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Company-Specific Windows Hosting for Shared and Dedicated Servers

Windows is the most popular OS in the world, and has captured more than 70% of the world’s market. And, specific software for Windows hosting has also been developed by Microsoft, its creators to facilitate the process in shared and dedicated hosting domains. Servers that run on Windows OS are required by organizations that have business websites which utilized Microsoft specific resources. This is so due to the streamlined operations of MS products, under which ASP, MS SQL, and various other high level complex scripts and software run only on Windows servers, in dedicated as well as shared web hosting services. This platform is extremely useful for experts, since websites that are created with the help of Microsoft’s products are functional and deliver performance, compared to that of others. This is the case with shared and dedicated web server alike, and organizations of all sizes can benefit from hosting their websites on Windows based servers. Though Windows is consider...

Dedicated Windows Hosting - A Smart Consideration

Dedicated windows hosting involves the use of two things to host a website and everything that goes with it for your business. The first addresses server, the second the platform used for the software and protocols that make up the behind the scenes action for your webpage. These two things together create a powerful force that can provide you with everything you need to create a stable and functional website. There are two types of web hosting the first is shared. This is the most common. It basically involves sharing server space with dozens or even hundreds of other websites. The bandwidth, storage space and memory are all split between the companies using that particular server. For most companies this is more than enough. The second type of web hosting is dedicated. This means the server space, memory and bandwidth attached to the server are completely for a single businesses use. It usually comes with a dedicated IP address. These types of servers are expense but well worth it if...

Difference Between Linux and Windows Dedicated Servers Introduction to VPS Hosting

A few years back, there was a fundamental difference between Windows Dedicated Server Hosting and Linux. However, nowadays the companies that use different hosting enjoys compatible services that reduce the difference to some extent. If you invest in a wrong server or a hosting package, no amount of trying will make you satisfied. Therefore, it is essential that you choose a server or hosting package only after understanding the similarities and differences of the servers. You must also make sure to decide the working system before you can choose a server or a hosting package. Accessibility: One of the primary difference that you’ll see in Windows Dedicated Server Hosting and Linux is the way you access each of the servers. Though both the servers allow you to access it through FTP and follow a decorum for transferring information, you can access a server remotely only through Linux Hosting. You can exchange files in both the servers, but only Windows Dedicated Server Hosting allo...

Choose Between Windows Hosting and Linux Hosting After Evaluating Your Needs

Truly speaking, there are thousands of companies in operation as far as website hosting in India is concerned. The majority of these companies provide Windows hosting as well as Linux hosting plans. Windows plans are normally priced more due to the license expenses enforced by Microsoft. So, the question remains: how can you determine which one is more suitable for you – Windows or Linux? Read this article to make your task easier. Windows operating systems are widely used in approximately 95 percent of all personal computers in the world. Therefore, they are the most preferred option among all those novices who are looking for cheap web space for their websites. However, in the world of web servers, Windows is lagging behind. People usually opt for a Windows hosting plan when they have their websites developed using Microsoft .NET technologies that are unavailable on Linux platforms. As a matter of fact, if you require ASP with no .NET features, nearly all Linux plans do not exte...

Linux Reseller Hosting Vs Windows Reseller Hosting

Within the last few years, the dynamic forces of websites have changed drastically due to the introduction of web hosting services. Web hosting services come with different types of features and you can choose from various options depending on your requirement. Windows Re-seller Hosting and Linux Re-seller Hosting are the primary two services that have become quite popular. Though these may seem similar to some extent, there are small differences that you can find. In today’s world, the internet is one of the best resources that you can utilize. Thus, many people opt for running their online businesses and earn a huge amount of money through different activities that on the internet. Some of these people are choosing re-seller hosting business as well. You can start a hosting business without much technical knowledge. Most of the parent companies offer huge bandwidth but the end users often don’t need that much bandwidth. Here come the re-seller hosts who work as a bridge be...

Unix or Linux and Windows Hosting - Choose Your Hosting Provider

At last you are completely ready to publish a website and you are looking for an appropriate hosting provider among billiards of accessible services and tariff schedules. Thus you should notice that the majority of hosting providers use Linux or Unix operating systems on the web servers. Microsoft Windows operating system is offered less often as a choice. So, what is the difference? The majority of people are familiar with Microsoft Windows as it is mostly used for home editions, at work and at school. It is very simple in usage for beginners and does not demand any knowledge of the console commands. In Windows Home and advanced Server variations you should just open the necessary folder simply specifying with the cursor and clicking with the mouse. Unix and Linux are systems with an open initial code (“open-source” code). This means that they are free, and source codes are properly documented and easily extended. There are no essential differences Between Unix and Linux. U...

Advantage of Linux VPS Hosting Over Windows VPS Hosting

If you’re planning to host a website, VPS hosting is the best way to do it since the cost is low when compared to other servers like Windows Virtual private server servers or dedicated servers. It also provides better authorization. Linux VPS hosting is open source software and it provides the same advantage as provided in the Windows based Virtual private server hosting. If you choose Virtual private server hosting, you can have your set up and controls at low cost. You can also run your own operating system and install any software you need in the server. It is a secured one and you need not have any worries about losing your data. If you’re not comfortable with shared hosting, you can shift to Virtual private server hosting. The Hosting server offers the best dedicated servers contrary to a main server partitioned into many. Most people are familiar with Windows hosting since it came first to the market and administrators are familiar with the Windows process. Windows bas...

Try Windows Vista For Free

There is a lot of buzz on Windows Vista, Microsoft’s latest version of their operating system. After five years and numerous missed ship dates, Microsoft will finally launch their much anticipated desktop OS to the general public at the end of January. You may be curious to peek under the hood and see what new features the fancy new system has to offer. Microsoft has made it easy to satiate your interest. Go to the link at the bottom and you can get a basic overview of the key new features in Windows Vista through your browser. Of course this being Microsoft there are a few “gotchas” before you begin. First off, you will need Internet Explorer to run the demo, then you will be requested to download an Active X control which should only take a few minutes on a fast connection. To fully run the Vista test drive you will need to be patient as large chunks of code will need to be downloaded to your browser in order to get the full effect. Once that is done what you will h...