Full-featured Hosting
Internet hosting service allows organizations and even individuals to serve the content in the internet. There are different types of internet hosting and one of them is full-featured hosting. Under this type are dedicated server, virtual private server and collocation facilities.
The client in a dedicated service rents an entire server not shared with anyone. Organizations have full control over the servers in this type of hosting service that may include the choice for the hardware and OS such as the windows dedicated server. However, the provider will still provide support for your OS and applications.
The virtual private server on the other hand partitions a single physical server into multiple servers where each one has a unique appearance and capabilities of running on its own dedicated machine. Each one has its own OS and could even be rebooted independently.
Collocation facilities or center is a type of full-featured hosting where multiple customers could locate the network, server and storage gear and even interconnect to a number of other network providers. This type of hosting is preferred by web commerce companies, major enterprises and telecommunication companies because of the time and cost benefits it offers. This type of service also offers safety and security to the clients.