When should you switch from shared hosting to a dedicated hosting solution?
Tags: Dedicated Hosting, Shared Hosting
Just when is the right time to move from shared hosting to a dedicated platform? That depends a lot on many factors that we will go through in this article.
» Definitive factors that tells you to switch to a dedicated hosting solution.
- If your site has become resource intensive and has started to affect the co-hosted websites in a shared hosting environment, it’s time to move away to a dedicated server or a VPS.
- If your site currently does not consume lot of resources but eventually will require more resources in some more time, you should know when to make the switch and plan accordingly.
- Your application or website requires lot of customization to the underlying server software that may not be possible to make in a shared hosting environment, it would be a wise decision to go after a VPS.
» Some factors which should not be considered to switch from shared hosting to dedicated hosting are:
- If your hosting company has warned you for consuming lot of resources, you should first consider switching to another shared hosting environment that can accommodate your needs. You may end up paying few extra dollars but will not need a dedicated server unless one of the conditions outlined above is true.
- Consuming lot of bandwidth is not a sure way of telling that you need dedicated hosting. You should first think of buying extra bandwidth which will be much less expensive than buying a dedicated server or a VPS.
- Running a resource intensive website such as a blog site does not itself qualify to get a dedicated server. There are many shared hosting providers having powerful enough hardware that can easily run your website along with other websites on the same server.
If switching to a dedicated server is inevitable, first consider a VPS and if that isn’t going to suffice your requirements then only go after a dedicated server.
