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» Cheap Web Hosting Reliabile?

For the most part, yes! Cheap web hosting adds are popping up all over areas of cyberspace, and may lead one to ask if these services are the real thing or a gimmick. For the most part, the cheaper web hosting services are a great way to start a website. In most cases, these plans can range from as little as $5 a month, to the low teens. It is important to take note of the feature set that each plan comes with. For example, different plans offered by different companies will come with a storag...

» Web Hosting Gotchas!

What you thought to be a great hosting plan has turned out to be nothing but a headache. The fine print, in most cases, if far overlooked or over shadowed by the flashy text that sells the packages. What most people do not notice is that the 3000gb of bandwidth that you can use each month can not actually be reached on their service. Whats the catch? The problem is that in plans that offer huge amounts of bandwidth on the cheap often overpopulate their servers with accounts. What does this mean ...

» What is a Web Server?

Web Server is a general term used to describe a computer that is used to host a website. A web server can vary greatly depending on what the intended use is. If the web server will be used to host a website that will have millions of views a day, then the hardware for that server will need to be top of the line. In some cases, multiple web servers may be needed. If a website that only gets a few hundred views a day, then the web server could be an old computer that was stored in your closet. ...

» Types of Web Hosting

There are many different types of web hosting accounts, all with a different price range and different feature set. The of these types would be Shared hosting. Shared hosting is generally the type of hosting you see advertised for $5 a month, with a gob of bandwidth and storage, and a huge feature sure. This type of hosting is called Shared due to the fact that you are sharing one web server with hundreds of other people. These types of plans are great for those who do not want to spend lots o...

» Shared Web Hosting Benefits?

When it comes to Shared Web Hosting, there are quite a few benefits. Whether you are new in town, and just want to start a simple blog or photo website, or if you have been around a while and want to run a more complex ecommerce and CMS package, shared web hosting as you covered. The first big benefit to shared web hosting is probably very obvious; price. Shared web hosting plans can be had for a fraction of the cost of a dedicated hosting plan. In most cases, you can find shared web hosting...

» Understanding Raid

When dealing with information that needs to be readily available and even more even more secure than ever, it is important to understand what RAID can offer. RAID is an acronym which means Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks. The main purpose of using RAID is to connect multiple hard drives together in order to achieve data redundancy and more efficient access speeds. There are several types of RAID arrays that can be setup, each with its own set of characteristics and uses. The following ...