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Budget Web Hosting – What to Look For
Design and development professionals who are looking to reduce costs in these transitional economic times have increasingly turned to budget web hosting products to help them lower monthly costs and increase profits. So how do professionals assess and purchase discount hosting products? Here are a few thoughts.
The Budget Web Hosting Landscape
When considering budget web hosting products, a buyer will generally break these products into one of several basic categories according to account type. Below are listed the traditional account breakdowns with a brief description of each.
Ad Supported or Free Hosting
This category of hosting is generally for non-business use and consists of those accounts that offer an extremely limited amount of disk space and bandwidth in exchange for displaying 3rd party advertising such as banner ads or Google AdWords. In addition to being limited in size and scope, these types of accounts can also be subject to frequent slowdowns or outages as the transitory nature of the customer base attracts potentially unsavory co-tenants on your shared server.
Discounted Shared Hosting
A cut above free hosting accounts are deeply discounted shared accounts which typically charge just a few dollars or less per month. The fact that discounted shared hosting accounts require payment strongly discourages the same types of abuses that can occur with free web hosting accounts – a definite plus. One potential pitfall is the fact that to keep the operating costs as low as possible, deeply discounted shared hosting operators may attempt to stuff as many accounts as possible onto a single server as possible. This is where getting a current customer referral or conducting proper market research becomes critical to your success.
ASP.NET Hosting
For those customers needing use Microsoft’s .NET platform, an ASP.NET hosting provider is a must. This account is pre-configured on an ASP.NET server which the hosting provider maintains. This maintenance activity includes not only the usual monitoring of server performance and uptime, but also installing the sometimes frequently needed patches from Microsoft to address software updates. An additional bit of credibility is the Microsoft Gold Certified credentials coupled with Microsoft certified engineers.
Virtual Servers or VPS Hosting
A bridge between shared server hosting accounts and dedicated servers is a virtual server – also known as VPS hosting (that’s an acronym for Virtual Private Server hosting). Virtual servers have dramatically increased in popularity along with the growth of better virtualization software. This is software that emulates a dedicated server by using a fraction of the server’s total resources to execute programs like a complete and stand-alone dedicated server. There are various virtualization platforms, but generally speaking you can get a virtual server in either a Linux OS or a .NET OS powered by Microsoft’s hypervisor. The advent of less expensive hardware and software for virtualization has created a discount virtualization hosting product that is quite viable.
Cloud Computing or Cloud Hosting
As there are often contradictory descriptions of exactly what constitutes ”cloud computing” we present the Wikipedia definition here. ”Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand, like the electricity grid. Cloud computing is a paradigm shift following the shift from mainframe to client–server in the early 1980s. Details are abstracted from the users, who no longer have need for expertise in, or control over, the technology infrastructure “in the cloud” that supports them. Cloud computing describes a new supplement, consumption, and delivery model for IT services based on the Internet, and it typically involves over-the-Internet provision of dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources. It is a byproduct and consequence of the ease-of-access to remote computing sites provided by the Internet. This frequently takes the form of web-based tools or applications that users can access and use through a web browser as if it were a program installed locally on their own computer.”
Dedicated Servers
While one may not think of dedicated servers falling under the auspices of ”budget hosting” – there are a number of discounted dedicated server hosting products which bear mentioning here. A dedicated server is a server whose use is restricted to just one customer or website. This means that the resources are allocated directly by the owner to their own sites. A key feature of dedicated servers (and also virtual servers) is root level access. Root level access is a special user account used for system administration. A key consideration in discounted dedicated servers is whether the server is considered ”managed” or ”unmanaged”. A managed server generally means that the hosting provider will look after any problems with the server, the connectivity to the network, any software patches that are required, or correcting any malicious activity that may occur on the server. An unmanaged server places the responsibility for the aforementioned items on the server administrator designated by the buyer (dedicated server hosting customer).
Things to Consider When Purchasing Budget Hosting
Value versus Price – With any of the budget hosting products listed above the cheapest price doesn’t necessarily mean the best deal. That is because one needs to look carefully at the brand, the account specifications, the guarantees, and the service component of the offering. Therefore, the lowest cost product may simply be the most stripped down product or the product that offers the lowest level of service. What you really want is the best value for the money. That means selecting a budget hosting plan that combines the lowest price with the highest service component and specifications.
Security – As mentioned previously, in an effort to wring the most cost out of the hosting and to generate sufficient profits it is possible that a deeply discounted shared hosting offering will attract unsavory neighbors on your shared server. At the very least you should ask questions about how secure the server is, and what provisions are made for backing up your valuable website data.
Reputation – One of the best ways to get a great budget hosting deal is to stick with a known quantity in the hosting business: a company with a good brand. You don’t have to look hard to find a reputable hosting provider. There are many out there and they can be identified by the way that current customers refer to them online. They use accolades like ”great” and ”fantastic”. You can also always check out great hosting resource sites like The Hosting News and Web Hosting Talk. If you see a company mentioned prominently and advertising, then they most likely have a strong hosting brand.
Uptime – If you truly need 100 percent uptime you’ll have to pay for it. Budget web hosts offer the best compromise between reasonable uptime and a great price. That being said, most websites can survive very modest amounts of downtime for emergency patches, or other preventative maintenance. If you need to have guarantees regarding uptime, check to see if the hosting provider offers a Service Level Agreement (SLA).
SLA’s – Service level agreements or SLA’s are the promise that a hosting provider gives you regarding the uptime of your website or server. Most of the higher end hosting products (typically VPS hosting, Cloud computing and dedicated servers) will come with an SLA. If you need assurance on your website’s uptime, ask about the SLA. While an SLA won’t prevent outages, it will compensate you for any outages by paying you back some of your hosting fees – proportional to the outage. Also, the SLA is an indication that the hosting provider is serious about ensuring that your budget hosting plan is as stable and reliable as it can be.
Budget Web Hosting Content Provided by iPage iPage Web Hosting
Budget Web Hosting – What to Look For
Design and development professionals who are looking to reduce costs in these transitional economic times have increasingly turned to budget web hosting products to help them lower monthly costs and increase profits. So how do professionals assess and purchase discount hosting products? Here are a few thoughts.
The Budget Web Hosting Landscape
When considering budget web hosting products, a buyer will generally break these products into one of several basic categories according to account type. Below are listed the traditional account breakdowns with a brief description of each.
Ad Supported or Free Hosting
This category of hosting is generally for non-business use and consists of those accounts that offer an extremely limited amount of disk space and bandwidth in exchange for displaying 3rd party advertising such as banner ads or Google AdWords. In addition to being limited in size and scope, these types of accounts can also be subject to frequent slowdowns or outages as the transitory nature of the customer base attracts potentially unsavory co-tenants on your shared server.
Discounted Shared Hosting
A cut above free hosting accounts are deeply discounted shared accounts which typically charge just a few dollars or less per month. The fact that discounted shared hosting accounts require payment strongly discourages the same types of abuses that can occur with free web hosting accounts – a definite plus. One potential pitfall is the fact that to keep the operating costs as low as possible, deeply discounted shared hosting operators may attempt to stuff as many accounts as possible onto a single server as possible. This is where getting a current customer referral or conducting proper market research becomes critical to your success.
ASP.NET Hosting
For those customers needing use Microsoft’s .NET platform, an ASP.NET hosting provider is a must. This account is pre-configured on an ASP.NET server which the hosting provider maintains. This maintenance activity includes not only the usual monitoring of server performance and uptime, but also installing the sometimes frequently needed patches from Microsoft to address software updates. An additional bit of credibility is the Microsoft Gold Certified credentials coupled with Microsoft certified engineers.
Virtual Servers or VPS Hosting
A bridge between shared server hosting accounts and dedicated servers is a virtual server – also known as VPS hosting (that’s an acronym for Virtual Private Server hosting). Virtual servers have dramatically increased in popularity along with the growth of better virtualization software. This is software that emulates a dedicated server by using a fraction of the server’s total resources to execute programs like a complete and stand-alone dedicated server. There are various virtualization platforms, but generally speaking you can get a virtual server in either a Linux OS or a .NET OS powered by Microsoft’s hypervisor. The advent of less expensive hardware and software for virtualization has created a discount virtualization hosting product that is quite viable.
Cloud Computing or Cloud Hosting
As there are often contradictory descriptions of exactly what constitutes ”cloud computing” we present the Wikipedia definition here. ”Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand, like the electricity grid. Cloud computing is a paradigm shift following the shift from mainframe to client–server in the early 1980s. Details are abstracted from the users, who no longer have need for expertise in, or control over, the technology infrastructure “in the cloud” that supports them. Cloud computing describes a new supplement, consumption, and delivery model for IT services based on the Internet, and it typically involves over-the-Internet provision of dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources. It is a byproduct and consequence of the ease-of-access to remote computing sites provided by the Internet. This frequently takes the form of web-based tools or applications that users can access and use through a web browser as if it were a program installed locally on their own computer.”
Dedicated Servers
While one may not think of dedicated servers falling under the auspices of ”budget hosting” – there are a number of discounted dedicated server hosting products which bear mentioning here. A dedicated server is a server whose use is restricted to just one customer or website. This means that the resources are allocated directly by the owner to their own sites. A key feature of dedicated servers (and also virtual servers) is root level access. Root level access is a special user account used for system administration. A key consideration in discounted dedicated servers is whether the server is considered ”managed” or ”unmanaged”. A managed server generally means that the hosting provider will look after any problems with the server, the connectivity to the network, any software patches that are required, or correcting any malicious activity that may occur on the server. An unmanaged server places the responsibility for the aforementioned items on the server administrator designated by the buyer (dedicated server hosting customer).
Things to Consider When Purchasing Budget Hosting
Value versus Price – With any of the budget hosting products listed above the cheapest price doesn’t necessarily mean the best deal. That is because one needs to look carefully at the brand, the account specifications, the guarantees, and the service component of the offering. Therefore, the lowest cost product may simply be the most stripped down product or the product that offers the lowest level of service. What you really want is the best value for the money. That means selecting a budget hosting plan that combines the lowest price with the highest service component and specifications.
Security – As mentioned previously, in an effort to wring the most cost out of the hosting and to generate sufficient profits it is possible that a deeply discounted shared hosting offering will attract unsavory neighbors on your shared server. At the very least you should ask questions about how secure the server is, and what provisions are made for backing up your valuable website data.
Reputation – One of the best ways to get a great budget hosting deal is to stick with a known quantity in the hosting business: a company with a good brand. You don’t have to look hard to find a reputable hosting provider. There are many out there and they can be identified by the way that current customers refer to them online. They use accolades like ”great” and ”fantastic”. You can also always check out great hosting resource sites like The Hosting News and Web Hosting Talk. If you see a company mentioned prominently and advertising, then they most likely have a strong hosting brand.
Uptime – If you truly need 100 percent uptime you’ll have to pay for it. Budget web hosts offer the best compromise between reasonable uptime and a great price. That being said, most websites can survive very modest amounts of downtime for emergency patches, or other preventative maintenance. If you need to have guarantees regarding uptime, check to see if the hosting provider offers a Service Level Agreement (SLA).
SLA’s – Service level agreements or SLA’s are the promise that a hosting provider gives you regarding the uptime of your website or server. Most of the higher end hosting products (typically VPS hosting, Cloud computing and dedicated servers) will come with an SLA. If you need assurance on your website’s uptime, ask about the SLA. While an SLA won’t prevent outages, it will compensate you for any outages by paying you back some of your hosting fees – proportional to the outage. Also, the SLA is an indication that the hosting provider is serious about ensuring that your budget hosting plan is as stable and reliable as it can be.
Source: Budget Web Hosting – What to Look For
(Gawkwire.com) – Interxion announced it will be the platinum sponsor of this year’s Datacenter Transformation Summit. The event will be taking place on Wednesday 2 June 2010, and hosted by Tier1 Research at the Hyatt Regency in Virginia. The event invites business leaders to come together with leading data centre architects and operators, senior IT executives, industry visionaries and financial professionals to network and discuss the future of the industry.
The Summit will provide unique insight into the data centre decision-making process and offer delegates the opportunity to come together to learn, network and map out strategies in conjunction with Tier1 Research’s Datacenter Strategies team. As well as sponsoring the event, Interxion’s Marketing and Communications Director, Ali Moinuddin will participate in the panel discussion regarding the highly topical ‘Build versus Lease’ issue. The panel discussion will look at the issue of building Vs buy and will touch upon such issues as CAPEX Vs OPEX, recruitment, power availability, connectivity, latency and security.
Kevin Dean, Chief Marketing Officer Interxion commented: “The Summit is an important initiative as it raises the issues that matter for businesses today while also encouraging innovation. In these challenging economic times, it’s imperative for companies from all sectors to learn about the opportunities and issues to consider when making decisions around IT infrastructure management.”
More details on the Datacenter Transformation Summit are available at the conference’s website and registration is now open.
http://www.gawkwire.com/events_html/interxion_sponsors_datacenter_transformation_summit.html
(The Hosting News) – UNIFIED has today announced that it has become a Premium Hosting Partner for kCura’s Relativity, a web-based application servicing the analysis, review and production stages of the EDRM.
Recognising the increasing demand from law firms for an ‘outcome based’ approach to the outsourcing of legal support systems and processes, the team at UNIFIED identified Relativity from kCura as an industrial strength review platform. The combination of UNIFIED’s robust project management and technical expertise and kCura’s proven technology ensures the delivery of an extremely powerful and effective capability for e-disclosure/discovery processing, review and production.
For UNIFIED’s clients, this mitigates the risk of outsourcing the e-discovery and disclosure process as they can access the highest quality of skills, technology and expertise from a single provider.
“In these challenging economic times we recognise that efficiency and financial sustainability are currently at the centre of the legal industry,” comments Paul Mankoo, CEO of UNIFIED. “In addition, the e-discovery/disclosure market is very noisy, and as such, law firms are faced with a myriad of options when assessing the most effective outsourcing model for their business; our mission at UNIFIED is to cut through that noise and focus on flexibility without sacrificing on quality.”
Noel Kilby, COO of UNIFIED continues, “When assessing the technology platforms available to UNIFIED, quality and scalability was critical. kCura’s approach and proven technology stood out for us as it clearly drives efficiency into the fundamentals of review, search and production whilst maintaining adaptability.
“We work closely with our clients to provide a bespoke e-discovery/disclosure model that directly meets their needs, underpinned by an ethos of cost management. Relativity’s flexibility helps us meet that objective with the option of extending our analytics capabilities as and when needed.”
“We are excited to welcome UNIFIED to the Relativity family,” said Andrew Sieja, president and CEO of kCura. “I look forward to seeing how they bring their project management and technical expertise to Relativity to provide exceptional solutions for their clients.”
(The Hosting News) – UNIFIED has today announced that it has become a Premium Hosting Partner for kCura’s Relativity, a web-based application servicing the analysis, review and production stages of the EDRM.
Recognising the increasing demand from law firms for an ‘outcome based’ approach to the outsourcing of legal support systems and processes, the team at UNIFIED identified Relativity from kCura as an industrial strength review platform. The combination of UNIFIED’s robust project management and technical expertise and kCura’s proven technology ensures the delivery of an extremely powerful and effective capability for e-disclosure/discovery processing, review and production.
For UNIFIED’s clients, this mitigates the risk of outsourcing the e-discovery and disclosure process as they can access the highest quality of skills, technology and expertise from a single provider.
“In these challenging economic times we recognise that efficiency and financial sustainability are currently at the centre of the legal industry,” comments Paul Mankoo, CEO of UNIFIED. “In addition, the e-discovery/disclosure market is very noisy, and as such, law firms are faced with a myriad of options when assessing the most effective outsourcing model for their business; our mission at UNIFIED is to cut through that noise and focus on flexibility without sacrificing on quality.”
Noel Kilby, COO of UNIFIED continues, “When assessing the technology platforms available to UNIFIED, quality and scalability was critical. kCura’s approach and proven technology stood out for us as it clearly drives efficiency into the fundamentals of review, search and production whilst maintaining adaptability.
“We work closely with our clients to provide a bespoke e-discovery/disclosure model that directly meets their needs, underpinned by an ethos of cost management. Relativity’s flexibility helps us meet that objective with the option of extending our analytics capabilities as and when needed.”
“We are excited to welcome UNIFIED to the Relativity family,” said Andrew Sieja, president and CEO of kCura. “I look forward to seeing how they bring their project management and technical expertise to Relativity to provide exceptional solutions for their clients.”
Anthony Campisi, President & CEO of Annodyne, Inc., is scheduled to speak at the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce’s Fall Owner’s Only Program: Branding & Social Media on November 6, 2009.
The event will take place in Chamber offices at the Philadelphia Park Hyatt Hotel. Geared exclusively toward regional business owners and members of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, the program will feature a two-part series presentation by Social Media expert, Anthony Campisi and Branding expert, Bill Gullan, Senior Vice President of Finch Brands. The presentation will be followed by intimate peer-to-peer roundtable discussions between the experts and attendees.
Campisi will focus on social media and its effects on marketing as we currently know it while Gullan will highlight the importance and impact of brand identity and communication in today’s economy.
Earlier this year, Campisi was a featured guest speaker at the American Teleservices Association (ATA) Mid-Atlantic Chapter’s event: “Social Media! The convergence of traditional consumer interaction and the new digital age,” the BOSS Group’s Creative Connects event “Marketing for Today: Leveraging Interactive & Integrated Channels to Prosper in Turbulent Times,” the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce’s Professional Development Forum, “Navigating through Tough Economic Times” and was also contacted and subsequently spotlighted by the Philadelphia Business Journal to comment on the topic of Social Media.
About Annodyne:
Annodyne, Inc. is a professional services agency focused on modernizing brands and businesses. They provide a full suite of integrated marketing solutions, to bridge the gap between traditional and digital media. Annodyne has partnered with a host of diverse clients, offering Internet business strategy, creative service, and technical execution. Their vision is centered on The New Marketing Economy™, which promotes an Internet-centered marketing model.
Annodyne is based in Blue Bell, PA. Learn more about Annodyne at www.annodyne.com.
Branding & Social Media: Annodyne, Inc. Slated to Share Expertise at GPCC Owner’s Only Program is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
(The Hosting News)–Superb Internet announced today the extension of its existing industry-leading lease-to-own program to all of its dedicated servers. The existing lease-to-own program, until now only offered on the Superb Enterprise high-end/custom dedicated line of servers, allows – as of today, all — dedicated server customers to pay a small lease to own fee for a year and then at the end of one year they own the hardware outright while the monthly fee is reduced to a minimal colocation fee, saving the customers thousands of dollars over the life-time of the server.
This program is particularly well-suited to large partners and resellers who often have hundreds (or thousands) of servers representing huge ongoing monthly costs. Resellers can own all their servers after one year of service, significantly reducing their costs, which they can use to grow their businesses.
“We understand that in tough economic times customers are looking for more and more value, and we believe this is one of the best deals out there,” states William Song, Senior Product Manager. “This represents a paradigm shift in the relationship between customer and web host, offering much more transparency in the billing practices. At other web hosts customers are typically forced to pay outrageous ongoing monthly fees for hardware that is often 3-4 years old. With the Superb lease-to-own program customers always know that they have paid off their hardware after year 1, and the low ongoing fees simply represent, space, power, AC, support, and bandwidth among other costs. If customers wish to upgrade their server they can do so at wholesale rates, and if they decide to leave they can have the server shipped to them, because they own it! Compare that to most companies where customers end up paying thousands of dollars more (many times the cost of the server hardware) and end up with nothing when they cancel.”
For more information on the new lease to own program please visit www.superb.net/LTO
Dedicated Servers Company Superb Internet Launches Lease to Own Program is a post from: Web Hosting News
Oct 20th 2009 – ( The Hosting News ) IDC today announced the IDC Cloud Computing Forum, Getting Down to Business with the Cloud, to be held November 4th at the Marriott Marquis, in New York City.
The IDC Cloud Computing Forum will feature a keynote session with Frank Gens, senior vice president and chief analyst at IDC and the leader of IDC’s Cloud Computing Team. This session will share the latest research and perspectives on new “cloud-enabled” IT models that leverage software-as-a-service, “mash-up” application models, next-generation on-premise systems, and very large, global solution marketplaces to “democratize” IT access and enable organizations to out-innovate and out-execute their competitors, based on the power of their ideas rather than the size of their IT budgets or skills. Gens will also serve as the Forum Chair.
Brian E. Boruff, vice president of Cloud Computing at CSC presents an Executive Sponsor session, “Orchestration in a Trusted Cloud.” This session discusses managing various providers and ensuring that data and processing are safe, compliant, and trustworthy. Organizations with data and computing in the public and private cloud need to orchestrate processing, and recover the processing visibility necessary for the creation of trust.
Additional Forum case studies and presentations will focus on key topics including:
Here Comes the Cloud: New IT Models for Growth and Innovation
Managing and Securing Information in the Cloud
Golf in the Cloud? How the United States Golf Association has Leveraged the Cloud for Technology Advances in Tough Economic Times
Making Private Clouds Part of Your Data Center Transformation
Becoming a Cloud Services Provider: Issues, Patterns, and Considerations
Core Business Apps in the Cloud: Which are Ready for Prime Time?
For more information or to register for the IDC Cloud Computing Forum, please visit http://eventsatidc.com/cloudcsc2.
Complimentary press passes are available for qualified journalists. To request a press pass, please contact Laura Nurzynski at 508-988-6881 or lnurzynski@idc.com.
IDC Cloud Computing Forum November 4th in New York City is a post from: Web Hosting News
Los Angeles, California – (The Hosting News) – July 9, 2009 – Pronethosting.net, web hosting provider, has debuted the launched of its ”CRAZY SUMMER SPECIAL” for the month of July, featuring 1 year of Linux web hosting for $4.95.
The special includes unlimited space and bandwidth with the new Linux shared web hosting packages. During the tough economic times, Pronethosting.net is offering their Linux shared web hosting services at an incredible discount. The Linux shared web hosting packages feature unlimited space, unlimited bandwidth, web development package, web site builder with hundreds of easy templates, and much more!
Ryan Morris, Marketing Director at Pronet Hosting remarked, ”People still need web hosting in our tough economic times, and we are offering our services to get them up and running.”
The coupon code for this promotion is FREEJULY.
Pronethosting.net was formed by a group of IT professionals in early 2001 to introduce a new standard in the fast-changing environment of web hosting. Our mission is to achieve your 100% satisfaction, which is guaranteed by our professional service and friendly support. With over 8 years of web hosting experience on various hosting platforms and operating systems, particularly Linux web hosting, Windows web hosting, and reseller web hosting, we bring a wealth of knowledge and the capability to handle any hosting needs. This experience also comes with the support and knowledge customers have come to rely on, which ensures that their problems are being resolved timely and effectively and they are able to obtain friendly and respectful customer support.
To learn more, please visit: http://www.pronethosting.net
Los Angeles, California – (The Hosting News) – July 9, 2009 – Pronethosting.net, web hosting provider, has debuted the launched of its ”CRAZY SUMMER SPECIAL” for the month of July, featuring 1 year of Linux web hosting for $4.95.
The special includes unlimited space and bandwidth with the new Linux shared web hosting packages. During the tough economic times, Pronethosting.net is offering their Linux shared web hosting services at an incredible discount. The Linux shared web hosting packages feature unlimited space, unlimited bandwidth, web development package, web site builder with hundreds of easy templates, and much more!
Ryan Morris, Marketing Director at Pronet Hosting remarked, ”People still need web hosting in our tough economic times, and we are offering our services to get them up and running.”
The coupon code for this promotion is FREEJULY.
Pronethosting.net was formed by a group of IT professionals in early 2001 to introduce a new standard in the fast-changing environment of web hosting. Our mission is to achieve your 100% satisfaction, which is guaranteed by our professional service and friendly support. With over 8 years of web hosting experience on various hosting platforms and operating systems, particularly Linux web hosting, Windows web hosting, and reseller web hosting, we bring a wealth of knowledge and the capability to handle any hosting needs. This experience also comes with the support and knowledge customers have come to rely on, which ensures that their problems are being resolved timely and effectively and they are able to obtain friendly and respectful customer support.
To learn more, please visit: http://www.pronethosting.net
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