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Managed Hosting - what is it
February 27, 2010 |
Managed hosting is a complete solution to running all your online websites. By choosing a managed hosting package over a shared hosting you gain independence whilst having the backup and support of your hosting provider. Typically, managed hosting services are suitable for businesses needing 24/7 100% uptime and don’t want to get into the nitty gritty of servers.
There are numerous benefits of managed hosting: they have advanced un-interuptable power supplies, perhaps two electricity supplies in case one goes down, scheduled backups, and the fact that you know professionals will be looking after your server on an hourly basis. Many offer on-site technicians to correct faults or problems as soon as possible, keeping your website up and online without interruption.
With decent hosting companies they can provide an SLA (Service Level Agreement) which puts the responsibility on the hosting company to keep your websites up and running 24 hours a day. Should there be a non-scheduled substantial interruption then the hosting company will contribute to costs of the downtime.
Peace of mind is one of the best benefits - because you can be sure that any problems will not require you to dig around in the server shell but this will be done quickly and efficiently by the hosting company on your behalf. The costs are obviously higher than standard shared hosting but the benefits far outweigh the costs when you need your websites up and running with no interruptions.
There are plenty of companies out there who provide good managed hosting but the one we have heard so much about is Vidahost. We’ve heard so many good things about these guys that we bought their services.
If you need to the support of 24/7, with priority support then I would definetley recommned them -> Managed Hosting from Vidahost