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Hosting companies provide a service called Web hosting, which means that your information (Web pages) is stored and then posted on the World Wide Web. Other users on the internet can then view these Web pages.
With Web hosting, all your software applications and files are located on a server, which is maintained at a cost by your hosting provider. Web hosting therefore doesn’t require the installation of any software pieces on your desktop computer.
The server is a computer which is known as a Web server. Most businesses don’t have the technical expertise and infrastructure that a Web server requires. A Web server is also very costly to own and to operate. This is the reason that Web hosting companies exist.
As a web host we don’t just supply the equipment and infrastructure, but also the expert technical engineers to provide you with a website on the internet, and ensure that it runs efficiently.
You are free to focus on what you know best, your business, as you transfer the responsibility for maintaining the background services of your website to the Web hosting companies.
UKFast is an award winning hosting provider and can help you choose the right hosting package for your business.
A variety of web hosting solutions is offered by UKFast, including:
Shared hosting
The cheapest of the Web hosting options is shared hosting. Shared hosting is where multiple sites are hosted on a single server, meaning that each account “shares” server space with other users.
Low traffic sites are most suited to shared hosting, as there is limited disk space and bandwidth on the server. With a dedicated server you would get much more disk space and bandwidth.
Due to other users being on the same server, shared hosting tends to be inflexible, restricts the level of interactivity of the Website and increases risk. Shared hosting is the least expensive type of hosting, whilst also being the most common hosting option as it still offers a professional look to your website.
Find out more about our shared hosting packages
Reseller Hosting
Reseller hosting is a form of web hosting wherein the account owner may split up their allotted hard drive space and bandwidth and resell web hosting. You can set the amount of space and bandwidth that each sub-account receives, meaning that you remain in complete control. Depending on your purchased reseller plan dictates the number of sub-accounts you can create. Unlimited hosting is offered by some other fixed amounts.
Some reseller hosting packages are provided as private labeling, enabling you to resell web hosting with all traces of your web host company completely removed, so your customers will never know they exist.
Webmasters/developers are who reseller hosting is ideally suited to. This allows you to host and manage all your websites under one account for one price rather than having to pay your hosting provider for multiple shared hosting accounts. You can offer it as a value added feature to your existing business or as a separate entity.
Find out more about our reseller hosting hosting package - ResellerPlus
Dedicated Hosting
A Web host will rent you an entire server for dedicated hosting, as you do not share the server with anybody else. Your hosting provider still takes care of supporting your server (hardware, operating system, backup facilities etc) whilst you retain full control and ownership over its software applications and content, giving you exclusive use and command over your website's server.
Websites that generate high traffic volumes are best suited to dedicated hosting. Users of dedicated hosting benefit from greater uptime, increased security and scalability, but unfortunately higher start up and maintenance costs are involved.
Find out more about our dedicated hosting servers
Managed Hosting
As with dedicated hosting, managed hosting involves you renting a dedicated server, but full responsibility for the maintenance, monitoring and backup of your server is taken over by the Web host.
Managed hosting is the most expensive hosting option whilst also being the most headache free. Companies that do not have the technical know-how to carry out these services themselves are best suited to managed hosting, as the services are in the hands of the professionals or for those who need to deploy their IT staff into other areas of the business.
