Mobile Apps Platform
- Mobile App / Web App Development Process
- Mobile App / Android, iPhone App Development Cost
- Native App Development vs Hybrid / PhoneGap App Development
Web Apps Platform
- Web Application Planning
- PHP vs ASP.net Comparison
- Ruby on Rails vs PHP Comparison
- Web Application Framework Comparison
- Web Application Development Process
- Guide to Web Application Development
- Internet Database Development
- PHP & MySQL Development
Online Business
- How Start an Online Business / Store
- Magento Issues
- Website Launch Checklist / Ecommerce Application Launch Checklist
- Enterprise eCommerce Platform
- Magento vs OScommerce vs Zen Cart vs OpenCart Comentum eCommerce Comparison
- Best eCommerce software
- What is PCI DSS Compliance
- eCommerce SEO / Shopping Cart SEO
- FAQ, Comparison and Guide to Merchant Accounts and Payment Gateways
- e-Business Strategy and Process
- Internet / Online Business Ideas and Strategies for Entrepreneurs
- Hiring a Web Application Company Considerations
- How to Hire a Good Web Application Development Company
- Web Development Cost Comparison
Server and Hosting
- Amazon EC2 vs Rackspace Cloud vs Linode
- Cloud vs Dedicated Servers vs Colocation Comparison
- Dedicated / Managed Hosting Comparison
- Shared Hosting vs Managed Hosting
- Domains, DNS, Web Hosting, Email
- Domain Name System and DNS Servers
- All About Domain Name Registration
- Email Services Comparison
- Who is winning the spam war?
- Email Services
CMS Applications
- What is Content Management System (CMS)
- Drupal vs Joomla vs WordPress CMS Comparison
- Enterprise CMS Comparison - Summary
- Enterprise Content Management System vs Open Source CMS - Detailed Guide, Security, Performance Statistics
- Pros and Cons of Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal
Marketing
Design
Joseph Montanez is the head of Comentum's programming department, and technology analyst expert at Comentum.
Contact Us »
Bernard Kohan is a web application development and technology analyst expert. He is available to discuss any issues or questions you have about web development and the best choices for your company or project.
Bernard can be reached at
619-990-1212
Cloud vs Dedicated Servers vs Colocation Comparison
by Bernard Kohan
Below are the simple comparison between Cloud vs Dedicated vs Colocation
| Cloud Hosting | Cloud Managed Hosting | Dedicated Hosting | Dedicated Managed Hosting | Colocation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Server Hardware is Provided by | Hosting Company | Hosting Company | Hosting Company | Hosting Company | Customer |
| Responsibility for Server Hardware Maintanance |
Hosting Company | Hosting Company | Hosting Company | Hosting Company | Customer |
| Responsibility for Server Software Maintanance | Customer | Hosting Company | Customer | Hosting Company | Customer |
| Responsibility for Backup and Restoration | Customer | Hosting Company | Customer | Hosting Company | Hosting Company |
| Full Server Resources or Portion of Server Resouces Resources is referred to CPU, RAM, Storage. |
Partial |
Partial | Full | Full | Full |
| Ability to increase CPU, RAM, Storage on the fly | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Approximate Starting Monthly Cost Depending on CPU, RAM, Storage, Bandwidth. |
$180+ | $280+ | $160+ | $260+ | $150+ |
| Cost when there is a hardware issue | $0 (Included in the monthly plan) | $0 (Included in the monthly plan) | $0 (Included in the monthly plan) | $0 (Included in the monthly plan) | Hourly rate - $120+ p/hour |
| Cost when there is a software issue | Hourly rate -$120+ p/hour | $0 (Included in the monthly plan) | Hourly rate -$120+ p/hour | $0 (Included in the monthly plan) | Hourly rate -$120+ p/hour |
|
Above research was completed on December 2013; Pricing and other data may not be accurate and may have changed. |
|||||