subject: Review On Dedicated Versus Reseller Web Hosting Companies [print this page] For any online business to succeed in its operations requires a flawless hosting service. Finding a good hosting service needs experience and market knowledge. For smooth online operations you need a web host that offers high-speed servers, less or literally no downtimes, affordable rates and good features like flexibility in switching services etc. Different types of hosting services are available in the market and they are classified on the basis of server limits and rates they offer. On the basis of server ownership, hosting companies can be classified into dedicated web hosting and reseller web hosting services. Based on quality and pricing you have free and paid hosting companies as well as shared ones. Freeware servers may not offer you the facility of independent domain registration. And shared hosting services are not fit for high-traffic business websites because they do not have dedicated servers.
Dedicated web hosting services have their own servers from which they serve their clients websites. They may offer their servers to other hosting services too. Servers are offered on rent basis or lease basis depending on the companys policy. These hosting services to which they lend their server space are known as reseller web hosting firms. There are many such reseller companies and 90% of them function online. They just sell their hosting services to other web users and webmasters. They market their service packages and try to earn maximum customers. Reseller web hosting services have their own set of benefits. They offer good service because they basically serve a small group of clients. Big hosting companies might occasionally experience some lags or downtimes owing to heavy usage. However, there are many reputable companies that offer 99 percent uptime to their clients.
The quality of a hosting service depends on the quality of servers they use. Windows based servers are usually good but they are commercial in nature and they offer their OS license for a fixed price. Linux based servers are usually free; however, paid versions of Linux platforms are also designed and marketed. Paid server platforms are better than freeware because they offer lot of security features and regular updates. Most of the reputable reseller webs hosting companies buy their server space from dedicated hosting companies that make use of quality commercial server platforms. You can also find cheap web hosting services that offer extremely low price packages to their clients. Such services are not suitable for business or commercial sites.
Whether you hire a dedicated web hosting or a reseller web hosting company, the quality of service you get depends on the efficiency of the servers employed and the way they are managed. A good hosting service should be able to allocate their bandwidth and also their disk space quite optimally.
