In todays world of technology and business competition, organizations have to make a lot of decisions. One of them is to choose a web hosting service for their business. While selecting a web hosting service you need to choose very carefully.

Most of the individuals and small companies use shared hosting which is a low cost option. In shared hosting you share the server and the services with other companies each having its own Internet domain name, from a single web server. In this type of hosting many websites are on the same server and each user has limits on the availed services like monthly traffic, disk space, email accounts and databases. The other resources like MySQL, Apache server, Random Access Memory and CPU are also shared by multiple users. As the resources and services are shared so the costs are also shared by multiple users, which is the reason for low cost.

Another type of hosting is Dedicated hosting which is used by the high traffic running websites and who prefer bandwidth, speed and consistent performance. Unlike shared hosting the performance is not affected by high traffic or usage by other customers. In this type of hosting the server computer is placed in the premises of the web hosting company and the user or client company uses the services like bandwidth, memory, storage space and database management.

Advantages of shared hosting:

1. This hosting is less expensive hence affordable by most of the users.
2. It is convenient to use as highly skilled team manage this service.
3. Customization of website is easy to do in this hosting.
4. This hosting provides you sufficient space and bandwidth. With more space you can add many resources in your website.

Disadvantages of shared hosting:

1. The resources are limited to use.
2. There are many restrictions on the service.
3. The performance of your website can fall anytime.

Advantages of Dedicated hosting:

1. The server is dedicated to single client company. The client can avail and buy the features only which they need.
2. Dedicated server provides stability to ensure that your website is functional at all
3. Unlike shared hosting where you face congestion due to high traffic and usage of other websites, dedicated server protects you from the server congestion issues.
4. The web hosting company provides you with security measures such as antivirus and        firewall configurations.
5. Some web hosting companies provides the support services which ensures that the site disruption is kept to a minimum.

Disadvantages of Dedicated hosting:

1. Dedicated hosting services are very expensive.
2. Its not possible for every individual to afford.
3. It requires high skills to manage.