As the name says it is hosting or publishing of site by hosting service. It is the ability to move a business or information via internet. Any business these days require internet, it is very expensive and server hosting can be the best option to reduce the expenses. This hosting is usually done by a server where in an individual is given a certain space for making his site available in World Wide Web. These server spaces are leased to clients. There are many types of server hosting available. They are Free Server hosting, standard hosting,
Dedicated server hosting, collocation and ecommerce web hosting. Choosing a good and cheap hosting server may be tough but can be easier based on your requirements. There are some dedicated hosting providers which are reliable and they deliver good value for the money you pay.

Types of Server hosting:

Free web hosting is giving a space on the server for free but the only disadvantage here is the space, bandwidths are limited. But for small business or personal usage free webhosting is the best option. Standard web hosting is providing shared access to many users on the server for publishing their own websites. You need to pay on a monthly /quarterly/yearly basis. Speed of the service depends on the amount paid. This type of hosting is more secure than the free web hosting. In Dedicated hosting, a server is dedicated to the users and here the user gets his own server machine. This is perfect for large business as a server is totally dedicated for your usage and usually 1 or 2 websites are published.  Colocation is nothing but you get a hardware for hosting. There are two types managed and unmanaged. When you pay for the techinicians and the server as well it is called managed collocation. But when everything has to be handled by you it is called unamanged collocation.

Advantages of hosting:

Advantages of webhosting can be substantial for small or medium size business but there are some risks and disadvantages to consider. It involves a third party so the hosting provider has to chosen very carefully. So it is always better to go for a reputed hosting provider. And in case of small business one of the best type of hosting is shared domain where the provider partitions the server into sections and companies get little space on the server with a unique name. These are very less expensive and best for cost cutting purpose and also can be the best option for start up companies. But the only disadvantage is you would not know who else is sharing the space with you. So you got to be careful with your data because if one of the users is running a scam or something unethical then the whole domain may be blocked. Your site may be labeled as spam so be careful from such crook users.
Another important advantage is saving the cost of the hardware, equipment and the maintenance. You need not worry for the repair or replacement of any of the hardware. You need not shell out money from your pocket. But again there are cons of this and that is the repairs might be slow at times and sometimes they don’t upgrade the equipment. So based on the above choose the best hosting provider.