Web Hosting - Shared vs. Dedicated Hosting Options
Shared Hosting
In a Shared Hosting setup many sites can reside together on a individual server with each domain segregated (sand-boxed) within its own private space with dedicated IP's. This can be a great cost benefit because most sites only require a small portion of a server's overall resources.
This allows for hundreds of sites coexisting successfully on a single server and with the uniformity there is complete technical documentation, direct support from your campus colleagues and excellent up-time. The standardization also allows for rapid deployment of a diversity of websites. Whether you require a basic, static site or are running many of the popular open source software such as: WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, etc. to custom applications, we got you covered.
Dedicated Hosting
The Shared Web Hosting option is an ideal, cost-effective solution for most affiliates. However there are certain situations where having your own dedicated server is a better fit:- High-traffic or resource-intensive sites that want the full, dedicated resources of a server.
- High availability options with clustering of servers and/or fail-over protections
- The need to dictate when planned maintenance, or other security and operating system (OS) patching will take place
- Complete control of the server to set up and manage however you see fit (for example, installing third-party applications on the server OS)
Please see Campus Cloud Infrastructure (CCI) for more information: https://it.wisc.edu/services/campus-cloud-infrastructure-cci/
Have questions? Please contact us at webhosting@doit.wisc.edu