People often gets confused on hosting services, they start googling it and they might be cheated by many fake hosting services. User has been advised to check the hosting platform and reviews before spending their hard-earned money before they get into big trouble. Either any business user owning static, dynamic, crm’s or cms’s e-commerce websites, it is recommended to choose right platform for your hosting need.
The cheapest and economical way to host the website is the either Windows or Linux shared hosting depending upon the application requirement. Let’s check this…
Top five reasons why companies prefer to host on a Basic Linux shared Hosting based server, as opposed to a Basic Windows shared hosting based server….
1. Licensing costs for Linux hosting solutions are lower than as compared to Windows hosting solutions.
2. Linux hosting solutions can support a higher websites-per-server ratio, without any compromise in the quality of service.
3. Linux hosting solutions are undoubtedly more stable than Windows.
4. Linux hosting solutions are known for their reliability and stability.
5. Linux hosting servers are secure and fulfill client requirements more efficiently.
The flip side of Windows
Since Windows not open source software, a user is forced to rely entirely upon the manufacturer (i.e., Microsoft) to release updates and provide hot fixes and bug fixes. Unfortunately, these hot fixes, bug fixes and updates may even take longer time to arrive, leaving the Web hosting providers and their customers high and dry. “Linux, on the other hand, is open source and hence developers and business users can view and modify its source code. This makes it easier to spot bugs or potential problems and report them straight forward.”
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On the technology front, both Windows and Linux operating systems have been coded by some of the most talented developer’s in the world, and are extremely powerful. “Linux has the LAMP stack for Web hosting while Windows has its IIS solution, both of which provide very cheapest and economical software systems for hosting, uploading, and managing websites. The final choice may revolve around whether you specifically need a .NET framework and ASPX support, in which case Windows hosting would be the preferable solution. However, if you require a flexible, open-sourced solution, Linux hosting is the perfect answer.”
In a nutshell
With the market dynamics changing more rapidly over last 5 five years, the rate at which customers are adopting open source related technologies and products has also been on the rise, globally as well as in India. Indian Telecom will be going to have 50 Crore mobile user in 2018. With data center’s also switching to Linux and open source tools and platforms, the end customer is reaping the benefits of increased efficiency with lower costs. The overall cost of ownership has also been reduced significantly.Considering all the advantages that Linux shared web hosting offers, Business users will surely find themselves smiling at their decision at the end of the day!
