Windows Server Hosting

Windows Server is a general name of the server operational systems released by Microsoft corporation during last 12 years since year 2000. The server software has been developed years and now it seems that one more version of server software will be released by Microsoft in the nearest future – Windows 8.
Windows has started developing their own server software on the basis of regular OS which is used by the end-users with regular PCs. That’s why every OS distribution were followed by the same server version. In fact servers are the same computers, connected to the internet. No matter what OS they are running to retrieve the data. Of course, if the OS crashes or halts down, all the data transmission may be terminated as well, or some packages of data may be lost. That’s why it is highly recommended to set Microsoft server on independent computer with brilliant technical characteristics, especially ventilation (overheat of hard disk may destroy it). Windows server has 15 different distributions of which the most popular ones are Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003.
The mentioned server distributions are not the only ones Microsoft server might be running with. There are some additional server software with the specific features and functions.

• BizTalk Server – Business process design and integration tools.

• Commerce Server – server dedicated specifically for E-Commerce portals.

• Exchange Server – E-mail and collaboration server.

• Internet Information Services (IIS) – Web server, FTP server and basic email server.

• Forefront – Comprehensive line of business security products.

• Identity Integration Server – Identity management product.

• Speech Server – Speech applications for automated telephone systems, including voice recognition.

• SQL Server – Relational Database Management and business intelligence server.

• Microsoft Hyper-V Server.

• Virtual Server – Platform virtualization of operating systems.

During 12 years of active server software development, Windows has produced lots of good server side software and projects. As it is No. 1 Personal Computer operational system in the World, there is no surprise, that MS had directed the attention to professional server products for those who use Windows products every day.

What is Windows Hosting

Windows hosting is the special hosting service, where one of Windows server distributions is used to manage the server hardware. Windows web hosting is usually dedicated to the systems which uses other applications created by Microsoft, as they cannot be easily integrated to the most popular Linux hosting.
Windows hosting can be provided with the following types of hosting services: Web hosting; Shared hosting; VPS hosting; Cloud hosting.
Now the most popular type of hosting is Windows VPS hosting and Windows cloud hosting which is not so cheap, but still affordable for some online solutions.
Windows VPS web hosting is so popular because it runs Windows Server 2008 which has some great tools allowing the server virtualization. That means that system administrator can launch different operational systems on the same server, e.g Linux, Windows, Android, etc. That is great solution when there is a need to host more than one project on the same server.
Windows cloud is still in the starting stage, but already proved to be quite effective hosting huge amounts of data or using some basic business applications. Microsoft Corporation works on own cloud hosting solutions, such as Office365, which allow the business working online in the cloud with the basic Microsoft Office products like MS Word and Excel as well as PowerPoint and some other collaboration products. This has nothing to do with the orderable Windows cloud hosting services as Cloud hosting technologies are not limited by the usage of OS – all servers may use Windows operational system or Linux.
Windows web hosting is more expensive than Linux solutions because of the software licensing. Although some free Windows license services are available, the majority hosting solutions are business targeted, therefore all the licenses must be paid. The pricing policy is usually quite flexible, therefore efficient products and services may be offered for Windows hosting customers.

Features of Windows Hosting

Windows hosting usually has a built-in set of features and specific software. The Linux designed software is usually non-compatible with Windows products, however there are some software which were created by non-Microsoft employees.
The main feature of Windows server is the database management with Microsoft SQL server software. (It is sometimes called MSSQL). Also some plans include MS ACCESS database management.
ASP.NET hosting is another major feature of Windows servers. ASP (Active Server Pages) is a programming framework created by the Microsoft. It’s main competitor is an open source programming language PHP. The ASP scripting is a primary one, however PHP can be easily added to any Windows 2008 server edition additionally. Host1Plus; Windows hosting plans include ASP.NET 4.0 Framework or lower.
Windows web hosting include such services as POP and Webmail management and a special control panels which allow all the resources to be managed easily in a graphical interface, which is recognized by the majority of Windows OS users. The control panel also allow to install some most popular web applications easily.
Another important feature is IIS (Internet Information Server). It contains the package of some Windows developed applications for website creation and management.
Windows hosting features can be easily installed as there is a graphical interface which is easy to use and understand.

Windows Hosting in Host1Plus

Host1Plus provides cheap Windows hosting services. The customers can choose 3 Windows server distributions: Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (various variations), Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition (various variations) and Windows 7 Professional Edition x64.
Host1Plus Windows hosting can be customized by choosing additional parameters – CPU, number of different IP addresses, RAM, disk space and bandwidth. Once Windows VPS hosting is set, additional management tools can be easily added.
The Windows web host usually require more resources than Linux, therefore it is more expensive, but very reliable and secure because of several professional security products released by Microsoft.

How to Get Started with Windows Hosting

Once you have decided to order Windows hosting from Host1Plus, please go to our website and order the services easily with the few clicks. It will take just a few minutes.
The first action is choosing a right pricing plan of 20 offered ones. In order to ease this action, we have set a special button “Windows” which automatically suggests the required parameters and pricing plan for Windows hosting. If you need more disk space, CPU, network speed and RAM, you can set up your pricing plan manually by adding these parameters in the order page. Then please choose your billing period. The price per month is less if you choose more months, for example 24. If you will need some additional space or RAM, you will be able to buy it later without changing the plan. Enter your personal details and choose the payment option. All the most popular payment options are available including PayPal and Skrill (Moneybookers). Once payment is done, please finalize the payment and validate your details. Follow the instructions sent to your email.

Why You should choose Host1Plus:

• Great technical support and community forum.

• 90-day money back guarantee.

• Global data center network.

• Wide range of hosting services – Host1Plus provides the wide range of hosting services including shared hosting, dedicated servers, personal server management and optimization services, domain names and even free hosting at Host1Free.com (ads free).

• 99.9% network uptime – our services are provided by the professionals who 24/7 make sure that the servers are working properly, they are not DDOSed or hacked.

• Experienced staff – the Host1Plus is a young company, however our staff have more years of experience in Hosting business than the age of Host1Plus. The experience is our main value and advantage. With the experienced staff the professional service can be provided.

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