Advantages of a Dedicated Windows and Linux Server Hosting
If you are relatively new to the world of the Internet, you may wonder at the price difference between a shared Web hosting service and a dedicated Windows and Linux web hosting service. These days, many websites opt for shared Web hosting. The reason for this is simple. Shared Web hosting services are generally very cost-effective. But it is important to know why a dedicated hosting service is more expensive.
What are the advantages of a dedicated Windows and Linux server?
Shared Web hosting services are inexpensive because they make use of a single physical server to host more than a thousand web sites. Since the resources of a single server are shared between all the websites hosted on the server, the cost factor comes down. However, certain other factors like performance, reliability, disk space, bandwidth and security may also be compromised. Shared Web hosting services are recommended for those people who have minimal Web needs. Individuals and very small business enterprises can consider making use of shared Web hosting services.
In a dedicated server, your web site rests entirely on a single server. All the resources of the Web server work to keep your web site in good running condition. You will be leasing pre-configured, state-of-the-art equipment. Unlike virtual servers where a particular technology is used to share the Web server in such a way that each website seems like it has its own virtual server, in the case of a dedicated server, your web site actually has a Web server servicing it. Some dedicated hosting solutions also allow for hosting multiple sites on a single machine. In such a case, a world-class network connection is used so that continual network monitoring is possible to ensure the availability of the website.
In case you need custom software or require greater server control, then a dedicated hosting service is highly recommended. A dedicated Windows and Linux server allows you to have complete control over your web server. You can pick the operating system of your choice, configure it, individualize settings and customize it to answer all your e-commerce needs.
Users with high end Web needs will be happy with the performance of dedicated servers since these can easily accommodate the deployment of complex applications, streaming media and high end e-mail solutions. Dedicated servers are highly recommended for those people who have some degree of knowledge in Web technologies. Advanced users can select specific features such as CPU speed, hardware competence and other requirements. This maximizes your ROI since you only need to make use of those resources that your web site needs.
on June 3, 2009 at 5:28 pm
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can u install other windows manager such as Enlightment, IceWM, or Fluxbox (lighter than Xfce, KDE, or Gnome IMO) in this Ubuntu server?
on June 3, 2009 at 5:41 pm
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Best thing about Linux is that you can practically run it on anything. To comfortably fetch up websites and files using say Ubuntu linux, you should probably look for something equivalent to a later model Intel P3 or AMD Athlon (hopefully in the 1GHz range), 512MB or more RAM (you can comfortably run Ubuntu with 256MB, but for web server usage, you'll probably want more than that), and a good deal of hard disk space. A gigabit ethernet NIC is recommended, but you can do fine with a standard 10/100 NIC.
I'd suggest going on eBay or browsing through your local classified adverts, and finding a used comptuer and then simply install some extra hard drives into it. I reckon you can build a very speedy and reliable server for less than $250 total!
on June 3, 2009 at 6:50 pm
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Crap comment, no more of this shit please.
on June 3, 2009 at 7:01 pm
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It depends entirely on what the server is expected to do.
If you are looking for a stable and secure platform for services that are to be exposed to the internet you may choose one platform, if you are looking for something that easily integrates with a windows environment and has lots of pretty widgets for administration you may choose another.
A great deal of it comes down to the personal taste of the administrator, what type of package management system (RPM, Deb, Pkg, etc) he prefers, and what type of start up scriptsdirectory structures he's confortable with.
Ultimately most of the major linux distributions have something unique and desirable to offer (otherwise they wouldn't be around for too long).
One other thing that may influence the decision is the need for commercial applications, you are more likely to use one of the "big box" flavors if you need Oracle or other business software support.
Finally, it depends on the size of the support staff at the company in question and how heavily they will need to lean on the support (or lack thereof) provided by the software distributor.
on June 4, 2009 at 1:55 am
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crap video, no more of this shit please
on June 5, 2009 at 9:07 am
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I doubt you have any good reason to switch (i.e. someone said you should but you don't understand why). I doubt you know what would happen if you switched. I also doubt you asked godaddy how to do it.