An evaluation of eDisc

We, at academy.epservice.co.za, have selected 'eDisc' to be our present domain name and web hosting vendor. This is why we consider that this concise assessment of 'eDisc' is perchance going to be quite helpful for other people from all around the World who are searching for domain name and web hosting services. We state people from all around the Globe, since the simple truth is that 'eDisc' presently delivers domain and hosting services in several server farm facility locations: in the USA (Chicago, IL), in Great Britain (Maidenhead, 20 miles outside London), in Sweden (Stockholm) and in Australia (Sydney). That way, encompassing almost the entire Earth. At least as far as the Internet is concerned. So, here is what you could expect from 'eDisc' in a few words:

Shared Web Space Hosting Plans

The initial detail we, at academy.epservice.co.za, have detected is the inexpensive prices of the shared web site hosting plans delivered by 'eDisc'. Shared doesn't seem very good, does it? Well, that's what it is referred to as: shared web hosting. The good news here is that the web hosting packages furnished by 'eDisc' are driven by an in-house invented, ultramodern cloud web hosting platform (each web hosting service, such as email, databases, web hosting CP, web space, DNS, statistics, etc., is being dealt with by a different group of web servers in a cluster). This is something EVERY cPanel web hosting supplier on the Globe will have colossal difficulties with, because cPanel is a one-server based site hosting environment (each web hosting service, such as email, databases, web space hosting Control Panel, data storage, DNS, statistics, and so on, is being tackled by one and the same server), cPanel is not open source (that is why the cPanel site hosting firms are not able to include additional functionality and manipulate it the way they need it) and there is no open source file platform (they need to create their own file system), which is at the heart of any cloud web hosting service. Let's return to the shared web page hosting accounts, which are powered by a real clustered site hosting solution. With a shared hosting plan, each client pays just for his/her package, thus maintaining the hosting price very low (since plenty of users utilize the same web hosting server). In brief, a shared hosting plan, which is being served by a cloud web space hosting solution, permits you to pay solely for the reserves that you really need, avoiding a situation where you pay for a feature-rich web hosting plan that you cannot truly use, or for a low-end web space hosting plan that cannot shelter your web page. The ability to upgrade your account from one plan to another with only two clicks of the mouse grants you the flexibility to start with a basic plan and upgrade as your website grows. That way, you economize cash that you can expend on advertising the website while it is still brand new. Each web page hosting plan provided by 'eDisc' comes with an online site builder and over 40 popular script-driven platforms among them WordPress, Joomla, Zen Cart and Moodle that will save you hundreds of dollars for web page design services. 'eDisc' supplies shared web space hosting accounts in several different regions around the Globe. There is one datacenter in Chicago covering the USA and Canada; two European data center facilities - in Britain and in Scandinavia; and another one in Australia, which encompasses the Asia Pacific. That way, virtually the entire planet is covered to provide you and your web site's visitors with a steady and reliable hosting service at a nearby place. As a whole, the shared hosting solutions delivered 'eDisc' are very well appointed and are available at a very modest price (beginning from $7.54 for the Silver plan).

Semi-dedicated Web Hosting Servers

To users with little or no experience, a virtual server may seem problematic to administer. That's probably why 'eDisc' also offers semi-dedicated web hosting servers in its main United States datacenter in Chicago. Managing these plans is similar to handling a regular shared plan via a web site hosting Control Panel interface. They have all the specs of a shared site hosting package such as a free-of-charge website building tool and a web app installation tool, but the system resource quota typical of a semi-dedicated web server plan is many times bigger than that of a shared web hosting package. For example, the central processing unit power that can be used is nearly 5 times as much as compared with the shared accounts. When juxtaposed to a shared hosting package, the number of database queries added within the semi-dedicated hosting packages is vast: 90 000 / hour. An unmetered hosted TLD allowance is a standard too. The semi-dedicated plans do not offer full server root access (we, at academy.epservice.co.za, consider this a minor negative point), but the good point is that they are managed via the very same webspace hosting Control Panel user interface as the shared site hosting packages. This implies that a user-friendly graphical interface is offered to all customers who do not feel self-confident enough to manage a private virtual web hosting server, yet demand more power and features than a virtual server can offer. This is so because the semi-dedicated hosting servers share the resources of the very same powerful first-class hosting servers as the ones which accommodate the Virtual Private Server accounts, yet, the number of the semi-dedicated servers is quite small (somewhere between 20 to thirty per physical machine), whereas the Virtual Private Servers can reach a much higher number (80 to a hundred and twenty per physical server). Having that info in mind, the semi-dedicated servers supplied by 'eDisc' can be classified as being very cheap (as far as price is concerned), beginning from $35.00 for the Semi Dedicated 1 package.

Dedicated Web Servers

In academy.epservice.co.za's opinion, enormous websites such as social networks, community and business web portals or famous web shops with 1000s of clients require a much more powerful web page hosting platform. It seems that the chaps from 'eDisc' have come to the same conclusion as well. To fulfil its clients' requirements, 'eDisc' offers a selection of dedicated web hosting servers that can manage millions of daily visits. That assessment is based on the hardware configurations the web hosting servers are offering: multi-core processors, up to 4 GB of RAM, 2000 gigabytes of storage space and Gigabit network interface cards will beyond doubt ensure the fast and steady work of any type of website. According to 'eDisc', the original hardware configurations can be upgraded for more system resource-requiring sites. We, from academy.epservice.co.za, think that all dedicated server accounts supplied by 'eDisc' are also suitable for kickstarting a hosting reseller business as each and every dedicated web server provides free-of-cost invoicing transaction software platform and a fee-free domain reseller account. Sadly, the dedicated web servers furnished by 'eDisc' are all unmanaged. We, at academy.epservice.co.za, regard this as a small disadvantage, which can be rectified by paying a monthly fee of $36.00 USD. So, if you require assistance, the Managed Services upgrade includes a selection of extra services such as a routine backup, software installation, dedicated web server surveillance and troubleshooting procedures. A handful of website hosting Control Panel (CP) tools are available with each of the dedicated hosting servers - Hepsia, cPanel and DirectAdmin. Our (academy.epservice.co.za's) prognosis is that the impressive point-and-click File Manager offered by the Hepsia Control Panel will possibly make the use of any FTP software program pointless. Our (academy.epservice.co.za's) inference is that the dedicated servers provided by 'eDisc' don't seem to be very cheap (yet the Hepsia Control Panel and the unmetered hosted domain quotas will no doubt make you smile), starting from $160.00 for the Xeon Scalable 8c package.