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Managed Hosting
by: Nitin Jain
Managed
hosting is a dedicated server that is
accompanied by a full suite of technical
support, maintenance and monitoring
services. This differs from dedicated Web
hosting, where customers are provided with
their own servers but are still responsible
for virtually all administrative and
maintenance duties.
Managed
hosting are meant for those websites that
are designed to host busy e-commerce sites
and dynamic, database driven Web pages.
Perfect for organizations that dont have the
time or capital to invest in server
administration.
MANAGED SERVER
= DEDICATED SERVER + COMPLETE SUPPORT TO
SERVER ADMINISTRATION
A managed
server will come equipped with all the
features of a dedicated server, plus instead
of leaving most of the administrative tasks
to the customer, a managed provider will
typically handle that as well.
Many companies
will often assign you a dedicated service
representative who will cater only to you
and a handful of other accounts. This
support also comes in the form of
proprietary control panel technology that
enables the inexperienced administrator to
easily set up and maintain sites on a
server. This is achieved through an
intuitive and user friendly point and click
method rather than by typing complicated
commands at a prompt line.
Hosting
companies offer a supplementary suite of
features and services that related to
managed hosting, including application and
database management, high-availability
services and load balancing. These hosting
companies will back up their services with
performance guarantees and Service Level
Agreements.
Unmanaged
services, on the other hand, give the
customer complete remote server
administration capability and freedom. The
downside to this is that unmanaged servers
require a large amount of time and technical
expertise, as the customer is ultimately
responsible for the instillation and
management of the server - not the Web host.
For this reason, unmanaged servers are only
recommended for individuals and companies
with extensive server administration
resources or expertise, as well as a
significant amount of time available to take
care of the server.
Conclusion on
managed hosting
If you're
unsure about which service to choose, give
serious consideration to choosing a managed
server. While taking the managed route is
more expensive, it is also much more
reassuring for the inexperienced
administrator. Remember, you can always
downgrade your account to an unmanaged
service later, once you've acquired some
expertise in server administration. Though
once you opt for the personal attention you
will receive through a managed host, you
might think twice of turning into an
unmanaged service later on.
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