hosts that already provide dedicated hosting solutions and asking them if they can provide managed web hosting is another way to find a solution.
Hosting per item and pre-configured plans are the two offers that managed hosting companies allow their customers to choose from. When select for a hosting plan, the plan you want can be opted while a pre-configured plan as the name recommend shas the services offered with the dedicated web server and at a monthly cost.
There are several advantages for a company that chooses managed dedicated solutions. The first thing is that the firm has a tax-advantageous accounting because the money expense are endured by the service provider. The website has a maximum server uptime since the web host company diligently monitors the servers and provides massive technical support that ensures an uptime guarantee. This is very important for online business and internet marketing. The web sites function and expansion choices are huge since using a managed server help flexibility.