The Difference Between Shared And Dedicated Hosting Explained

Choosing a hosting platform can be tricky but is an essential decision that contributes to the success of your website. Explore the differences between shared and dedicated hosting.

 

 

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Host 1:                                  00:00                     Podcasting from Southern California, this is On The Net, your go-to for everything you need to know about how to get your business online and keep it there—brought to you by Lunarpages.  We’ll help you navigate the mystifying ins and outs of doing business in today’s digital era.  From web hosting to ecommerce to security and protection, if it has to do with your online presence, we’ve got it covered. Let’s get started

Host 2:                                  00:30                     Hello everyone. Welcome to On The Net where it’s all about your online presence. Thanks for joining us for. This podcast is designed to make doing business online easy for web designers, developers, bloggers, and online business of every shape and size. Whether you are new to buying web hosting or running a website, this podcast show will be able to answer your most burning questions.  If you’re confused about which web hosting service is best for you than today’s podcast will help you learn the difference between shared hosting and dedicated hosting and why you would need dedicated or VPS. Let’s start with shared hosting. The main difference between shared and dedicated hosting is that with the former, the amount of disk space and bandwidth allotted is limited because you are sharing the server with other organizations. Whereas with a dedicated server hosting plan, your website is the only site hosted on the server, so there is no resource sharing.

Host 2:                                  01:28                     Shared hosting is more affordable and ideal for smaller organizations. Since one physical server is shared among several users who tap into the same resources, the cost of storage bandwidth and other features end up being divided among everyone. Besides its cost effectiveness, it’s ease of use makes shared web hosting a popular choice for small to mid-sized businesses. Since maintenance administration and security are managed by the shared hosting provider, it is the perfect choice for those who don’t know how to configure a server, install and upgrade software or don’t have the time and webmasters skills to perform technical maintenance. Now, let’s look at dedicated hosting. When your website is hosted on a dedicated server, you enjoy the exclusive use and control of all the server resources. The fact that you do not have to share space with anyone else, improves security. Additionally, you get to choose the operating system control panel, online applications and how you use the server.

Host 2:                                  02:29                     You get greater control of the website. It’s configuration and overall operating environment, even though they are more expensive. With dedicated hosting, you gained far better performance, speed, uptime,