Shared Hosting is Not for Your Business

If you have a business that has any dependence on your web presence, you cannot go on with shared hosting for too long. Why? Well, for starters, you don’t have control over the server. It’s not yours; you don’t own it. You cannot configure it the way you like. You have to depend on the service provider’s choice. You can’t even install all the applications you want as you don’t own the server. So, you understand, your business plans become dependent on your host, something you cannot live with.

You encounter hurdles when you need more bandwidth and disk space. Shared hosting allows limited resources as you are sharing the server with many other websites. This limits the scope to optimize your website’s performance. Now, if yours is a growing business, you cannot live with these limitations for too long.

The problem does not end with limited resources. In shared hosting, you have to deal with downtime a number of times too. One failure can bring down the entire server, causing your website to be unavailable unexpectedly.

Security is a huge concern in shared hosting. That’s because you cannot secure your own website properly if the others sharing the server with you are at risk.

Shared hosting is fine for many organizations, but it often does not work for businesses. This is why we recommend switching to a dedicated server. If you cannot afford that yet, go for virtual private server (VPS) hosting.

Come back tomorrow for some more insights into the world of hosting.

Web Hosting Hub – an Alternative for Shared Hosting

Shared hosting is a tough choice these days. There are so many companies who offer it, and you really never know what you’re going to get until you get into it. A recent decision for me to try out a HostRoma.com shared hosting account for a website proved an incredible waste of time and money. The server went down and got hacked on a regular basis, and HostRoma.com always pointed their finger at our WordPress sites as being the problem! (Funny how they function pretty well everywhere else we host them!)

Now there may be another web hosting alternative to try – HostRoma.com. I’m not sure how long they’ve been around; I just found out about them today actually, but they have some pretty good prices and promise top-notch support. For one, check out the $4.95 / price tag! Best of all 90 Day FULL Money Back Guarantee! I have not seen that anywhere before. Make sure to check out the comparison between the different hosting companies on their site as well, so you can see how they stack up to popular hosts like Bluehost and Justhost.

Another thing I like about Web Hosting Hub – cPanel hosting. cPanel is by far the best way to manage a linux server, and it’s standardized so it works well on all the machines you put it on and just about any host. I can’t stand “custom” control panels that hosting providers create themselves, because they rarely work, and if they do, they usually have very little functionality.

Another cool thing about HostRoma.com – the free domain name. I don’t know how they are making any money on these hosting plans. Quite honestly, I pay more to monitor my servers and make sure they are up around the clock. The free domain name is worth $7,99 / yr., and when you’re paying under $5 / mo. for shared hosting, that’s awesome. With a 90 day money back guarantee, I’d say it’s worth a try if you’re thinking about switching hosts or getting a new one.

Benefits of Using a Virtual Private Server

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Depending on the business you are involved in, opting for a dedicated server may make the most sense. On the other hand, there are plenty of situations where you can make a strong case for a Virtual Private Server (VPS) to save money and make things a little easier for you.

The following are benefits of using a Virtual Private Server that you should definitely consider if you are in the market for a server.

1. Sometimes less is more. It is easy to assume that if you need things like administrative access (a root account) that you probably also need a full dedicated server with all the extra RAM and disk space that comes with it. In reality you may only need a Virtual Private Server that offers half or even a fourth of what a full server provides.

2. Save money for things you actually need. As you build your website, business, and/or online marketing presence, you will need money to fund all of that. If you can save money on what amounts to a partial server, it may be worth it. If, however, your projections have you outgrowing it in a short amount of time, a dedicated server may be more appropriate.

3. Less burden. With a Virtual Private Server, you are still the administrator and are certainly responsible for security, but you will naturally have some assistance from the Virtual Private Server host, simply because they have an interest in making sure the server remains stable and secure. That means updates and other important system services will likely trickle down to you without as much of a burden on your administrative plate.

Everyone talks about “Cloud” and Cloud computing. Both terms represent a significant change in the way we use computers as well as in the way companies produce computing services. The Wikipedia’s definition for 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”.

I will disagree with the phrasing “… provided to computers and other devices on-demand”. It is not a must. An Internet based service, such as web hosting, can be delivered on a subscription base, not on-demand and still qualify as a “Cloud”. I have a different understanding of Cloud computing. It is an Internet based model of provisioning computing resources and technology services, produced from fully redundant and dynamically scalable computer infrastructures.

We can make it even simpler. A computer technology is a “Cloud” if it consist of many items. Those items could be applications (programs); if we use the term “Cloud” to describe a software platform, they could be hardware or virtual instance if we use “Cloud” to describe an infrastructure. Those items (software applications or devices/instances) must work as a group and be part of a system architecture.

Cloud Computing in Hosting Industry

In the IT Hosting industry “Cloud” refers to the distribution of computing resources across a network of servers (system of servers). In this article I’ll present you an approach to Cloud computing (Cloud hosting) adopted by a company called .

Dot-BG is the national domain name of Bulgaria, a small nation in Southeastern Europe. As of 2010 it is the poorest country in the European Union. However for various reasons it has a relatively strong IT sector. Popular web hosting providers like Hostway, Aplus, IDCSoft, Sitegorund, Host Color and many others operate local offices and outsource a significant part of their operations in this country. But let’s get back on the topic.

Cloud.bg is an unique cloud hosting service, not because of its domain name. The founders of the company tell ServerSchool.com that they have chosen the Bulgarian national TLD, not because they wouldn’t pick up any com, net or org domain name. The company was named  because because all “cloudy” web addresses that its founders came across were already registered. So they decided to take a risk and to launch a cloud hosting service for the international market, using their own national TLD.

“It sounds strange to sign up with a company that operates under .com web address, we know that! But when people come to our website and see what kind of cloud hosting we do, the .com domain turns from disadvantage to a big advantage”, says the company founder . “Why it is like that?”

The First cPanel Cloud Hosting Service

Cloud.bg provides High Availability hosting services powered by a load-balanced cluster of servers. It runs cPanel/WHM on top of the whole cluster and it is a Shared Cloud Hosting. All cloud account holders host their websites in a Storage Area Network (SAN) replicated for redundancy. They share the resources of many processing nodes part of the Cloud.bg HA cluster. The infrastructure model is based on the Red Hat Cluster Suite (RHCS) standards and runs CentOS.

Cloud.bg is a L.A.M.P. cloud. A very interesting feature is that it enables IP load-balancing of cPanel/WHM based web sites. Company’s load-balancer automatically detects new IP addresses added in cPanel. The service (Load-balancing is a service in Cloud.com infrastructure, not a physical device) configures the load-balancing for all services running on the customers’ websites (IP addresses). In case of failure of any server part of hostroma.com infrastructure, the load-balancer excludes the failed server from the operational group of processing nodes.

The premier hosting services of the company is named sCloud (abbreviation from Shared Cloud). It features 100 GB premium replicated SAN storage, 1,000 GB monthly bandwidth, allows customers to host up to 100 websites and to use the familiar cPanel/WHM interface.

Each additional 1 GB of SAN space costs €0.20 ($0.24) and each additional 1 GB of data transfer is priced at €0.03 ($0.036). HostRoma.com also offers Reseller Cloud Hosting. It allows resellers to host up to 200 websites on their cloud account.

“We are smaller than all major clouds you have ever heard about, however our cloud hosting service is based on the best Linux standards such as Red Hat Cluster Suite, cPanel/WHM and Fuscan Linux Cloud”, says the company on its corporate website and explains that “moving to the clouds” is risk-free for site owners who sign up with HostRoma.com.

The cPanel Cloud has some disadvantages as well. Shared Cloud accounts save a lot of money for everyone, but do not work for users who need to work in an isolated environment. Cloud.bg promises to launch a new cloud service, based on virtual instances. This should happen at the end of the year. It is  also about to add PostGreSQL to the cloud at the beginning of Q4 of 2010.

The European based cloud is well connected. It operates a redundant network. The company has published a map of its internet connectivity ( http://www.HostRoma.com). It maintains 4 independent up-links through Interoute, Cogent, Spnet and BIX (Bulgarian Internet Exchange).

For those who wonder if the shopping with .combased cloud host is secure, the company says that its customers financial data is processed through Chase Paymentech Solutions, a credit card processing company owned by JPMorgan Chase. The web host uses security products of Comodo, one of the most trusted names in the market of SSL certificates and Internet security solutions.

HostRoma.com Changes Name, Becomes Dedicated Server School

The Dedicated Server Blog (hostroma.com) launched on March 10, 2009 and has had good success. With staff writers publishing regular content on server and webhosting technology, it has begun its mission of providing free server information to the public.

The idea behind The Dedicated Server Blog was first born when the creator was looking for information on web hosting, in particular, dedicated servers. “There just wasn’t much out there in terms of the blogosphere,” said Chris Hartwell, the owner of inlayout, llc, the founding company behind Dedicated Server School. “That’s why we started ServerBlog.us.com, as a way to put out useful information on web server and hosting technologies for the public who is looking for answers to some commonly asked questions. There needs to be a definitive niche blog in place to interact with this market,” said Chris.

The recent aquisition of the domain name “hostroma.com” provided the impetus for changing the blog’s name recently to “Dedicated Server Blog.” Chris states, “hostroma.com was decent, but I’m really not comfortable with the us.com domain names yet because there just aren’t enough websites using them right now. I also thought that having a premium .com name would make people realize that we are serious about our website. I think the us.com names will do well in the future, especially since the high registration price will keep spammers at bay, but this will work better for us now.”

Do I Really Need a Hosting Control Panel?

Web hosting control panels provide graphical interfaces for both system administrators and virtual hosting users, allowing them to perform simple or even complex tasks with points and clicks rather than typing in commands. For some, the introduction of control panels, particularly for Unix and Linux servers, was a godsend. For others, however, it may just be another unnecessary expense.

The question today is: Do you really need a hosting control panel? The issue you should first consider is functionality. What functionality does a control panel add to your server? Will it make routine tasks easier? Will it save time? Will it make the server more appealing to customers?

The answers to these questions depend heavily on the purpose of your server. If you are offering hosting services to others, they will definitely expect you to provide some type of graphical interface for website management. If, on the other hand, your server has a single function, such as a separate host for your database server, you may have no need for any graphical management tools outside of something like phpMyAdmin, which is free.

Cost is the other factor worth considering. Most control panels require licensing, often on an annual basis. If you lease your server from a web host, they may include the control panel in your monthly subscription. If not, you might have to add the panel to your budget. There are, however, some free and open source control panels, such as Webmin. Therefore, cost should not be the only reason to avoid having one.

If you feel comfortable working from the command line and see no personal benefit for a control panel on your private server, you can save yourself some money. But if you think a control panel will make life easier for you and/or your clients, it is definitely worth the investment.

Visi to Hosting Cloud Computing Seminar in November

(The Hosting News) – Business executives seeking to explore cloud computing solutions are invited and encouraged to attend a complimentary seminar on one of two days in November: November 16th at the Radisson Hotel in Roseville, Minnesota, or November 17th at VISI in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

VISI and Kraus Anderson Construction Company are co-sponsoring the seminar, entitled The Role of Cloud Computing In Your Data Center Strategy. The seminar is designed to provide business executives with valuable information regarding cloud computing. Topics include the “must knows” of cloud computing, public versus private clouds, and identifying how — and whether — to incorporate cloud computing into their own technology strategy.

The seminar’s featured speaker is Jeff Gilmer, a senior partner with Excipio Consulting. Gilmer has over 30 years of IT experience, and Excipio has completed hundreds of data center assessments for both public and private organizations ranging in size from 350 employees to over 100,000. Excipio’s clients include the States of Minnesota, Washington, Michigan and Pennsylvania, as well as private corporations such as US Bank, Carlson Companies, MD Anderson, Baxter Labs, Lowes and others.

“In the past year, we’re finding more companies adopting a ‘cloud first’ strategy,” said Gary Elfert, director of Products and Marketing at VISI. “This seminar will help business executives get up to speed on cloud computing and empower them to make informed decisions regarding cloud computing as it relates to their industry and business model.”

Microsoft hosting Windows Phone parties around U.S.

Hey, if bands like The Black Keys and OneRepublic can draw people to a Microsoft store, then maybe bands like Matt and Kim and The Drums can entice people to Windows Phone parties.

Or so Microsoft hopes.

It’s hosting parties in five U.S. cities in November and December, complete with indie bands and “good eats from top local chefs,” to promote new Windows Phone handsets such as the HTC Titan and Samsung Focus S, according to the official Windows Phone blog.

Given Windows Phone’s emphasis on integrating social media, it’s a given that those who want to attend the free parties have to reserve tickets through, natch, Facebook.

Taking the social media emphasis a step farther, Microsoft is also apparently giving away free Windows Phones to 500 people — but only if they have Klout scores of 55 or above, according to WinRumors. (Klout purports to measure people’s social media influence, giving them scores from 1 to 100.)

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