Shared hosting

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Shared hosting plans are designed for small school and organizations with little or no IT support or where a full server is too costly to host or maintain. This option is hosted on an existing server along with other shared hosted institutions.

Benefits

  • Lower cost of ownership: the cost is shared by multiple organizations
  • Many benefits of full hosting option, including IT support, daily backups, security measurements, etc.

Potential disadvantages

  • Lower level of server control (e.g. you will not have access to the server at the operating system level).
  • Possible performance degradation. Since the server is shared among multiple organizations, the usage by one can affect the overall performance of the server.
  • Lower level of customization at the server level (e.g. you will not be able to install other tools on the server)

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