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1. How To Choose The Right Web
Hosting For Your Business

2. Tony Messer

3. ● Low Cost Domains
● Superfast Hosting
● Reseller Hosting
● SSD Hosting
● SSL Certificates
● VPS
● Web Design
● Web Marketing
● Social Media
● Local Business
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4. What Is Web Hosting?
● Want to get online?
● Need Domain & web hosting
● Domain is your name - no service
● Web Hosting - the physical infrastructure
○ Servers
○ Network
○ Datacenter

5. Types Of Hosting
● Shared Hosting
● Reseller Hosting
● Virtual Private Server (VPS)
● Dedicated Server

6. Shared Hosting
● Most popular form of hosting
● Clients ‘share’ a server’s resources
○ RAM, Diskspace, CPU, etc..
● Low cost, instant setup
● Control Panel (cPanel)
● Email - mobile & gmail compatible
● Free applications (e.g. WordPress, Prestashop)
● Gentle learning curve but...
● Low level of customization

7. Reseller Hosting
● Bulk hosting to resell to clients
● Additional recurring revenue stream
● Ideal for Web Designers, Developers, etc..
● Master control panel (add, remove & edit clients)
● Each client gets their own cPanel Control Panel
● Shared resources (RAM, Diskspace, CPU)
● Low cost, gentle learning curve but…
● Reseller provides 1st line support

8. Virtual Private Server (VPS)
● Physical server(s) split into Logical/Virtual servers
● Uses ‘Virtualization’ software
● Different Operating Systems (OS) on same physical machine
● Very flexible - create the configuration you want
● Very fast setup
● Upgrade/downgrade ‘on the fly’
● Extremely Scalable
● Available in ‘High Availability’ Cloud Formation
● More expensive than Shared or Reseller
● Server Administration skills required

9. Dedicated Server
● Zero sharing - one physical machine for one client
● High power option
● Very secure - no noisy neighbours
● More expensive
● Setup slower than VPS (1 to 2 hours)
● Not as scalable as VPS
● Server administration skills required
● High Availability comes at a cost

10. Datacenter
● The ‘Home’ of Web Hosting
● Secure, purpose built facility
● Servers, stored in Racks
● Redundancy Built in (Power, Telecoms, Cooling, Network)
● Security Built in (Physical, Fire, etc..

11. Server Hardware Configuration
● Processor (CPU) - Dual, e.g. x Cores
● Memory (RAM) - Essential for performance
● Hot Swap Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
○ SATA - 7.2K SATA - good for backup
○ SAS - 10K SAS - Enterprise grade HDDs
○ SSD - the future of data storage (but expensive for now)
● RAID Controller - RAID10 copies data across several HDDs
● Power Supply (PSU) - Dual PSUs to prevent downtime
● Network Card - Dual cards to prevent downtime

12. Server Software Configuration
● Operating System - CentOs (Linux) - stable, production OS
● Web Server - Apache, LiteSpeed - delivers content to internet
● Control Panel - cPanel - mission control for hosting
● Other Software…
○ CloudLinux - improves performance
○ SpamExperts - maintains server IP reputation
○ PHP - popular scripting language
○ MySQL - database (e.g. for Ecommerce, applications, etc.)
○ ‘One Click’ Scripts - WordPress, Magento, and 100’s more

13. Web Hosting Extras
● Website Builder - Easy to build and maintain a website
● Mobile Website Builder
● SSL Certificates - HTTPS for secure browsing
● Website Security Seal (SiteLock)
● Incoming Spam Filter - over 99% effective
● Website Backup
● Website Migrations

14. Wrap Up
● Shared Hosting - Perfect for most small businesses
● Resellers - Ideal for Web Professionals
● VPS - Flexible, powerful and scalable solution
● Dedicated Server - Secure, powerful option
● Datacenter - The Home of Web Hosting
● Hardware Configuration - Dual components for high uptime
● Software Configuration - Optimised for Performance & Reliability
● Hosting Extras - Customize your online presence

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