Most businesses, particularly those that start out with a limited number of employees and without a dedicated IT team and website development and management professional, start with a shared hosting plan.
These are a low-cost, low-stress type of plan that allows the business to set up a quality website with a level of performance and features that goes beyond just the basics. However, over time and with additions to the site, increased traffic, concerns about security and the need to have more storage and bandwidth, the shared hosting plan is typically not enough.
Reasons to Change
At this time, most companies will move from shared to VPS hosting plans. VPS or virtual private server plans are very competitively priced an address the shortcomings of shared plans for most businesses. This allows your business to have its own dedicated part of a server without any sharing of the resources in the plan selected
It is possible to select from managed VPS hosting plans, which allows the hosting company to take care of the basics, including security, online maintenance, system upgrades and other similar features. There are also unmanaged plans where the business will manage all of these issues for their virtual server.
What to Consider
When moving to VPS hosting plans, there are several important considerations in choosing a hosting provider. These include:
* Resources available for the cost of the plan
* The ability to use a managed VPS if you do not have a qualified and experienced IT professional to handle the task
* Having the ability to scale up for the VPS plan as needed without penalty
* Consider the reputation of the hosting service for customer support and service
By keeping these factors in mind and also comparing costs, you will find a VPS hosting service and plan that is ideal for your business requirements.