| When an individual first begins to create web | | | | Some companies will also allow the individual to |
| pages on the internet for their company or to | | | | place their website on a dedicated server for a |
| start a business, one of the issues that will arise is | | | | higher monthly or annual fee. This is commonly |
| how to host the website. There are several | | | | used by companies that need a great amount of |
| options available but the one that many individuals | | | | bandwidth for their sites to run effectively. |
| choose is managed hosting. | | | | Another reason that many individuals find |
| Individuals choose managed hosting for a variety | | | | managed hosting to be an attractive option is |
| of reasons and there are many benefits that | | | | because of the additional features that are |
| makes it a very attractive option for many | | | | included in the service package. Many companies |
| individuals. There are a number of companies that | | | | offer the individuals using their service increased |
| offer this kind of hosting and the fees for each | | | | security and monitoring services that prevent a |
| can vary considerably due to the features and | | | | host of issues, from the spread of viruses to |
| options that the company provides. So what are | | | | unauthorized access to the stealing of customer's |
| the benefits of managed hosting? | | | | personal information. Purchasing security software |
| One of the biggest benefits of managed hosting is | | | | and equipment to constantly monitor for these |
| the price of the service. Many companies that | | | | issues can be costly for the average consumers, |
| offer it can offer services and bandwidth for a | | | | but these companies can provide these services |
| much lower price that the individual would be able | | | | at a fraction of the costs. |
| to obtain on their own. This is because the cost | | | | Managed hosting companies can also provide an |
| and the amount of available bandwidth is spread | | | | uninterruptedly power supply and data backup |
| evenly among dozens of clients that need a | | | | features to ensure that the website will run |
| relatively small amount of bandwidth to operate | | | | smoothly and without interruption for a vast |
| their websites. Using managed hosting also saves | | | | majority of the time. In fact, many of these |
| the individual from having to purchase additional | | | | companies can provide an average up time of |
| equipment in order to host their websites, including | | | | better than 95%. This is practically unachievable if |
| servers and networking software. | | | | the individual is hosting the website themselves. |