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What is Managed Hosting?

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What is Managed Hosting

Managed hosting refers to the process of hiring a web hosting provider for a day-to-day management of system hardware, software, and servers. In simpler terms, when you outsource the job of managing your websites, it is called managed hosting.

Suppose, you are hosting an e-commerce website through web-hosting providers, and instead of letting your IT staff update OS packages, implement security patches, update website installations, etc., you ask the hosting provider support team to do this job on your behalf. Then, this agreement regarding the management of your website is called managed hosting.

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What’s the difference between unmanaged, semi-managed and managed VPS hosting?

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semi-managed VPSThere are essentially three types of VPS hosting in terms of management and support: unmanaged, semi-managed and fully managed VPS hosting. In an unmanaged VPS environment, the entire server administration and the responsibilities of necessary configuration and management of the virtual server are responsibility of the end user. Users need to have some knowledge in administration of Linux servers. The security of an unmanaged virtual server is entirely the user’s responsibility as well. Users have to keep the server’s services and website scripts up to date by upgrading whenever a new version is released to keep the server secure and avoid vulnerabilities.

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