Web hosting is a modern form of renting
General information about web hosting
Web hosting is a special kind of renting resources in the field of the Internet. Mostly it is the provision of storage space, computing power, websites or servers.
There are a variety of web hosting forms, for example:
The free web hosting service where resources are provided by a provider. Here, however, the provider finances itself by releasing advertising or other services in return to cover its costs.
The shared web hosting service provides a pool of server resources. These can include computing power and storage space. Here the user can access simple functions. However, this type of web hosting is relatively inflexible in terms of software and updates.
Reseller Webhosting is used to allow you to assign appropriate services as your own provider. These services can be very different and according to your own abilities. The reseller accounts can be provided in different sizes.
The Virtual dedicated server serves the flexible distribution of server resources. The server is divided virtually and assigned to the user. However, more and less demand can be flexibly redistributed to other users.
Dedicated hosting means that the user has all the obligations and rights of the host. These have been transferred from the hoster to the user. Therefore, he is responsible for usage, security and maintenance. There is no need for the cost-intensive initial procurement.
The managed hosting Service offers the owner of a server the possibility to hand over the maintenance and operation of the server to an operator. He is limited to a certain extent in terms of control, but does not need his own qualified personnel.
Colocation web hosting offers the user the possibility to run his own server and has full control over it. Only the infrastructural accommodation is taken over by another company and can therefore not be located in the immediate vicinity of the provider.
Cloud hosting is probably the best known form of web hosting. The user is offered corresponding clustered storage capacities on a server. Thus he receives an almost inexhaustible storage capacity, but is completely dependent on the provider.
Clustered hosting offers the user the possibility of sharing resources by connecting multiple servers. This offers the user a high availability of resources.
Grid hosting offers the user a distributed provision of resources. This resource is made up of several network nodes and can be regarded as a separate network.
The home server is usually a single private computer. This serves as a server for the provision of computing power and storage capacity. As the name suggests, the server is located at home,
Conclusion on web hosting and its special features
Web hosting is a form of resource provisioning. Web hosting comes in many different forms and variations and is therefore rather opaque and difficult to describe. The provision of resources can refer to hardware and software, or to infrastructure or personnel. A mixture is also possible and not uncommon. Web hosting is a form of rental for private individuals and companies who do not want to provide a corresponding service themselves or shy away from high investment and operating costs.
The multifaceted nature of web hosting offers the right form for every user and is a true alternative to providing your own resources.
