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Web hosting types we have in our offer

The range of hosting services we provide isn’t huge, if we are talking about basic types. You have to understand that many web hosting variations involve an allegation of various kinds of web hosting. Take one type of hosting and add some aspect of another and you get a new form. In essence, we offer three types of web hosting, and if you go through our offer, you will see a lot of packages that include those hosting combinations.

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Virtual private server hosting

vpsVPS aka virtual private server is one type of web hosting we offer. This kind of website hosting is more expensive than regular types because it’s focused on the performance. VPS servers are isolated from other VPS’s due to focus on security and independence. If you opt for this kind of web hosting, you will be safe from interference from other websites and the performance of your site won’t be affected by increased traffic of other sites.

One significant advantage of VPS is the number of the same on a single physical server. A standard physical server contains more than one hundred of virtual ones. That same physical box will contain no more than twenty virtual personal servers. The effect of this is seen in highly increased performance on these VPS’s.

Another thing that increases the performance of a VPS is the RAM. Whenever you rent a VPS, you gain an amount of RAM that is allocated to you, and you don’t have to share it with anyone else. We do this with our standard servers as well, but the amount of RAM you gain with RAM can’t be compared with the amount you earn with VPS.

PHP – the most common type of hosting

PHP hosting is the most common way to host servers. You can argue that there are many types of PHP hosting, and in reality, there are many of those. We utilize multi-server cluster system PHP which operates by several servers that share the workload. Many other companies use only one server which, after a while, becomes overstuffed because it runs all services. This is an inefficient way to run this type of business, and thus we opt for the multi-server option.

Multi-server cluster system incorporates several servers where every one of those servers has its function (one focuses on DNS, another on email and so on). This kind of setup produces the maximum overall performance which is perfect for complex applications like Joomla and e-Commerce. This is also one of the reasons many existing web hosting clients leave our competition and join us.

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Our way of running the web hosting business

Glide Mobile isn’t at the top of Australian online hosting due to a fluke. We earned this place. People have seen the advantages we offer and they joined us. Just take a look at what we offer and compare it with other Australian based hosting companies and you will see why we are the best on the market.

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More about our company and the way we work

customer-supportWe are a transparent company and thus we are willing to share everything that you, as a potential client, want. You have the option to contact our customer support, and they will try to answer all of the questions you ask. They will also provide you with instructions about packages and other info you need. But, before you go on and contact them, it is smart to read throughout our WeW, because you will find a lot of information in our articles.

In this section, we will try and shed a bit of light on some things that many new clients find confusing. If you can’t locate the info you seek here, or in another article, or you find the explanation confusing, then you should contact the support, and they will explain it to you.

General data about various aspects of our business

dataMany people will ask our support about the flexibility of our packages, or to be more precise, whether they can change (tweak) them. Yes, our plans are flexible, and any client of ours can upgrade their plans if they require more resources for their business.

We understand the need for additional resources due to the expansion of business you run and thus we offer a fast and easy way to upgrade your existing plan. You just have to go to your account and order an expansion and decide the size of that increase. The process will be over in a couple of hours.

Clients that have some basic understanding of web hosting have concerns regarding the capacity of the internet servers. This is a reasonable concern, as overstuffed servers cause problems to websites that experience large spikes in traffic.

We don’t limit our servers on the client number basis but the basis of resources. No matter the number of customers, our servers don’t exceed 80 percent of memory usage. This limit allows us to be flexible and to provide you with high responsiveness, which reflects in the quick and smooth response of your website and services you offer through it.

Other questions concerning Australian web hosting

the back-up dataPeople have concerns about domestic web hosting and the back-up of their data. Those people understand the cost of the back-up and their concerns are reasonable. But, as any other serious web hosting company, we do keep a back-up of your files, for the internal reasons. We advise our clients to have their back-ups because we can’t offer 100 percent assurance of data backup for everything our customers use on their websites.

We already talked about the importance of having a physical location of a host in a country in which you reside. It’s not all about supporting domestic companies, but gaining the best load time and fastest data transfer you deserve.

Our clients are our primary concern

Some web hosting companies have very low transparency and their pages are filled with various offers, and they lack articles that explain those packages. We want to earn the trust of our clients, and we will try to earn it through extensive and informative articles. These posts address all aspects of our business and everything our potential customers might ask.

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Web hosting – Foreign vs Domestic

domestic-web-hostingBoth of these choices, foreign and domestic hosting, have their advantages, and we are here to inform you about them. We offer both of these, but we prefer local clients because it is easier to work with them. We don’t want our customers to choose us just because we come from the same country, but due to our superior services. We also want to explain you, our potential customers, why it is better to work with us, people whose servers are in Australia, rather than with companies whose servers are overseas.

Advantages of domestic web hosting

It’s true that companies that keep their servers in their country have higher prices than those whose servers are overseas. This is also the case with us; we wouldn’t be able to work if we lowered our prices to those of the competition who keep their servers in third-world countries. You might think that we are making a wrong business decision with keeping our business within the boundaries of the Australia, but we are content with our choices. And if you stick with us you will see why we made this choice.

serverKeeping a server in a country that provides the ability to reduce the price of web hosting has its disadvantages. People who are willing to give up on security, and proper maintenance of the server to save a bit of money, opt for companies whose servers are overseas. We aren’t like that because we want to provide high-quality service and we can’t provide that with foreign servers.

Another problem we want to avoid is the fact that laws change, and some laws may interfere with web hosting services we provide. The level of security is determined by the laws, and countries that offer low-cost server maintenance, don’t have enough laws that protect online users. Changes to those rules, even though they might be positive, might hurt server owners, and we don’t want to deal with that on top of everything we do.

Other limitations we avoid through domestic servers

load-timeLoad time is a big issue many companies face, and we avoid it with domestically based servers. It takes a lot more time for data to travel from Africa to Australia than for it to travel within a country. We don’t want these issues with our services and we don’t want to plague our clients with slow load times. The solutions for this are the internal servers, and that comes with a price.

Cheap servers come with weak technical specifications, and that might hinder some clients who place a lot of data on the server. As some of the clients require a lot of space for their data, servers with weak specifications become slow as the amount of data increases.

Conclusion – Cheap isn’t always better

Cutting corners to lower the price of our packages is something we don’t want to do. Working with cheap servers and customer support that is available only a couple of hours per day is also something that we don’t want to do. For us, it’s unacceptable to offer sub-par services just because we wanted to save some money.

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Web hosting in detail

Web hosting is an online service that allows parties to store their data on the World Wide Web and access it whenever they want. A company that works in this line of business provides the space where their clients can store their data. Some of these companies rent full servers to their customers, all depending on the type of service and package the client requires.

Two types of web hosting – Small hosting services

small-hosting-servicesNo matter whether you opt for domestic web hosting company like Glide Mobile, or an outside party, you will have two types of hosting to choose from, small and large services. There are distinct advantages of domestic hosting, especially for countries like Australia, but we will discuss this later.

Very few companies offer web hosting on a small scale. This type of hosting doesn’t have enough flexibility, and there aren’t many clients who opt for it. Small scale web hosting services include single page hosting, and many countries offer this type of service for free. Some limits do exist, but a tiny number of people will go for paid services because their web pages aren’t there to bring in revenue.

Individuals who want to earn money through their page require paid services because they don’t have limitations. Glide Mobile introduces several types of small hosting services for people who seek a reliable hosting service and the access to many options they can’t find in free hosting.

Two types of web hosting –Large hosting services

large-hosting-servicesGlide Mobile’s primary client base is the large companies that require constant use of multiple servers. This kind of hosting needs complex site outline and packages that provide continuous support and development of application platforms. Many different packages exist, and our company offers a broad range of services that help those businesses in all aspects of online web hosting.

Many of our large clients went from oversea hosting companies to us because we created a working environment where they could prosper. We introduced many compact packages that weren’t present on the domestic market and our professional take on this type of business attracted those customers. Many of those current customers had problems with uptime and reliability of those foreign hosting parties, and due to that, they were on the lookout for a domestic company who would fulfill their desire for excellent services. That is where we come into the game.

All of our employees are experts in their respective fields, and they keep our uptime at the top of the market. Reliability isn’t something you buy; a company has to work hard to become a reliable option for clients. We have proven our reliability over the course of several years, and multiple satisfied customers are the proof of our professional take on the web hosting.

Conclusion – Glide Mobile is here to change the market

The time of overseas web hosting superiority in Australia is over. We are just one of the domestic companies that offer superior services to our clients. We do have packages to foreign parties, but our focus is on providing high-quality web hosting to internal customers.

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Everything you need to know about cloud hosting

cloud-technologyCloud technology is a rather new tech, and in the last couple of years, many small businesses have moved toward cloud hosting. The idea of a fully visualized storage without the need of physical server is incredible, and that same goes for web hosting. Being able to offer web services without the need of physical server is an excellent opportunity for companies that provide it as well as for clients that are in need of those services.

We introduced cloud hosting to keep up with the competition, but we also provide additional info about it. Many people fail to mention all advantages and disadvantages of this technology, and they lose their clients in that way. We at Glide Mobile run a transparent business, and thus we give you all the crucial data about the cloud, data that might sway you towards or away from this type of hosting.

Advantages of Cloud Hosting

cloud-tech1There is a set-up time when you order a service package that involves web hosting. This isn’t the case with Cloud technology. It will take up to an hour to set-up your share of the cloud storage, and you will gain access to all the tools and space in very short time.

Cloud hosting is rather cheap if you compare it with other types of web hosting. Our cloud-based packages are cheap because this kind of service requires a small number of people who maintain it. That sort of service has no software requirements, which is another reason for its low price.

Due to the nature of this technology, we work with small business only, because it is perfect for companies whose number of workers doesn’t exceed five people. It’s possible to work with larger enterprises, but that can lead to various problems, and therefore we can’t guarantee a high-quality service.

Disadvantages of the cloud tech

cloud-techCloud technology is at its infancy stage, and the servers go down every once in a while. This can happen once in a week, or twice in one day. Using this tech for online storage is OK, and it won’t hurt you when their servers go down. But this kind of thing can hurt people who use this tech for web hosting.

Another problem with fully visualized hosting is the lack of access to the files due to the inability to connect to the internet. If your internet goes down, then you won’t be able to access the data you have on the cloud server. This might, in some cases, hurt your business.

As you can see, cloud hosting isn’t a perfect way to store and use data, as it has its pros and cons. Contact our support and get some info about cloud hosting before you order a package that involves this technology.

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Types of large web hosting that we offer

Our company offers all kind of services that you can find in our packages. We provide support for individuals and their pages, so-called small web hosting services, but our focus lies on large web hosting. We aren’t a company that relies on one, or just a few, type of web hosting; our organization offers a broad array of services across a multitude of different packages.

Primary web hosting types in our use

web-hostingFirst of all, it’s important to mention that we use a lot of the various kinds of web hosting, some more and some less important, and we won’t list every single one of them in this post. We will also avoid talking about cloud hosting, as it is a subject for itself.

One deal that we offer is the dedicated hosting where rent web servers to our clients. The client gains full control of the server, and they have to manage it by themselves, but there is also an option where we take that part of the job on. The maintenance of the server is on the customer, as well as the security. This is one of the cheapest options, as the client takes a lot of work on themselves.

Another form of dedicated service is the managed hosting, where the customer gains a limited control over the server. The customer who rents the server has a kind of restricted access to it where they can manage their data and use management tools they prefer. The client doesn’t have root access to the server, and thus they can’t modify it. We, as a provider, offer a guarantee of quality of our services and unlimited access to our servers could cause some configuration problems.

Colocation web hosting – An expensive way to store your data

One of the most expensive ways to store and manage your data is to own a colo server. This is also an excellent way to secure your data, as you place the physical server in our hands, and we care for it. One of the big advantages of this type of web hosting is the availability of a constant internet access, as well as electrical power and secure storage facility for the server.

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We also offer packages that include maintenance of your server. This may include updates on the system configuration and hardware and software changes. Another option is to place the security of your server in our hands, and in that case, we will take care of the safety of the data you store. This kind of web hosting is best for companies who rely on constant internet access.

This is a complicated and expensive way to store information, so be sure to contact our support and get more info about colo servers and what type of advantages they offer.