The Colocation Web Hosting Service
The managed hosting is a kind of hosting service provided for the management of web servers. Web hosting companies are faced with critical decisions at every turn from the selection of platform and technologies, to the choice of its certified technicians.
Many large companies who are not internet service providers also need a computer permanently connected to the web so they can send email, files, etc. to other sites. They may also use the computer for the web hosting so they can provide details of their goods and services to anyone interested. Additionally these people may decide to place online orders.
Colocation web hosting is similar to the dedicated web hosting service, but the user owns the colocation server; the hosting company provides physical space that the server takes up and takes care of the server. This is the most powerful and expensive type of web hosting service.
In most cases, the colocation provider may provide little to no support directly for their client’s machine, providing only the electrical, internet access, and storage facilities for the server. In most cases for colocation, the client would have his own administrator visit the data center on site to do any hardware upgrades or changes.