Dedicated or Shared hosting

Hi,
I have a shared Linux account on Dellhost and am running Miva for a
small-volume store. Although my client will probably never exceed the
bandwidth/disk limits on this account, he's concerned about
reliability, uptime, speed, etc. I think Dellhost is as reliable a
shared host as I've seen, but we're wondering if moving to a dedicated
server will buy us better reliability. I understand that there are
trade-offs, like the purchase of a Miva license, the need to directly
manage the server, etc. Having never worked with a dedicated server,
I'm a little nervous about recommending this move. The cost difference
will be minimal and is not a factor in this case. Any opinions or
suggestions about this decision?

(By the way, I'm happy with Dellhost and would not consider a change
of providers, so please don't try to sell me on yours.)

TIA,
Barry

Barry wrote:
 > I have a shared Linux account
 > ...
 > but we're wondering if moving to a dedicated server
 > ...

In case of doubt: don't

 > Having never worked with a dedicated server,

which should reinforce the above.

managing a server is a completely different discipline. Of course you could
look at managed services as a potential alternative.

 > (By the way, I'm happy with Dellhost and would not consider a change
 > of providers, so please don't try to sell me on yours.)

ok

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