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Managed Hosting
Managed Hosting is a form of web hosting where a user chooses to lease an entire server housed in an off-site data center that is dedicated to their uses only, and not sharing it with anyone else as in a shared hosting environment. Managed Hosting gives the user complete control over the server and provides them with maximum usage of the hardware, processor speed and bandwidth capacity. Choices range from a basic server to a high performance, premium server depending on the user’s online needs. A user can also choose their preferred operating system, Windows or Linux, as well as optional managed services like security patches, upgrades, backups, and firewalls. Basic system administration is included with Managed Hosting.  Managed Hosting usually will cost more because of the level of support and service that you should receive.

Dedicated Hosting
Dedicated Hosting is a form of web hosting where a user chooses to lease an entire server housed in an off-site data center that is dedicated to their uses only, and not sharing it with anyone else as in a shared hosting environment. In contrast to Managed Hosting, the user must have technical know-how, and perform all system administration and management activities on the server from their remote desktop. This lets the user choose a server with more powerful hardware for much less cost. As with Managed Hosting, the user has complete control over the server and can choose their preferred operating system, Windows or Linux.  Dedicated Hosting should cost less than Managed Hosting since you would be offsetting the cost of support by doing the maintenance yourself.

Cloud Hosting
Cloud Hosting, or “Cloud Computing” is an increasingly popular way to host web properties where the “cloud” is really a metaphor for the Internet where a user would utilize a group of servers that are connected together and managed like a virtual network.  The benefit of cloud computing is the ability to pay for only what you use which makes it the most cost effective solution.  However, the cloud hosting environment still has its challenges.  According to the Cloud Computing Journal, there are 5 key challenges with enterprise cloud computing, including data governance, manageability, monitoring, reliability/availability and virtualization security.  For this reason, many user tend to have a hybrid solution comprising of various hosting products.