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What’s the benefit of having a dedicated/virtual hosting plan when using asp.net?
Can you use just a regular hosting plan to make changes to a Microsoft SQL server database, or do you need dedicated/virtual?
You can regular hosting plan…. nearly all hosting plans come with some sort of SQL database these days. The only thing I’d be careful about is to make sure it has a Microsoft SQL database (which is only simply called MS SQL). Sometimes shared hosting plans also have limits on the amount of databases you can have.
But if you want complete control of the SQL database server (ie/ want to make changes to the settings, etc)… you’ll have to get a dedicated/virtual.
For a shared server, you’re sharing the database and resources with other ppl, so while you can modify the parts that pertain to your site, you are NOT given complete control. Virtual splits the server up into de discrete portions, so you would have complete control and same thing with dedicated (except that you get the whole server of course for dedicated).
If you’re looking for a host I’d recommend http://www.liquidweb.com/?RID=vkoduru I’ve been with them for a year and they’ve been nothing but amazing. Their prices are a little higher than some other providers (lower then others)… it’s mid-range in terms of prices, but the quality you get is high-end so it’s definitely worth it. One thing to be careful of when comparing web hosts is that it’s not just the specs of the server (hard disk space, bandwith) etc that count. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS RELIABILITY AND THE SPEED OF THE CONNECTION… liquidweb is extremely reliable (I haven’t had one down time yet) and they have a great speedy connection… a lot of the cheaper hosts have bad reliability records and often go down for hours, or sometimes even a whole day.
here’s the link again: http://www.liquidweb.com/?RID=vkoduru
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