Comments on: Dedicated Hosting or Grid Server: What Should I Choose?

By: Arun

Arun — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:18:23 +0000

For $50, MT hosting is cool especially if you want to resell some hosting space to your clients. But interesting thing is most of the cloud are some kind of special VPS solution (Not saying about Google App Engine and Amazon EC2). So my preference goes like this if I want hosting

1) Cloud VPS (MT, Slicehost)
2) VPS (RapidVPS)
3) Dedicated Server (I don’t use it anymore)

By: Aaron Hall

Aaron Hall — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:17:39 +0000

Amit, I understand what you are saying, but I think the idea behind a grid server is you pay for what you use. That is, a grid server can grow with you from infancy (when a dedicated server is unnecessary) to magnitude (when a dedicated server might not be enough). But maybe I am missing something.

By: Amit Patel

Amit Patel — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:12:14 +0000

Hi, i would recommend you to go for dedicated servers because i have rented 3 servers from different companies and they are the best, we need to signup with server support companies for best services and highest uptime.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:43:01 +0000

Thanks for the insight John, I was actually discussing the hosting options with a friend yesterday for an upcoming project and will certainly drop you a line when it’s time to move on it.

Jeremy

By: Jacques Snyman

Jacques Snyman — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:37:57 +0000

The hosting issue is one that constantly pops up. Is the idea of a computing grid is similar to the setups search engines use?

By: Aaron Hall

Aaron Hall — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:01:13 +0000

I have considered grid hosting with other companies but decided against it for two reasons: Limited Resources and Costs.

Limited Resources. Grid hosting companies often use their own technology, which can be limiting for some users. That is, are there any types of people who would not benefit from a grid server plan due to grid server limitations? For example, would a grid server plan work well for (1) people who need a lot of MySQL databases, (2) people who need very large MySQL databases, (3) people with thousands of infrequently visited domains, etc.? I ask because I had trouble finding a host that could meet all my needs, so I have hosting accounts with two companies.

Costs. Does a person pay more for grid hosting? That is, it seemed like grid hosting was more expensive in a side-by-side comparison with traditional hosting companies when I looked at them. (Media Temple was the company I considered.)

I could be wrong on these. Thanks for considering these questions.