A brief introduction to Web hosting

Web hosting is dependent on web servers that act as the  interface between your computer  and the Internet. In fact the internet is a large array of web servers that host web page sand services.  – as the infographic below clearly shows.

There are different kinds of Web hosting

These include: shared hosting, which is  the most common; virtual private servers and dedicated servers. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages with dedicated server  being the most expensive  but with large amounts of data and space available and complete administrative access to the server.

Choosing a web server mean taking a number of factors into account.

This includes geographical location as well as backup access an easy-to-use control panels that allows you to monitor and manage your hosting. The infographic below provides a useful list of considerations to take into account when choosing a web hosting service.

Don’t forget to have a look at the benefits of  Imaginet’s web hosting services.