How important is the role of a website, needs no mention! It is the fastest and easiest way of reaching out to potential clients for a business, but at present times, when everybody is involved in the rat race to make themselves available to the market as fast as possible, one needs to ensure that the website is attracting enough traffic, despite tough competition. There are times, when one doesn’t get to know that  the website has been blocked because other websites on the shared server, was blocked due to some objectionable content or because of a virus attack. A dedicated server, where you get your private server, is thus, much better an option, than a shared server. A dedicated server can be of two types- managed and unmanaged. Though both of them are much costlier than a shared server, but the decision which one to go for, totally depends on the complexity of your site and your computer skills.

Managed web hosting is perfect option for those who don’t have a technical know-how and would prefer the web hosting provider to handle installation, upgrading and maintaining the software. Those who have specialized IT team in their company, which can manage the server on daily basis, should opt for an unmanaged dedicated server, since this one is more cost effective than managed server. Before deciding which option you should go for, analyze your website’s requirements and check if the web hosting providing company gives you the option to shift to the other package later on, since you may feel that you would be able to handle the technical stuff yourself and thus cut down your expenses; the case can also be otherwise.