It’s generally common knowledge that every business needs a website, and every website needs a domain and hosting. Typically, most people and businesses select a shared hosting account, which means that many users share space on a single server. There are a couple additional options: Colocation server hosting and managed hosting.
Colocation Server Hosting
Is when you purchase both the hardware (server) and the software that will host your website, and you are responsible for properly setting up and configuring the colocation server hosting hardware and software. Plus, your IT department performs the upgrades and backups. The benefit is that the space, security, power and bandwidth are not compromised by other websites being hosted in the same space.
Managed Hosting
Is when the hosting provider ‘manages’ the hardware and the software. After creating an account, you only need to upload your website pages and any other additional services wanted. Upgrades and back-ups are performed by the hosting company on a regular basis.
As you can see, Colocation Server Hosting and Managed Hosting are two very different ways to host your website, and the decision of which to use is dependent on the needs or your business. If you’re looking for the security and performance of Colocation Server Hosting, contact FRII for your options and learn how state-of-the-art Data Center can benefit you!
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